Adam Miller wrote: > I just had a concerned user join the irc channel and exclaim that he > couldn't believe that Xubuntu installation image had become larger than > 700mb. I quickly corrected him by sending him this link: > > http://cdimages.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/daily-live/current/ > > and assuring him that we were still below 550mb, but he (who was more > informed than I) posted back a link to: > > http://cdimages.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/daily/current/ > > and informed me that he was trying to test the alternate image but was > not able to because he lacks a dvd burner and cd-r's have a maximum > capacity of 700mb (or atleast all the one's he and I own, some > manufacturer might have gotten a little more on there). I am just > curious if that image size is what it is supposed to be, and also why > its so large while the live cd is notably smaller. > > Thanks, > -Adam
I already send info to Jim about this problem. It was in my xubuntu test report. I believe it is because the rsync system that adds changes to the iso and make its size bigger. This is not a very nice way, instead the iso should be rebuild so it will be as small as possible. Regards, Jelle -- xubuntu-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-devel
