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« on: June 05, 2011, 12:58:14 AM »
Hi to all,
Using the new compression system, what is the max. size of partition that can now be built with mylivecd??
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« Reply #1 on: June 05, 2011, 03:29:11 AM »
depending on the compressibility of the installed applications ~ 12GB, with some tricks also a bit more, e.g. the FullMonty master is a 12.8GB installation
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« Reply #2 on: June 05, 2011, 06:03:16 PM »
Hi,
What i am getting at is what can I image using the -xz compression as opposed to -lzma?
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« Reply #3 on: June 06, 2011, 02:46:31 AM »
Quote from: gezza on June 05, 2011, 06:03:16 PM
Hi,
What i am getting at is what can I image using the -xz compression as opposed to -lzma?
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xz compresses better (~5-10%) but takes more time to finish the job. lzma can only be used with kernels older than 2.6.37.
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« Reply #4 on: June 09, 2011, 02:19:52 AM »
Hi pinoc,
Thanks for that info.
Most helpful.
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