On Tue, 18 Feb 2003 10:08:45 -0600 (CST) Drew Scott Daniels <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Would squashfs work? I doubt this is an optimal compression, but it > might be better than alternatives. Currently the best free solution > might be based on PPMd which has been packaged into Debian. > Im not confident about squashfs, i think the best solution is initrd.romfs.gz for normal installs, but squashfs or cramfs might be good for lowmem installs, i havent looked into squashfs yet, not sure when i will get time. I have looked at PPMd, ive read thats good but it took me a while to workout how to use it to get maximum ocmpression, here is a comparison. 8921088 Packages 2375680 Packages.gz 1814528 Packages.bz2 1335296 Packages.pmd That was done with "PPMd e -o16 -m256 -r2 Packages", it surprised me that the -m option (amount of memory to use) effects the compression ratio. Thats a pretty improvement over bz2. Glenn -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
