> i am privacy freak, hence not using android. however, after seeing size of > libreoffice, is there any way an option to download only small portion. i > have overheard aboout similar option in our os debian. this is must, only > metered ethernet or wifi connections in my area. i am specifically interested > about disadvantages compared to full package or normal update or upgrade.
just now i found correct words: delta update - on android or express updates -on windows. do we have similar option ? > you can purchase Debian DVDs and have them sent to you in the mail where can i find more info about debian dvd contents. > the important thing is to choose a mail storage format that supports that. > Maildir is the most useful. Any program that supports Maildir should also > support multiple sessions. i will check which package supports. > By "seti', do you mean: > https://seti.org/ > I do not understand how mail and SETI are related (?). Please clarify. there is no relation between both of them. i dont want to miss my important emails while using or checking other work. > You should only run two instances of any program if that program is designed > for concurrent operation. Otherwise, the two instances could both write to > the same file, losing or corrupting data. thank you for heads up. i will prepare a list of packages and ask package coders about it or search package help manual. > Most graphical environments support a "terminal" application and the ability > to run multiple programs inside windows on your screen. i am trying to avoid accidental closing or quitting package. > That sounds like the Linux "virtual terminals" feature: i will do more research about "virtual terminals". > I added an alias to my .profile so that --no-install-recommends is always > set: 2020-09-08 13:45:56 root@tinkywinky ~ # grep 'no-install-recommends' > .profile* .profile:alias apt-get='apt-get --no-install-recommends' > You may wish to add this to your apt configuration file(s), /etc/apt/apt.conf > or /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/*, instead, like so: APT::Install-Recommends "false"; > That should apply to apt-get, (I believe) aptitude, and synaptic, as well as > apt, should you decide to use one of those. i have added excellent suggestion to my must to-do list. regards, _ nenu
