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Debian On DVD

Posted by timothy on Thursday October 25, 2001 @11:01AM from the more-on-fewer dept.

jwest writes "LCS now has Debian GNU/Linux 'woody' on DVD-R We were just tired of shucking around the 6 CD/ROM's it takes to do a new installation with woody. One DVD that can be read on a common place DVD reader seemed like its time had come. More info." Debian unstable, for the adventurous with a DVD-drive. Update: 10/25 23:14 GMT by T : Sorry, that's "testing." Just ... testing.

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free? by Dizzo · 2001-10-25 11:03 · Score: 2, Insightful

Seems like an awesome idea. Any idea on cost?
1. Re:free? by Anonymous Coward · 2001-10-25 12:11 · Score: 2, Insightful
  
  And others did it before FreeBSD. Big deal.
Code Bloat by pagercam · 2001-10-25 11:08 · Score: 0, Insightful

Why does everyone complain that Windoze is so big and slow. Windows with every driver known (probbaly more devices than Linux)fits on one CD, Linux even with source should be smaller, why 6 CDs or a DVD?????