Há uma FAQ nos CDs da Debian , que também inclui isso :
Which of the numerous images should I download? Do I need all of them?
No. First, of course you only need to download either CD or DVD images - the two types of images contain the same packages.
Also, you only need the CD/DVD images for your computer's architecture. [...]
Furthermore, in most cases it is not necessary to download all of the images for your architecture. The packages are sorted by popularity: The first CD/DVD contains the installation system and the most popular packages. The second one contains slightly less popular ones, the third one even less popular ones, etc. You will probably only need the first DVD (or the first two CDs) unless you have very special requirements. (And in case you happen to need a package later on which is not on one of the CDs/DVDs you downloaded, you can always install that package directly from the Internet.)
Continua explicando as imagens de instalação de rede ( netinst
) , uma alternativa viável ao uso do CD conjuntos (se você tiver uma conexão com a internet).