I would like to know what the difference is between these two versions of the same distro.
ubuntu-10.10-alternate-i386.iso
ubuntu-10.10-desktop-i386.iso
I think that the alternative CD is not Live,
but is there any more to it?
Ubuntu – the difference between the alternative and desktop cd images
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Best Answer
Yes. The alternate CD comes with all the Ubuntu packages (and so can be used as an upgrade package source by simply running
apt-cdrom add). The desktop CD has all those packages already installed as part of thesquashfsimage, which is convenient for doing new installations, but unusable for doing upgrades with.