-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 On 2019-11-05 8:15 AM, Steve Coleman wrote: > On 2019-11-04 22:12, Andrew David Wong wrote: On 2019-11-04 6:05 > AM, Anac wrote: >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> Is it just me or does the iso really not fit onto a regular >>>> DVD? I tried several burn programs - same result. The 4.8 GB >>>> iso doesn't fit onto a 4.7 GB DVD. Is a double-layer DVD >>>> required or is it possible to delete some seldomly needed >>>> parts from the iso? Or did I catch a >>>> [three-digits-agency]-in-the-middle version? >>>> >>>> Cheers, Anac >>>> > > Please see the discussion on this issue: > > https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/5367 > > Basically, making this release small enough to fit on a DVD would > have required too many other sacrifices. In the end, we decided > that this was the least bad option. > >> I would like to make a suggestion here. > >> If you know at the time of a release that the ISO will not fit on >> a regular DVD then it would make sense to mention that up front, >> and then use a link to point the potential user directly at the >> instructions for using/creating a bootable USB thumb drive. > >> The installation instructions do mention this USB option, but >> that "option" should be front and center at the top, as it is >> probably the best/only option for those without a dual-layer DVD >> drive installed in their machine. The DVD installation >> instructions should also say "dual layer DVD" just to be clear >> about this known size problem.
This is a good suggestion. Thank you! We'll do this for the next 4.0.2 announcement and update the documentation accordingly. - -- Andrew David Wong (Axon) Community Manager, Qubes OS https://www.qubes-os.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQIzBAEBCgAdFiEEZQ7rCYX0j3henGH1203TvDlQMDAFAl3CRZoACgkQ203TvDlQ MDDvQRAApzP5gphs1kGA34J4X+dTucoYR+xj71ZJhrAJqyjCzSQhJxLhC9KHtMH6 zoLTmdzOw56nqLtBTObOGCOVutaHOavtKflSbzLeRCLghSfc7cJTpQo7zdMO5d1o 7N0+gb6lNeb8WmsFfJ0erbzv6xPoe069+/Ex+tDDRURFl4bTEBZLysITEu1IBwRr Zpe5H/H/NSJshQ3fdDg86BYQ2sAm0lIjibU5z2KCrK2q+fgP2tFqqSYXfarOGRcL Eqec8uTB53MWpL4yFhczjQ7XFggI6ECWXwI0OUsmAeVVw4jwvFiYIBvUFp0yzYX9 2VXTBNmbyr2IF/OiFtxlNoJrYiwTW/6dzus/9lviKglHlF5AP+DhFxttIEVoAQNq FOmZTIkbG/e5ZG6TI+AywUme7xzBu56fvBSe5ZfY8AaeK46Ve9f0cBwWNfvPtwk7 BZsGTJeyns5oLcC5fyoxU9eoTkB9oOjUU3Ct2KLGhT/HZSupXM+THhSnYHP4GlLG US4Q9LuGWz47F51xOi4J0J/V7Apr+7qTmbnLCVkQfL+QYowYFLYqK93SWuPnuQRb OZBTFG4E+lfr53epDcTz5od+UbfqsocpLECv2gNCYfhFQxMvVOAAYOHbh2dWa9e8 3GhosZYgeIRcra6Cd41TOpNLiiAg3TRTjkXcOkzJj9GLU8M68kA= =yoSV -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to qubes-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qubes-users/8f2d0a63-d927-a9d0-42e8-dd2e4d3e69e7%40qubes-os.org.
