package: cdimage.debian.org
severity: normal

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* What is a problem?
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 many beginners download all Debian's install media and complain

  "Many, many Debian iso files!!! It takes several hours!"

 1. search debian installation media via google
 2. click links
 3. and find cdimage mirror
 4. lot of iso images there...
 5. download all iso files since they don't know which file is neccessary
    to minimam installation


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* How to reproduce
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show http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/7.8.0/amd64/iso-dvd/

[   ] debian-7.8.0-amd64-DVD-1.iso                   2015-01-10 16:15  3.7G  
[   ] debian-7.8.0-amd64-DVD-2.iso                   2015-01-10 16:15  4.4G  
[   ] debian-7.8.0-amd64-DVD-3.iso                   2015-01-10 16:15  4.4G  
[   ] debian-standalone-update-7.8.0-amd64-DVD-1.iso 2015-01-11 20:52  3.8G  
[   ] debian-standalone-update-7.8.0-amd64-DVD-2.iso 2015-01-11 20:55  2.6G  

and  http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/7.8.0/amd64/iso-cd/
[   ] debian-7.8.0-amd64-CD-1.iso                    2015-01-10 16:18  644M  
[   ] debian-7.8.0-amd64-CD-2.iso                    2015-01-10 16:18  627M  
[   ] debian-7.8.0-amd64-CD-3.iso                    2015-01-10 16:18  648M  
[   ] debian-7.8.0-amd64-CD-4.iso                    2015-01-10 16:18  648M  
[   ] debian-7.8.0-amd64-CD-5.iso                    2015-01-10 16:18  584M  
[   ] debian-7.8.0-amd64-CD-6.iso                    2015-01-10 16:18  640M  
[   ] debian-7.8.0-amd64-CD-7.iso                    2015-01-10 16:18  632M  
[   ] debian-7.8.0-amd64-CD-8.iso                    2015-01-10 16:18  645M  
[   ] debian-7.8.0-amd64-kde-CD-1.iso                2015-01-10 15:44  632M  
[   ] debian-7.8.0-amd64-lxde-CD-1.iso               2015-01-10 15:44  644M  
[   ] debian-7.8.0-amd64-netinst.iso                 2015-01-10 15:43  222M  
[   ] debian-7.8.0-amd64-xfce-CD-1.iso               2015-01-10 15:44  648M  
[   ] debian-standalone-update-7.8.0-amd64-CD-1.iso  2015-01-11 19:30  137M  
[   ] debian-standalone-update-7.8.0-amd64-CD-2.iso  2015-01-11 19:31  623M  
[   ] debian-standalone-update-7.8.0-amd64-CD-3.iso  2015-01-11 19:31  591M  
[   ] debian-standalone-update-7.8.0-amd64-CD-4.iso  2015-01-11 19:32  602M  
[   ] debian-standalone-update-7.8.0-amd64-CD-5.iso  2015-01-11 19:32  644M  
[   ] debian-standalone-update-7.8.0-amd64-CD-6.iso  2015-01-11 19:33  560M  
[   ] debian-standalone-update-7.8.0-amd64-CD-7.iso  2015-01-11 19:33  642M  
[   ] debian-standalone-update-7.8.0-amd64-CD-8.iso  2015-01-11 19:34  639M  
[   ] debian-standalone-update-7.8.0-amd64-CD-9.iso  2015-01-11 19:35  580M  
[   ] debian-standalone-update-7.8.0-amd64-CD-10.iso 2015-01-11 19:35  644M  
[   ] debian-standalone-update-7.8.0-amd64-CD-11.iso 2015-01-11 19:36  635M  
[   ] debian-standalone-update-7.8.0-amd64-CD-12.iso 2015-01-11 19:36  253M  

and beginners will confuse with it, "oh, which media I should download...?"

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* possible solution
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 do quick hack
 * rename iso files
   - add "install" to first media
   - remove "-1" from each first media
   - add "optional" to other media
     + renumber (2 -> 1, 3 -> 2)
   - add "standalone" for update media
 * add README file that describes about each media

 see new list as below

[   ] debian-7.8.0-amd64-DVD.README                  2015-01-10 16:15  1KB  
[   ] debian-7.8.0-amd64-install-DVD.iso             2015-01-10 16:15  3.7G  
[   ] debian-7.8.0-amd64-optional1-DVD.iso           2015-01-10 16:15  4.4G  
[   ] debian-7.8.0-amd64-optional2-DVD.iso           2015-01-10 16:15  4.4G  
[   ] debian-standalone-update-7.8.0-amd64-DVD-1.iso 2015-01-11 20:52  3.8G  
[   ] debian-standalone-update-7.8.0-amd64-DVD-2.iso 2015-01-11 20:55  2.6G  

[   ] debian-7.8.0-amd64-CD.README                   2015-01-10 16:15  1KB  
[   ] debian-7.8.0-amd64-install-CD.iso              2015-01-10 16:18  644M  
[   ] debian-7.8.0-amd64-install-netinst.iso         2015-01-10 15:43  222M  
[   ] debian-7.8.0-amd64-kde-install-CD.iso          2015-01-10 15:44  632M  
[   ] debian-7.8.0-amd64-lxde-install-CD.iso         2015-01-10 15:44  644M  
[   ] debian-7.8.0-amd64-optional1-CD.iso            2015-01-10 16:18  627M  
[   ] debian-7.8.0-amd64-optional2-CD.iso            2015-01-10 16:18  648M  
[   ] debian-7.8.0-amd64-optional3-CD.iso            2015-01-10 16:18  648M  
[   ] debian-7.8.0-amd64-optional4-CD.iso            2015-01-10 16:18  584M  
[   ] debian-7.8.0-amd64-optional5-CD.iso            2015-01-10 16:18  640M  
[   ] debian-7.8.0-amd64-optional6-CD.iso            2015-01-10 16:18  632M  
[   ] debian-7.8.0-amd64-optional7-CD.iso            2015-01-10 16:18  645M  
[   ] debian-7.8.0-amd64-xfce-install-CD.iso         2015-01-10 15:44  648M  
[   ] debian-standalone-update-7.8.0-amd64-CD-1.iso  2015-01-11 19:30  137M  
[   ] debian-standalone-update-7.8.0-amd64-CD-2.iso  2015-01-11 19:31  623M  
[   ] debian-standalone-update-7.8.0-amd64-CD-3.iso  2015-01-11 19:31  591M  
[   ] debian-standalone-update-7.8.0-amd64-CD-4.iso  2015-01-11 19:32  602M  
[   ] debian-standalone-update-7.8.0-amd64-CD-5.iso  2015-01-11 19:32  644M  
[   ] debian-standalone-update-7.8.0-amd64-CD-6.iso  2015-01-11 19:33  560M  
[   ] debian-standalone-update-7.8.0-amd64-CD-7.iso  2015-01-11 19:33  642M  
[   ] debian-standalone-update-7.8.0-amd64-CD-8.iso  2015-01-11 19:34  639M  
[   ] debian-standalone-update-7.8.0-amd64-CD-9.iso  2015-01-11 19:35  580M  
[   ] debian-standalone-update-7.8.0-amd64-CD-10.iso 2015-01-11 19:35  644M  
[   ] debian-standalone-update-7.8.0-amd64-CD-11.iso 2015-01-11 19:36  635M  
[   ] debian-standalone-update-7.8.0-amd64-CD-12.iso 2015-01-11 19:36  253M


 pros) easy to find "which media I need to download to install Debian"
       than now
 cons) need to hack CD script ;)

-- 
Regards,

 Hideki Yamane     henrich @ debian.or.jp/org
 http://wiki.debian.org/HidekiYamane


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