https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SmallerUpdates gives a lot of (outdated?)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 tracker #128818 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=128818 ** Also affects: apt via http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=128818 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- 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 go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/apt/+bug/21837/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs