On 28 June 2010 22:19, Surya Undamatla <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you all. I could download ubuntu and start with a live CD . It took me > 7 >hours to download about 670 MB iso file. If you are happy with ubuntu continue using it till you get some understanding . Ubuntu is the easiest way to start your FOSS journey :) Also check out Linux mint http://www.linuxmint.com/
> But the Debian and CentOS images are about 4GB size. Any reason for this much > difference. > Any method to download Debian and CentOS in 670 CD sizes? Debian entire repo is huge with " Stats on sid... 29812 packages, 2155 maintainers, 96139 MB installed size, 35920 MB compressed size" Ubuntu in this case bundles selectively "some" software which suits its "Linux for Human beings" motto . Best would be a net install where the CD comes with a minimum set of packages to start an install over the network . Same is the case with fedora . If you want to go the easy way download only the first CD which would have the basic desktop like in ubuntu . You have choices of Desktop environments KDE: http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/weekly-builds/i386/iso-cd/debian-testing-i386-kde-CD-1.iso Gnome: http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/weekly-builds/i386/iso-cd/debian-testing-i386-CD-1.iso XFCE+LXDE: ( suitable for minimal installation) http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/weekly-builds/i386/iso-cd/debian-testing-i386-xfce+lxde-CD-1.iso After installing CD1 . you can install other softwares from internet via apt-get . http://www.aboutdebian.com/packages.htm could guide you . Debian installation guide has lot of info http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ Regards, Pavithran
