Anthony Caetano wrote, On 05/19/2010 10:46 AM: > Hi > > We use CentOS and RHEL, the 5.5 RHEL ISO for x86_64 is 3.7GB (**), the CentOS one > is 4602MB (***) split over two DVDs. Is this reasonable and correct? would have been nice if the split would have been below 32 bit MS tool limits. > Any ideas > why would there be such a discrepancy if they are built from the same (or very > similar) source? > > Regards > Anthony Caetano > > ** the md5sum checks out, and RHN lists the size as 3,532 MB > > *** CentOS-5.5-x86_64-bin-DVD-1of2.iso + CentOS-5.5-x86_64-bin-DVD-2of2.iso > (according to ftp.heanet.ie:/pub/centos/5.5/isos/x86_64 ) perhaps the following will help in understanding. https://www.centos.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=25548&viewmode=flat&order=ASC&start=29 -- Todd Denniston Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC Crane) Harnessing the Power of Technology for the Warfighter