tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650649138973583402.post4205539997999871256..comments2023-09-20T07:28:27.572-05:00Comments on Linux in Exile: Updates with yum-prestoJim Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11598443864678006773noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650649138973583402.post-44275909603765043082010-03-25T17:01:25.644-05:002010-03-25T17:01:25.644-05:00That was a neat post. I tried it for myself on my ...That was a neat post. I tried it for myself on my F12 box, at the command line, and got this for my latest set of updates {I haven't updated in a while}:<br /><br />Presto reduced the update size by 85% (from 30 M to 4.7 M).pyxienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650649138973583402.post-84750939958524885672010-03-24T17:50:54.833-05:002010-03-24T17:50:54.833-05:00PV, I've done some googling, and while I can f...PV, I've done some googling, and while I can find lots of <em>discussion</em> on, say, Ubuntu forums asking about a "delta-debs" concept, and some people even started thinking about it - I don't see anything that says "delta-debs" actually exist today. So I think the answer to your question is no.<br /><br />But I'm not an APT/DEB expert, so I don't know for sure. Maybe someone else here can correct me?JHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05264061238864151815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650649138973583402.post-74715373689507461442010-03-21T16:33:18.965-05:002010-03-21T16:33:18.965-05:00Strictly speaking, RPM is the package file format,...Strictly speaking, RPM is the package file format, rpm is the package manager program, and yum is the update manager program.mynameisorangenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650649138973583402.post-25021942964094227832010-03-21T16:28:18.441-05:002010-03-21T16:28:18.441-05:00This has been a standard feature since fedora 11 (...This has been a standard feature since fedora 11 (current is fedora 12.) And it was available in fedora 10 if you set up your system config for it. A great add!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650649138973583402.post-32872639894516756202010-03-21T14:00:21.046-05:002010-03-21T14:00:21.046-05:00I've heard of this before, though I don't ...I've heard of this before, though I don't recall exactly where (it is entirely possible that it was yumpresto/deltarpm). It's a great idea though.<br />Do you know if APT/DEB-based distributions have a similar feature?<br />Thanks!<br />--<br />a Linux Mint user since 2009 May 1<br />http://dasublogbyprashanth.blogspot.com/ Please do follow and comment on my blog!PVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03204919785416600206noreply@blogger.com