alt Hacker NewsNote that you probably don't need the DVD ("full") image. Most users should use the "minimal" netinstall CD and download packages at install time.
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synack • last Saturday at 8:41 PM
Agreed, but for laptops it’s nice to keep a copy of the DVD iso on disk and in your apt sources so that you can install stuff offline.
I downloaded both because I intend to seed, but yes, if you have a fast internet connection then minimal is perfect... but if you are on a crappy third-world connection where it might take all day to get the image, it's nice to have it all in place when you are ready to install.