Re: Packages grow, no longer fit on a 💾

[bokr]

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?

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

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