[CentOS] CentOS-7-x86_64-dvd-2009.iso is too big for DVD blanks

Thu Mar 18 05:24:51 UTC 2021
John R. Dennison <jrd at gerdesas.com>

On Wed, Mar 17, 2021 at 11:42:40PM -0500, Robert G. (Doc) Savage via CentOS wrote:
> 
> I'm sure it would, but I thought I made it clear that DL or BluRay have
> never been options in this case. I'm disappointed that the DVD iso was
> released without any release notes advising it was oversized

The size issue with single-layer media has been a known issue since the
CentOS-6 days and the release notes very much do mention it, or at least
they did at one point.

It's not realistic to expect server-class machines not to be able to
boot from dual-layer or USB media in 2021.






							John
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