[Bug 199660] Re: CD-image naming scheme

[era]

Marking this as "Opinion" seems misdirected. If you download a number of
images to decide which flavor you like, it is cumbersome and potentially
confusing if they all have the same name. Some download managers will
overwrite the previous download, others will generate a completely
random, nondescript name. There are obvious workarounds for these
problems but the use case for fixing this issue is quite real.

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Title:
  CD-image naming scheme

Status in Ubuntu CD Images:
  Opinion
Status in ubuntu-meta package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: ubuntu-desktop

  All the cd images are named the same, regardless of product, and
  regardless of release. For example currently, kubuntu releases are all
  labelled "hardy-desktop-i386" etc, with no distinction between kubunt
  and ubuntu, nor minor releases. The only thing that changes is the
  major release (gutsy, hardy, etc.), the CD type
  (live/alternate/server), and the build type (i386, generic, amd64,
  etc).

  Please use a more descriptive CD image naming scheme. Perhaps something like:
  [Distro]-[Major release]-[Minor release]-[CD type]-[Build type].iso

  This would result in much more useful filenames, such as:
  kubuntu-hardy-daily080307-desktop-i386.iso, or
  xubuntu-hardy-alpha6-alternate-amd64.iso

  (sorry about the package chosen for this wishlist item, I couldn't
  find anything more suitable)

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