lite fails with an error – have I downloaded all those MBs in vain?
If jigdo-file aborts after downloading a considerable chunk of the ISO contents, you’ll have a large “.iso.tmp” file. There are several things to try to salvage your download: • Restart the download by pressing RETURN. Maybe some of the files could not be downloaded because of timeouts or other transient errors. Try to download the missing files again. • Try a different mirror. Some Debian mirrors are slightly out of sync — maybe a different mirror still holds files that were deleted from the one you specified, or it has already been updated with files that are not yet present on your mirror. This has happened quite a few times with me. • Retrieve the missing parts of the image using rsync. First, you need to find out the correct rsync URL of the image you are downloading: Choose a server that offers rsync access to the stable or testing images, then determine the correct path and filename. Directory listings can be obtained with commands like rsync rsync://cdimage.debian.org/debian-c
