Re: Discrepancy in f26 iso sizes
On 09/03/2017 11:33 AM, JD wrote:
On 09/03/2017 12:21 PM, Matthew Miller wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 03, 2017 at 12:05:11PM -0600, JD wrote:
>> On URL https://getfedora.org/en/server/download/
>> the iso size is 2.2 GB,
>> and on URL
>> http://mirrors.kernel.org/fedora/releases/26/Server/x86_64/iso/
>> the iso size is 484 MB
> The larger file for Workstation is the Live image; for Server it is the
> full DVD with all of the basic server stuff included. The smaller
> images are the network installers. You can see these in the "Other
> Downloads" sections on the right on getfedora.org as well.
Sorry Matthew, that is no cause for "comfort".
People should be extremely careful.
If you were comparing apples to apples, yes. However, you have a mix
of live workstation ISOs, netinstall workstation ISOs and a server ISO.
Of course they're different sizes. The confidence level is by checking
the checksums on the images.
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