On Tue, Jun 21, 2016 at 3:47 PM, Richard Brown
On 21 June 2016 at 09:41, H.Merijn Brand
wrote: On Tue, 21 Jun 2016 09:23:23 +0200, Richard Brown
wrote: You can see the current progress at https://software.opensuse.org/newsite/
--8<--- Choosing Which Media to Download The DVD/USB Stick is typically recommended as it contains most of the packages available in the distribution and does not require a network connection during the installation.
The Network CD/USB Stick is recommended for users who have limited bandwidth on their internet connections, as it will only download the packages they choose to install, which is likely to be significantly less than 4.7GB. -->8---
That sounds opposite of what I would use it for.
I usually take the Net iso if I have plenty of bandwidth and the DVD is I don't, as the DVD already has most instantly available and thus doesn't need to fetch it.
Can you elaborate?
The DVD download takes 4.7GB and gives you far more packages on the DVD than you are likely to install
The NET ISO is 100MB and will only install the packages you select when you install. This is typically somewhere between 1-2GB
So for a single installation, downloading the NET ISO and using it for installation is going to save you a few GB's of downloading.
Well...I have to jump in for this. You guys focus on download size...which is right in theory... But remember, people who have little bandwidth usually have little download speed too. The DVD itself is huge, we both know. But I can download it with bitorrent, from mirrors, or even from famous local IT portal. During that time, I can watch videos, listen music and etc. Then 5 days isn't that hard... The NET is small, but after downloading and burning to a USB stick, you have to wait for the download of packages at, well, nearly a black screen. It's a waste of time even it will be just an hour. No matter to say, days. And in some area of the world, a direct download from NBG is ultra slow, especially for small files. it means, you have to wait hours to see YaST actually come out. Trust me, as a newbie, he will just keep asking on forum, why NET iso doesn't work and give me black screen? And I'll just tell him, download DVD. I'll not tell him to wait. Because for myself with a 4MB bandwidth, I can't use NET iso either. It took 6 hours and I still didn't see YaST. So the key of the problem is never download size, but how user friendly, how smooth, and how convinent the installation process will be. For people with ultra fast download speed, NET is better than DVD. But for people with little speed, down them all and install might be a good idea. So I suggest we keep the focus on the "speed" that a user can get. Marguerite -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@opensuse.org