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0 pointsLegion15y ago0 comments

It would be nice if they rolled server install into the same disc, because really all Ubuntu Server is is a different base set of packages from the exact same repositories.

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dotBen15y ago· 1 in thread

Not really because the comparative sizes of the install disks are substantially different due to the fact that none of the X windows environment or any X apps need to be shipped on server.

LegionOP15y ago

Only problem with that is that it's really not true.

ubuntu-10.10-desktop-amd64.iso: 695M

ubuntu-10.10-server-amd64.iso: 642M

natty-desktop-amd64.iso: 681M

natty-server-amd64.iso: 653M

Not sure I would call that "substantially different". Every Ubuntu ISO is a full CD's size, give or take.

Your reasoning for the difference isn't true either. X and X apps are most certainly included in the server ISO. Certainly, there's probably a few more packing the desktop ISO that aren't on the server one, but we're talking very little difference here.

tvon15y ago

Yeah, that's what I was getting at (most Linux distros used to work this way "back in the day").

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