If a torrent version is available, it is the most efficient way to download because you are getting pieces of the file not from a single server but from other users who are also downloading or who have already downloaded the file.
On Wed, 29 Jun 2016 15:37:08 +0200 Ralf Mardorf <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, 29 Jun 2016 09:18:10 -0400, Lawrence H. Bulk wrote: > >(On July 21, it will be much faster if you download the new > >release via a Torrent.) > > Some ISPs throttle speed for torrent usage. Using torrent could slow > down a download very much. > > >I also make a list of all of my extra installed programs > > The package management provides tools to make such lists. > > Consider to read all follow-ups of > https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-users/2016-May/285271.html > since there are several ways to get such a list, with pros and cons > depending to the way you set up your install. > > Also be aware that 14.04 does use another init system, than 16.04 LTS > does, so at least expect that there could be some changes. Also keep in > mind that some software might have changed a lot within the last years > and it might automatically convert data for usage with the new > releases, but can't convert the data back for usage with old versions. > > Regards, > Ralf > > -- > ubuntu-studio-users mailing list > [email protected] > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users > -- Roberto Verzola <[email protected]> -- ubuntu-studio-users mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users
