[Bug 21837] Re: debdelta integration / zsync support

2020-01-12 Thread Clinton H
Security updates should be delta updates. If the update is too large, some people might not download and install it. Feature updates are not that important. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to the bug report.

[Bug 21837] Re: debdelta integration / zsync support

2019-12-02 Thread Clinton H
Windows and android have delta updates. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_update -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to the bug report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/21837 Title: debdelta integration / zsync support To

[Bug 21837] Re: debdelta integration / zsync support

2019-12-02 Thread Julian Andres Klode
Work on delta debs was being done in https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Dpkg/Spec/DeltaDebs amongst other places, but it kind of stopped a bit. Deltas are getting harder and harder to justify with increasing speeds and less and less data caps, but it's certainly something I'm interested in developing.

[Bug 21837] Re: debdelta integration / zsync support

2019-12-02 Thread Julian Andres Klode
Oh, also building the deltas (which is fairly expensive), and which deltas to build are important points to consider. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to the bug report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/21837 Title: debdelta

[Bug 21837] Re: debdelta integration / zsync support

2019-12-02 Thread Julian Andres Klode
Blocking points raised are: - We need to be able to validate that the delta is correct before using it. We could + provide delta indices like we have packages - this does require pdiff support so we don't have to download the entire index everytime, as that would make deltas pointless for

[Bug 21837] Re: debdelta integration / zsync support

2012-11-06 Thread Thomas Hotz
** Changed in: apt (Baltix) Status: Invalid = Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to the bug report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/21837 Title: debdelta integration / zsync support To manage notifications about

[Bug 21837] Re: debdelta integration / zsync support

2012-10-03 Thread Thomas Hotz
** Changed in: apt (Baltix) Status: New = Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to the bug report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/21837 Title: debdelta integration / zsync support To manage notifications about this

[Bug 21837] Re: debdelta integration / zsync support

2012-06-15 Thread Gabe Gorelick
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SmallerUpdates gives a lot of (outdated?) information on this. This problem is even more serious now that Ubuntu is pushing paid apps like games through the Software Store. Downloading a 4 GB game for a simple bug fix is not pleasant. ** Bug watch added: Debian Bug

[Bug 21837] Re: debdelta integration / zsync support

2012-06-15 Thread Bug Watch Updater
** Changed in: apt Status: Unknown = Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to the bug report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/21837 Title: debdelta integration / zsync support To manage notifications about this

[Bug 21837] Re: debdelta integration / zsync support

2011-04-14 Thread Julian Andres Klode
Retitled, so it can be found when searching for the common keywords. ** Summary changed: - Binary patch updating + debdelta integration / zsync support -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber.