Bug 7964 - Network Installer ISOs need Full File Name
Summary: Network Installer ISOs need Full File Name
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 4876
Alias: None
Product: Mageia
Classification: Unclassified
Component: RPM Packages (show other bugs)
Version: Cauldron
Hardware: i586 Linux
Priority: Low enhancement
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Anne Nicolas
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Reported: 2012-11-03 21:46 CET by Jeffrey Bruton
Modified: 2012-11-29 12:25 CET (History)
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Description Jeffrey Bruton 2012-11-03 21:46:18 CET 
Description of problem:
When downloading any of the 4 Network Installer ISO files, they all simply have the file names "boot.iso" and "boot-nonfree.iso" respectively.  Not only does this make it impossible to tell the 32 from 64 bit, it makes it impossible to tell which version it is from the file name as is possible with all other ISO files (dual-arch, live, etc.).  These files need to have a full file name when downloading like the other ISO files.


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
Mageia 3 Alpha 2

How reproducible:
Always


Steps to Reproduce:
1.  Down load any of the four Mageia 3 Alpha 2 Network Installer iso files (without renaming them during download).
2.  Look at the file name after download.
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Comment 1 Manuel Hiebel 2012-11-28 23:25:57 CET 
this is an automatic upload from the build system

Source RPM: (none) => drakx-installer-images
Severity: normal => enhancement

Comment 2 Manuel Hiebel 2012-11-28 23:26:06 CET 
this is an automatic upload from the build system

Component: Installer => RPM Packages

Comment 3 Jeffrey Bruton 2012-11-29 07:27:14 CET 
Thanks Manuel.

You may have seen my long-winded comment on this issue on the dev IRC channel.

As many of you know, actual iso location on mirrors is:

mirror.site/mageia/distrib/cauldron/i586/install/images/
or
mirror.site/mageia/distrib/cauldron/x86_64/install/images

and the files names are boot.iso (free) and boot-nonfree.iso.

I still maintain this is confusing for the user as the version is not part of the file name as ALL the other iso files.  Worse yet is the distribution name is not even part of the file name.  Code on the weblink should be altered to grab the correct file from the above locations (so build does not have to be altered), but land it on the client with same naming convention as all other iso files.  Non-conformity is not good or professional.

Thanks again
Jeffrey Bruton
Comment 4 Remco Rijnders 2012-11-29 07:32:45 CET 
@Jeffrey: Thank you for your report and worthwhile suggestion.

Assigning to our release manager / ISO-mistress for consideration as I don't know the impact of this requested change to the ISO build process.

Priority: Normal => Low
Assignee: bugsquad => ennael1

Comment 5 Jeffrey Bruton 2012-11-29 07:48:44 CET 
Remco:

You are most welcome and thank you.

I believe as mentioned that the build process can stay as is, with only the weblink needing attention.

We'll see what the ISO-mistress says.  :-)

Thanks again
Jeffrey Bruton
Comment 6 Manuel Hiebel 2012-11-29 12:25:44 CET 
duplicate in fact

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 4876 ***

Status: NEW => RESOLVED
Resolution: (none) => DUPLICATE
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