On Mon, Feb 16, 2004 at 03:21:57PM -0800, a b wrote: > On http://www.debian.org/CD/faq/#why-jigdo it says: > > Why should I use this "jigdo" program? I prefer a simple HTTP or FTP > > download! > > [...] > > Do not be afraid to try out jigdo! The complex process of generating > > the CD image is completely hidden from you... > > This argument didn't win me over. I read a fair bit about jigdo (the > mini-HOWTO) before deciding not to use it. Primarily I was interested > in determining whether additional disk space would be required, as I > was planning to download the files on a machine that had just barely > enough space to hold one ISO. It didn't sound like jigdo was a good > choice in that case.
Actually, it is - it does *not* temporarily need twice the amount of disc space of the image it downloads, it only needs the space for the image plus something in the order of 20-50MB of temporary storage. Cheers, Richard -- __ _ |_) /| Richard Atterer | GnuPG key: | \/¯| http://atterer.net | 0x888354F7 ¯ '` ¯
