To find the nearest (and thus probably the fastest) mirror, see the list of &debian; mirrors. When downloading files from a &debian; mirror using FTP, be sure to download the files in binary mode, not text or automatic mode. The installation images are located on each &debian; mirror in the directory debian/dists/&releasename;/main/installer-&architecture;/current/images/ — the MANIFEST lists each image and its purpose. &download-arm.xml; &download-powerpc.xml;