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les

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Registered: 2007-04-10

Posts: 5

ArchLinux DVD ?

Hi all

Who make archlinux DVDs with all repo: current, extra, community up to date?

Where i may download it?

it is good idea to make 2 dvd with current, extra, community

all i found is linuxcenter.ru edition http://ftp.linuxcenter.ru/iso/ArchLinux-LC-Spring-2007/
but i need newer version

who provide that material?

AndyRTR

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From: Magdeburg/Germany

Registered: 2005-10-07

Posts: 1,642

Re: ArchLinux DVD ?

It's not allowed to ship all extra packages on a DVD. Some packages have license issues. Once these will be sort out we might offer official DVDs. Don't expect this very soon.

kth5

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Registered: 2004-04-29

Posts: 657

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Re: ArchLinux DVD ?

On second thought, with archboot it wouldn't be that hard to provide a functionality to make it possible to generate an iso with both current & extra. It's only that we won't provide any DVD iso physicly.

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madhatter

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From: Freudenstadt, Germany

Registered: 2004-09-01

Posts: 59

Re: ArchLinux DVD ?

Is it possible to do that yourself?
I mean not an boot-cd but just an DVD which you can use as local repo. (should be accessible from the Install-CD though)
Would be good to be prepared for non-Internet times...

Last edited by madhatter (2007-06-04 16:29:46)

Sigi

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From: Thurgau, Switzerland

Registered: 2005-09-22

Posts: 1,131

Re: ArchLinux DVD ?

Is it possible to do that yourself?
I mean not an boot-cd but just an DVD which you can use as local repo. (should be accessible from the Install-CD though)
Would be good to be prepared for non-Internet times...

A bootable Arch DVD is as easy as that. Just try gradgrinds larch scripts (   vvvv   link in my signature     )

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lilsirecho

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Registered: 2003-10-24

Posts: 5,000

Re: ArchLinux DVD ?

I have 3200 of arch repository packages.tar.gz on a dual-layer DVD of 7.6GB size which I downloaded from arch repos.

I can install any of these with pacman -U or pacman -A while booted into arch.  As SIGI mentioned, they are contained within a Larch DVD dual-layer.

These include many packages I would never use since many are language-related.

Those packages found of interest could be installed and then upgraded as desired by the user, the upgrade requiring an internet connection.

Many of the packages I have no interest in as will be your experience as well.  But the local repo is a resoiurce in case of no internet access on one's computer...or even a slow dial-up.

To each his own..................................................:)

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les

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Registered: 2007-04-10

Posts: 5

Re: ArchLinux DVD ?

Is it possible to do that yourself?
I mean not an boot-cd but just an DVD which you can use as local repo. (should be accessible from the Install-CD though)
Would be good to be prepared for non-Internet times...

all repos updated ~ every hour with new packages
when i want to download what i need, new packages released

Have anybody do this dvd?