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Re: [opensuse-factory] What is the -NET- iso for?
- From: "Larry Stotler" <larrystotler@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2008 10:17:42 -0500
- Message-id: <9bb996600811060717k4d8f529cyb3e6c9b221d3e5db@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 9:41 AM, Lukas Ocilka <lukas.ocilka@xxxxxxx> wrote:
The difference is that some people only want/need a subset of what
available on the media. So, instead of downloading the whole DVD,
they use the network install disk, and only install what they want.
If you have a bandwidth cap on your net usage(like with an air card),
that 4.5GB iso can hit your 5GB cap really fast. Using the net iso,
you may only need to download 1GB of files to be installed.
And, there are still some people who only have a modem, and it can
take forever to do a DVD at 4k/s.
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Does it mean that the other media don't work for network-based
installations? Frankly, I don't see any difference to network-based or
local-media-based installation. So what's the difference, please?
The difference is that some people only want/need a subset of what
available on the media. So, instead of downloading the whole DVD,
they use the network install disk, and only install what they want.
If you have a bandwidth cap on your net usage(like with an air card),
that 4.5GB iso can hit your 5GB cap really fast. Using the net iso,
you may only need to download 1GB of files to be installed.
And, there are still some people who only have a modem, and it can
take forever to do a DVD at 4k/s.
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