Re: Architecture to reduce download time when pulling multiple packages

[Josh Marshall]

I just went and installed everything with texlive in the name.  A few were
less than 1KB, a few over 1GB.  Download speed peaked at less than 3MB/s.
My Internet is a fiber connection with symmetric gigabit.  However, I think
picking at this info is the wrong tack.  I am of the opinion this should be
considered in the abstract and general to keep away from my situation and
to more apply towards all use cases.

On Thu, Oct 12, 2023, 4:06 AM Christopher Baines <mail@cbaines.net> wrote:

>
> Josh Marshall <joshua.r.marshall.1991@gmail.com> writes:
>
> > Presently, I am waiting until the end of global warming to finish
> > pulling down texlive packages.  I see that there are a few servers
> > from which packages are provided.  Is the following feasible as a
> > feature to improve effective download speed?
>
> It really depends. Can you give some examples of what you're downloading
> and what speeds you're getting, and what speed your internet connection
> can do in an optimal case (some file you've seen to download the
> quickest)?
>