Hi, > I'm planning to basically stop making *CD* sets for new builds > (testing/stretch onwards). ... > I'm open to making more different-sized image types so long as they > make sense - ask!
The smallest image with a graphical environment (preferably XFCE, but not necessarily) would make sense. The use case is the following: - you need the smallest possible image with a graphical environment - you modify this image by: * adding your own custom packages and their dependencies (possibly not on CD-1) * adding your own preseeding * adding some post-install scripts This allows to build custom installation image quite easily. For such scenarios, netinst or DVD images are not well adapted, but XFCE CD image like [1] are. The drawback of using DVD-1 images like [2] is the size (4GB vs 640MB). Think about Jenkins jobs having to manipulate such files when archiving/copying artifacts. The drawback of using netinst images [3] is that the number of packages missing to install XFCE (or gnome) is huge, and the list is difficult to establish/maintain. [1] http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/8.2.0/amd64/iso-cd/debian-8.2.0-amd64-xfce-CD-1.iso [2] http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/8.2.0/amd64/iso-dvd/debian-8.2.0-amd64-DVD-1.iso [3] http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/8.2.0/amd64/iso-cd/debian-8.2.0-amd64-netinst.iso With kind regards, Fabrice
