Ubuntu torrents are insane!

[blastus]

No where else will you find 10-15 times more seeders than leechers! Even after two days of seeding my ratio was only 0.50. It's great that anyone can download any Ubuntu install at their maximum bandwidth

[CarpKing]

That's why I switched to using a separate /home- I can download the ISO in ~20 minutes on release day and install fairly quickly vs. the five hours it takes to download the updates.

[Zlatan]

no where else will you find 10-15 times more seeders than leechers! Even after two days of seeding my ratio was only 0.50. It's great that anyone can download any ubuntu install at their maximum bandwidth :d

+1

[ugm6hr]

I always recommend torrents for new releases.

The AlternateCD is just as easy to get from torrent, as is the 64-bit.

Although the last time I got Xubuntu (Gutsy, I think), it was a very different story...

[phrostbyte]

Yeah more people feel comfortable seeding something that is legal. You will never have a seeder problem on the Ubuntu torrents.

[billgoldberg]

No where else will you find 10-15 times more seeders than leechers!

Well that depends on what sites you frequent.

I prefer the normal download.

I have bandwith caps so the less I upload the better.

[tubezninja]

No where else will you find 10-15 times more seeders than leechers!

The dynamic changes shortly after a new release however.

Unfortunately, I can't constantly be seeding, but I do make an effort to obtain the ISO's for the latest version upon release, and then seed as much as I can for at least a month (usually 24 hours/day for the first week, 12-24/day for second week, 12 hours/day for weeks 3-4), to "give back" as much as possible.

[bsharp]

Unfortunately, I can't constantly be seeding, but I do make an effort to obtain the ISO's for the latest version upon release, and then seed as much as I can for at least a month (usually 24 hours/day for the first week, 12-24/day for second week, 12 hours/day for weeks 3-4), to "give back" as much as possible.

I do the same thing. On Hardy my ratio was 5.xx (can't remember exactly) for ALL of the different ISOs. (I download them all and only burn the one I'm going to use)

[Mr. Picklesworth]

It's a shame that many people have a bizarre fear of torrents, not understanding the peer-review type of security that is inherently offered.

I agree, free software torrents are always great, and it's a nice way to contribute

[Muffinabus]

Yeahh, it was nice downloading the 8.10 iso at 2.1MB/s (: