[CentOS] CentOS 7 - AltArch i386 - DVD iso?

[Brendan Brewster]

On Fri, Mar 22, 2019, 08:35 Johnny Hughes <johnny at centos.org> wrote:

> On 2/2/19 5:47 PM, Brendan Brewster wrote:
> > Just curious. In the two most recent releases of CentOS 7 AltArch i386
> > there has not been made available a DVD iso (or the live ones) alongside
> > NetInstall/Minimal/Everything. Any plans to make available the DVD
> > variation for the current or future releases?
> >
> > For older 32-bit hardware, it can be nice to be able to burn a single
> layer
> > DVD.
> >
> >
>
> Currently all the Alternative arches get the same ISOs .. which are
> Everything, Minimal, NetInstall.  (except of course for armhfp .. were
> the install is very different).
>
> It takes a bunch of extra work / testing to develop the DVD install ISO.
>  It requires a unique package list to only include items needed from the
> installer.
>
> I would say that the best way to install CentOS is with the Minimal
> install and yum groups afterwards .. or a net install.
>
> I will never say never, but unless we have some community people develop
> the file lists for point release time, I don't see us doing more ISOs
> type for several reasons.  two of which are:
>
> 1) It is very chaotic at point release time and people want things
> faster than we can release them. Developing the file lists that can make
> the DVD installer work OK takes time we don't really have.
>
> 2) Adding 20 or 30 more GB of to our mirrors , when scaled to 600 or so
> mirrors worldwide is a lot of extra storage and bandwidth.
>
> If we eliminate the Everything ISO we might do DVD only .. BUT .. i am
> usually afraid to do that.
>
> Anyway .. x86_64 is the main supported architecture and we don't
> currently plan to add more isos, certainly not without help maintaining
> the file lists that a DVD iso would require.  More important than the
> list is the install testing to make sure it all works before release.
>
> Here is the repo where we maintain lists and comps (group) files:
> https://git.centos.org/summary/sig-core!comps.git
>
> Thanks,
> Johnny Hughes
>
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Thank you Johnny, greatly appreciate the reply and insight on the matter.

I'm not sure if I could be of help as I'm not familiar with this but I will
plan to take a gander at that repo.

Thanks!
-Brendan