AnimalsDream@slrpnk.net to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 days agoProbably a good idea to go see how much storage will be necessary...slrpnk.netexternal-linkmessage-square233fedilinkarrow-up11.48Karrow-down112file-text
arrow-up11.46Karrow-down1external-linkProbably a good idea to go see how much storage will be necessary...slrpnk.netAnimalsDream@slrpnk.net to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 days agomessage-square233fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareDr. Quadragon ❌@mastodon.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up10·edit-22 days ago@Maroon I thought torrent technology to be a godsend for package managers. Why none of them use it? I mean, damn. @AnimalsDream
minus-squarelengau@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 days agoTurns out hosting a bunch of files is very cheap.
minus-squaremesa@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agogit and the lot are a lot better at this than people realize.
minus-squarestinerman@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days 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?
@Maroon I thought torrent technology to be a godsend for package managers.
Why none of them use it?
I mean, damn.
@AnimalsDream
Turns out hosting a bunch of files is very cheap.
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?