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From: otzy_007 on 23 Sep 2009 09:07
Hi. There are any repositories with Slackware 13 64bit version
packages that work with slapt-get for example?
From: wexfordpress on 23 Sep 2009 16:38
On Sep 23, 9:07 am, otzy_007 <otzy...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi. There are any repositories with Slackware 13 64bit version
> packages that work with slapt-get for example?

Heanet.ie (Ireland) has the actual dvd image available for download. I
am downloading it now.
I haven't discovered a US source yet. The estimate varies between 6
and 8hours from heanet.ie.
At the moment I have 3% downloaded and a 6 hour estimate.

The bittorrent package available with slack, ktorrent, has lots of
bells and whistles but no user manual.
I don't know how much faster it is. And I can't figure out how to use
it.

There is another bittorrrent package in the extras folder. Haven't
tried that one yet.
If bittorrent is now the standard way to get Slack it might help to
put that package in with the main distro.

John C.
From: Peter Chant on 23 Sep 2009 17:57
otzy_007 wrote:

> Hi. There are any repositories with Slackware 13 64bit version
> packages that work with slapt-get for example?

I've not had much joy but I have just discovered the merits of sbopkg -
which makes using slackbuilds really simple.

Pete

--
http://www.petezilla.co.uk

From: Grant on 23 Sep 2009 18:31
On Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:38:09 -0700 (PDT), wexfordpress <john(a)wexfordpress.com> wrote:

....
> If bittorrent is now the standard way to get Slack it might help to
>put that package in with the main distro.

bittorrent is no more standard than ftp or rsync. I use rsync to
get the source file tree -- only way to track -current, also good
for getting the updates, and write own DVDs if required.

Grant.
--
http://bugsplatter.id.au
From: wexfordpress on 23 Sep 2009 18:39
On Sep 23, 6:31 pm, Grant <g_r_a_n...(a)bugsplatter.id.au> wrote:
> On Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:38:09 -0700 (PDT), wexfordpress <j...(a)wexfordpress..com> wrote:
>
> ...
>
> > If bittorrent is now the standard way to get Slack it might help to
> >put that package in with the main distro.
>
> bittorrent is no more standard than ftp or rsync.  I use rsync to
> get the source file tree -- only way to track -current, also good
> for getting the updates, and write own DVDs if required.  
>
> Grant.
> --http://bugsplatter.id.au

I only note that the Slack site seems to push for bittorrent. BTW the
current estimate on my download.
is one hour and seven minutes. So I may yet have results before
bedtime (EDT).

What site has an rsync feed for the Slack isos?

John C.
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