Ludovic Courtès <[email protected]> writes: > Hi! > > Here’s the installation ISO image (with built-in zlib compression): > > --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- > $ ./pre-inst-env guix system image -t iso9660 gnu/system/install.scm > /gnu/store/kg63cyg94dmy9x7rpxf5ycn97sqx1ndl-image.iso > $ xz < /gnu/store/kg63cyg94dmy9x7rpxf5ycn97sqx1ndl-image.iso > /tmp/t.iso.xz > $ du -h /tmp/t.iso.xz > 496M /tmp/t.iso.xz > $ du -h /gnu/store/kg63cyg94dmy9x7rpxf5ycn97sqx1ndl-image.iso > 647M /gnu/store/kg63cyg94dmy9x7rpxf5ycn97sqx1ndl-image.iso > --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- > > The xz-compressed image is 23% smaller, which is not negligible. > However, it’s apparently quite unusual to distribute compressed ISOs and > some services/tools such as libosinfo require plain ISOs (uncompressed). > > Should we distribute the installation ISO without xz compression?
Personally I think the ISO is more useful if it's published as such, rather than an as a xz compressed file. I believe this will make things like getting Guix through Gnome Boxes easier, and using Guix at various hosting providers easier.
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