Re: Packages grow, no longer fit on a 💾

[Akib Azmain Turja]

bokr@bokr.com writes:

> On +2023-01-20 23:34:53 +0600, Akib Azmain Turja wrote:
>> Csepp <raingloom@riseup.net> writes:
>> 
>> I have a slow machine from about 10 years ago, and I'm really happy with
>> it.  (I'm writing from this machine.)  I also have a slow unstable
>> internet connection, so I understand the pain of download hundreds of
>> MB of data without pause and resume support.  (I couldn't download the
>> latest Guix GNU/Hurd QEMU image (just around 293 MB maybe?) even trying
>> 8-10 times.)
>>
>
> Could you somehow use
>     wget -c <url>
> to continue an interrupted download?
> Or does the source not support that?

Yes, the infamous https://ci.guix.gnu.org server.

>
> (see wget --help |less -- and scroll down to Download: section)
>
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> Bengt Richter

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