Hello irlandes, > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2011 22:56:43 -0500 > From: irlandes <brucemcgov...@earthlink.net> > To: ubuntu-qa@lists.ubuntu.com > Subject: Slow DSL > Message-ID: <1316231803.1637.13.camel@myA860> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > 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. -- Sincerely Yours, -Ibrahim (Bob) Merhebi Thunderbird Signature -- Ubuntu-qa mailing list Ubuntu-qa@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-qa
