On Mon, 26 Mar 2012 06:03:59 +0100
DJ Lucas wrote:
> packaged up as a tar.bz2 (guess
> I should probably use xz now)
It depends on the situation. If the files are just for local use (no
one is downloading them) then the factors are disk space, RAM and time.
If disk space is tight and you've got
Hello,
On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 10:04:56PM -0500, Eleanore Boyd wrote:
> Has anyone thought of this: when you download a package, store it in the
> sources folder used for building the system, and organize it to personal
> preferences and tastes?
Have a look at the hints page for some ideas:
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On 3/26/2012 12:02 AM, DJ Lucas wrote:
> On 03/25/2012 10:04 PM, Eleanore Boyd wrote:
>> Has anyone thought of this: when you download a package, store it in the
>> sources folder used for building the system, and organize it to personal
>> preferences and tastes? That way, if you need to reinstall
On 03/25/2012 10:04 PM, Eleanore Boyd wrote:
> Has anyone thought of this: when you download a package, store it in the
> sources folder used for building the system, and organize it to personal
> preferences and tastes? That way, if you need to reinstall a package,
> you still have the tarball it
Has anyone thought of this: when you download a package, store it in the
sources folder used for building the system, and organize it to personal
preferences and tastes? That way, if you need to reinstall a package,
you still have the tarball it was installed from, and you can see your
installe
