Re: zsync

[Phill Whiteside]

Hi Bob,

As far as I know, and I'm sure if I am wrong someone will correct me, zsync
is used to update the iso, so if you have a CD you would need to put it onto
the hard drive as an ISO and then zsync would simply update the parts of it
as the updates arrive, leaving you with a bang up to date ISO that you can
then use to create CD's / USB boots etc. The theory is that you do not need
to download the entire ISO again, it will simply just download ONLY the
files that have been changed (newer versions).

I've never used wget to try and update an ISO image, again I could be wrong,
but I do not think wget can perform that function.

Regards,

Phill.

On Sat, Sep 17, 2011 at 12:59 AM, BOB Merhebi  wrote:

> **
> Hello Phil,
>
> Thanks for the reply & your suggestion. I already installed zsync & read
> the man page (writing this mail offline). Just two question though:
>
> 1) how different is it from wget in regard of updating a previous download
> ?
> 2) (currently having 10.04 & 11.04 discs from a popular linux magazine),
> how can I use this disc ?
> 3) do I use the file as an .ISO ? or should it be extracted ?
>
> thanks for the help
>
> On 09/15/2011 11:11 PM, Phill Whiteside wrote:
>
> Hi Bob,
>
>  thanks for the interest you have shown in assisting. The good news is
> that there is a method to keep your images up to date without need to
> download a completely fresh iso each time. It is covered at
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ZsyncCdImage which also mentions the
> excellent ubuntu-qa-tools.
>
>  Regards,
>
>  Phill.
>
> On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 5:53 PM, BOB Merhebi  wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I'm Bob & have been using Ubuntu for the past several years. Currently
>> using 10.04 LTS & possibly waiting for 12.04 (LTS ?).
>>
>> As much as I'd like to be part of the laptop testing team, the issue of
>> downloading the iso is an obstacle. MY connection speed & bandwidth is a
>> DSL but is very limited; is there an alternative solution ?
>>
>> thanks
>>
>> --
>> Sincerely Yours,
>> -Ibrahim (Bob) Merhebi
>>
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Re: Slow DSL

[BOB Merhebi]

Hello  irlandes,
> Message: 1
> Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2011 22:56:43 -0500
> From: irlandes 
> To: ubuntu-qa@lists.ubuntu.com
> Subject: Slow DSL
> Message-ID: <1316231803.1637.13.camel@myA860>
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>
> I think you have been given a good solution to slow service, Bob. But,
> another option depending upon your exact problem is the command wget.
>
indeed i think its a good solution though i have to learn how to use it
first.

> wget -c url.iso
>
already asked about the difference in a previous email before i read this.

> lets you stop download and start again at your convenience.  You can
> download a few MB, and start again, even many days later, with no data
> lost, as long as the iso has not been changed.
>
the problem is not the main problem; rather its the bandwidth; i'd like
to save my bandwidth as it is limited

> It expects to find previous downloads in the directory where the
> terminal is setting, and if it is not there, will restart the download.
>
> It seems to me, by defective memory, that there are mirrored images of a
> small net iso which is designed to download other things desired. But, I
> can't remember if Ubuntu actually lets you select which packages to
> download, like debian does or not.

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Re: zsync

[BOB Merhebi]

Hello Phil,

Thanks for the reply & your suggestion. I already installed zsync & read
the man page (writing this mail offline). Just two question though:

1) how different is it from wget in regard of updating a previous download ?
2) (currently having 10.04 & 11.04 discs from a popular linux magazine),
how can I use this disc ?
3) do I use the file as an .ISO ? or should it be extracted ?

thanks for the help

On 09/15/2011 11:11 PM, Phill Whiteside wrote:
> Hi Bob,
>
> thanks for the interest you have shown in assisting. The good news is
> that there is a method to keep your images up to date without need to
> download a completely fresh iso each time. It is covered at 
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ZsyncCdImage which also mentions the
> excellent ubuntu-qa-tools. 
>
> Regards,
>
> Phill.
>
> On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 5:53 PM, BOB Merhebi  > wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I'm Bob & have been using Ubuntu for the past several years. Currently
> using 10.04 LTS & possibly waiting for 12.04 (LTS ?).
>
> As much as I'd like to be part of the laptop testing team, the
> issue of
> downloading the iso is an obstacle. MY connection speed &
> bandwidth is a
> DSL but is very limited; is there an alternative solution ?
>
> thanks
>
> --
> Sincerely Yours,
> -Ibrahim (Bob) Merhebi
>
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Join Ubuntu Oneiric Beta 2 ISO Testing

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement]

Hi everyone!

Oneiric Beta 2 is due this week and the first candidates will be ready
for testing on the ISO tracker starting from tomorrow, Tuesday, 20 (for
the impatient, they are already there for smoke testing). As usual we'll
be asking everyone on the QA team to participate in the image testing to
ensure we have good test coverage.

The procedures for testing ISO images and reporting results are
explained on https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/ISO/Procedures

You can start syncing your ISOs so you are prepared when the Release
Team start posting images to the ISO tracker.

Test results will be tracked on http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/

You may have accounts on the tracker from last time. Please register if
you are new to this.

Please let us know if you have any questions.

We will coordinate testing in #ubuntu-testing on freenode. Please, go
there often to see what others are testing or what needs to be tested.

Thank you very much for your help and happy testing!

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