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Indeed, install ISOs normally hold already-compressed filesystems or files, so recompressing the .iso doesn't gain much if at all. > Should we distribute the installation ISO without xz compression? If the iso is so compressible, offering a compressed version for download makes sense, but it will still be wasteful of install media. Consider using something like a loopback-mounted squashfs for the bulk of the data in the install media for a future release. --=20 Alexandre Oliva, happy hacker https://FSFLA.org/blogs/lxo/ Free Software Activist GNU Toolchain Engineer Disinformation flourishes because many people care deeply about injustice but very few check the facts. Ask me about