Debian Jigdo mini-HOWTO
Copyright © 2001 Peter Jay Salzman
2005-12-05 ver 1.8
Abstract
Getting Debian ISOs has always been a painful, slow and supremely inefficient process.
Jigdo is a tool for distributing and obtaining Debian ISOs in an easy, fast and very efficient
manner. This HOWTO describes why you should use jigdo, a little bit about how it works and how
you use it to get and update Debian ISOs.
Jigdo is a very general tool, and isn't tied specifically to Debian ISOs. The jigdo tools
can be used to make any ISO available for download in the same easy, fast and efficient manner
they're used for Debian ISOs. This HOWTO will cover this as well, but we'll focus primarily on
downloading Debian ISOs.