Re: Debian v.9.2.1 DVDs - how long are they good for?

Thanks a lot, my friends. I did not anticipate such a beautiful set of responses!

Re: Debian v.9.2.1 DVDs - how long are they good for?

Hi, sorry, i gave the wrong URL for the checksum files which should contain sums for .jigdo and .template but do not. A correct URL would be e.g. https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/amd64/jigdo-bd/SHA512SUMS (Classical copy+paste error. Of course

Re: Debian v.9.2.1 DVDs - how long are they good for?

Hi, Hans wrote: > I just wantes to mention, that you can just > burn the new iso on the dvd you read of before. Now we are in sync. > I love jigdo-lite. :) It needs some love to adapt to modern times. https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=887837 "jigdo-lite: Final statement

Re: Debian v.9.2.1 DVDs - how long are they good for?

Oh, this one you misunderstood. I just wantes to mention, that you can just burn the new iso on the dvd you read of before. So there is no need to buy a new one for every update of the installation dvd. Just overburn it. Saves money. After that you can safely delete the iso (I do so, as it is

Re: Debian v.9.2.1 DVDs - how long are they good for?

Hi, Hans wrote: > As far as I know (as my last creation was a long time > ago), you can mount the dvd in jigdo, and then you will only need to download > newer packages not existing on the dvd. Yes. That's how it works. The result is a new ISO freshly produced by jigdo-lite and its main worker

Re: Debian v.9.2.1 DVDs - how long are they good for?

Am Mittwoch, 14. März 2018, 18:35:01 CET schrieb Thomas Schmitt: Hi Thomas, I do not agree with you. As far as I know (as my last creation was a long time ago), you can mount the dvd in jigdo, and then you will only need to download newer packages not existing on the dvd. All package versions,

Re: Debian v.9.2.1 DVDs - how long are they good for?

On Wed 14 Mar 2018 at 16:19:23 +, Andy Smith wrote: > On Wed, Mar 14, 2018 at 02:58:45PM +, Brian wrote: > > On Wed 14 Mar 2018 at 13:03:14 +, Joe wrote: > > > Greg Wooledge wrote: > > > > That's a wee bit overly optimistic. In practice, you will find it > > > >

Re: Debian v.9.2.1 DVDs - how long are they good for?

Hi, Hans wrote: > IMO the Installation DVDs are rather usefull, because when they are read/ > writable, then he can easyly update them by using the famous "jigdo-lite". Urm, jigdo-lite can use the old ISOs as source for most packages of the new ISOs which it produces from new .jigdo and

Re: Debian v.9.2.1 DVDs - how long are they good for?

Hello, On Wed, Mar 14, 2018 at 02:58:45PM +, Brian wrote: > On Wed 14 Mar 2018 at 13:03:14 +, Joe wrote: > > Greg Wooledge wrote: > > > That's a wee bit overly optimistic. In practice, you will find it > > > rather challenging to upgrade from a version of Debian

Re: Debian v.9.2.1 DVDs - how long are they good for?

On Wed 14 Mar 2018 at 13:03:14 +, Joe wrote: > On Wed, 14 Mar 2018 08:12:51 -0400 > Greg Wooledge wrote: > > > On Wed, Mar 14, 2018 at 09:15:58AM +, Joe wrote: > > > You could literally install any numbered version and upgrade in > > > steps to the current one,

Re: Debian v.9.2.1 DVDs - how long are they good for?

On Wed, 14 Mar 2018 08:12:51 -0400 Greg Wooledge wrote: > On Wed, Mar 14, 2018 at 09:15:58AM +, Joe wrote: > > You could literally install any numbered version and upgrade in > > steps to the current one, though that would be a lot of wasted > > work. Any version 9.x

Re: Debian v.9.2.1 DVDs - how long are they good for?

Hi there, IMO the Installation DVDs are rather usefull, because when they are read/ writable, then he can easyly update them by using the famous "jigdo-lite". I am doing so since years. This saves costs for new DVD's and saves a lot of bandwith. Just a little hint. :) Best regards Hans

Re: Debian v.9.2.1 DVDs - how long are they good for?

On 03/14/2018 04:15 AM, Joe wrote: On Tue, 13 Mar 2018 23:20:30 + Brian wrote: On Tue 13 Mar 2018 at 22:11:58 +0100, Nomen Nescio wrote: I downloaded some Debian v.9.2.1 DVDs and I would like Not today you didn't. It's 9.4.0 now. Brian, did you bother to read

Re: Debian v.9.2.1 DVDs - how long are they good for?

On Wed, Mar 14, 2018 at 09:15:58AM +, Joe wrote: > You could literally install any numbered version and upgrade in steps > to the current one, though that would be a lot of wasted work. Any > version 9.x would upgrade in one step to current, and in the fullness > of time (probably at least a

Re: Debian v.9.2.1 DVDs - how long are they good for?

On Tue, 13 Mar 2018 23:20:30 + Brian wrote: > On Tue 13 Mar 2018 at 22:11:58 +0100, Nomen Nescio wrote: > > > I downloaded some Debian v.9.2.1 DVDs and I would like > > Not today you didn't. It's 9.4.0 now. > > > to know how long they are useful. In other words,

Re: Debian v.9.2.1 DVDs - how long are they good for?

On Tue 13 Mar 2018 at 22:11:58 +0100, Nomen Nescio wrote: > I downloaded some Debian v.9.2.1 DVDs and I would like Not today you didn't. It's 9.4.0 now. > to know how long they are useful. In other words, how long > may I retain them as install DVDs and upgrade once it has > been installed and