Re: Why is the DVD image so large?
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Date: Mon, 03 Nov 2025 00:59:05 UTC
Den 2025-11-03 kl. 00:59, Chris wrote : > On 2025-11-01 12:44, Lars Tunkrans wrote: >> Den 2025-11-01 kl. 15:06, skrev Dennis Clarke: >>> >>> >>> * * * I am happy to ask the dumb questions * * * >>> >>> >>> This morning I see that we have FreeBSD 15.0 BETA4 iso stuff : >>> >>> https://download.freebsd.org/releases/ISO-IMAGES/15.0/?C=M&O=D >>> >>> For doing a test install onto some real hardware I felt it would be >>> nice to try out the iso images for ye old fashioned DVD. Worth a try? >>> >>> However I see : >>> >>> FreeBSD-15.0-BETA4-amd64-dvd1.iso 5150257152 2025-Oct-31 12:38 >>> FreeBSD-15.0-BETA4-amd64-dvd1.iso.xz 4276839812 2025-Oct-31 12:38 >>> >>> Now the dvd1 image seems a tad large for an actual DVD media. I think >>> this has been the case for a very long time now. >>> >>> Why is the DVD image so large? Can something/anything be trimmed out? >>> >> >> HI Dennis >> >> Beta3 did not have the KDE Packages and was 4 GB . >> BETA4 >> has the KDE packages and is 4.8 GB >> Just 100 MB to large for a standard DVD of 4.7 GB >> I looked at the cost of DVD-R media and DVD-DL ( Double >> Layer ) >> media at Amazon . And prices is very similar for 50 DVD & >> DVD-DL >> spindle packs. >> There is no economic reason for not buying 8.5 GB DVD-DL >> media . >> SO its possible to put even more packages on a DVD-DL_ISO >> ( Up to >> 8,5 GB ) which would make offline installation a lot easier. > How does this pertain to reader/writers? Different burners have > different capabilities. *The DVD-R DL format was released to the market in 2005. ( according to the Google AI & Wikipedia ) * Your DVD Writer/Reader needs to have been bought for more than 15 years ago, to not support DVD-DL format. basically three Computer generations. > >> >> All thats needed is to Document that DVD-DL media is >> required >> for the DVD-DL_ISO >> >> Regards > -- ------------------------- Lars Tunkrans Oracle SPARC/Solaris System Administrator Fujitsu M12 SPARC Specilaist