AnimalsDream@slrpnk.net to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-224 hours agoProbably a good idea to go see how much storage will be necessary...slrpnk.netexternal-linkmessage-square199fedilinkarrow-up11.35Karrow-down110file-text
arrow-up11.34Karrow-down1external-linkProbably a good idea to go see how much storage will be necessary...slrpnk.netAnimalsDream@slrpnk.net to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-224 hours agomessage-square199fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareDr. Quadragon ❌@mastodon.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up10·edit-215 hours ago@Maroon I thought torrent technology to be a godsend for package managers. Why none of them use it? I mean, damn. @AnimalsDream
minus-squaremesa@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 minutes agogit and the lot are a lot better at this than people realize.
minus-squarestinerman@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 hours agoTorrents are often used for installers, but for packages it tends to be more trouble than what it’s worth. Is creating a torrent for a 4k library worth it?
minus-squarelengau@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·9 hours agoTurns out hosting a bunch of files is very cheap.
@Maroon I thought torrent technology to be a godsend for package managers.
Why none of them use it?
I mean, damn.
@AnimalsDream
git and the lot are a lot better at this than people realize.
Torrents are often used for installers, but for packages it tends to be more trouble than what it’s worth. Is creating a torrent for a 4k library worth it?
Turns out hosting a bunch of files is very cheap.