Now using Zstandard instead of xz for package compression

Re:Now using Zstandard instead of xz for package compression by nwah1 on Saturday January 04, 2020 @10:57PM (#21959537)

I wonder if they will switch to using zstd for mkinititcpio

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Re:Now using Zstandard instead of xz for package compression by yjftsjthsd-h on Saturday January 04, 2020 @11:42PM (#21959679)

I thought that was user configurable? Or do you mean by default?

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Re:Now using Zstandard instead of xz for package compression by nwah1 on Sunday January 05, 2020 @05:01AM (#21960568)

Yea, by default. Last time I tried it manually, the kernel wouldn't boot. Best to have these things handled for you.

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Re:Now using Zstandard instead of xz for package compression by Squithrilve on Sunday January 05, 2020 @03:00AM (#21960227)

mkinitcpio is being replaced with dracut so zstd won't probably happen.

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Re:Now using Zstandard instead of xz for package compression by Foxboron on Sunday January 05, 2020 @05:19AM (#21960603)

Well, that is a bit on a 50/50 coinflip currently. There has been intentions but we need some collaboration from upstream to make this happen.

It's not set in stone currently.

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Re:Now using Zstandard instead of xz for package compression by nwah1 on Sunday January 05, 2020 @05:00AM (#21960564)

Man page says zstd is an option on dracut

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Re:Now using Zstandard instead of xz for package compression by Foxboron on Sunday January 05, 2020 @05:19AM (#21960604)

The kernel doesn't support booting zstd compressed initramfs' yet, but you can very well use zstd compression with dracut and mkinitcpio

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