"image" in this context, is a generic term for any snapshot of data collected into a single file. An ISO is a type of image.
the .img files designate non-CD images, probably raw data, meant for writing to a floppy or flash drive or some such, so they can be loaded onto the specialized boards indicated. -wes On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 9:10 PM, John Jason Jordan <[email protected]>wrote: > Thinking I might want to get the beta of Karmic I went to the download > page: > > http://releases.ubuntu.com/releases/9.10/ > > And I see there options for a "Marvell Dove desktop image" and a > "Freescale i.MX51 desktop image." > > Google finds only links to Ubuntu pages, none of which explain what > these things are. Since I have never heard of either of them, I'm > guessing I don't have the boards in question. Nevertheless, I'm curious. > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
