Re: [opensuse-factory] Media for openSUSE 10.2

[Dominique Leuenberger]

Adrian >>> Reply on 20-10-2006 14:04:56 <<<> > We're currently planning to produce the following media for > installation: > > * 5 CDs, you need CDs 1-3 for a normal installation with just GNOME or >   KDE (any language)   I think 5CDs are supportable. But for a future release it would be very nice if the distribution of the packages could be optimized in a way that not so many CDs would be needed for a Standard installation (standard installation shall mean what get's installed if I just click NEXT all the times, as most users anyhow do). I think at least shrinking this to TWO CDs (better would be ONE) should be possible. > > * 1 AddOn CD with only binary packages on it >   I assume it will contain about the same things as up to now? Java, Flash, Real and so on? Something completely new to know about this Disc? > * 1 AddOn CD with language packages that are used for our tier 2 >   languages (tier 1 languages are english, french, italian, spanish, >   german, chinese, japanese and czech - and support for those is on >   the standard 5 CDs) (the 5 CDs have support for installation in >   *all* languages, just extra packages are only on this extra media) >   The CD should be well marked on the download site, informing users what for exactly this CD is. Like: What features do you get in plus (feature means: what program(s) get support for more languages) > * 1 DVD containing the contents of the above 7 media (the DVD will >   only come with the final version to save bandwidth and mirror space) > Nothing to say about. Just don't create a 8th CD, or the DVD will be to small (if the CDs are full) > * a FTP tree with open source packages (only for the final version) > > * a FTP tree with binary packages (only for the final version) >   Will the FTP tree again contain more packages than the CDs/DVD? I assume it does. In this case, I absolutely would like to see the question during the installation to add/replace the CD/DVD Installation source by the FTP-Tree. Default selection would most probably be "no", as far not everybody has a high speed internet connection.   Comments on this? Or already implemented? (Alpha 5 did not offer something like this)   > > The DVD we delivered with Alpha5 has the content of the above > mentioned DVD, > > Andreas > -- Regards, Dominique