ELI5 Repacks? (e.g. FitGirl)
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ELI5 Repacks? (e.g. FitGirl)
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It’s not that I don’t trust, but I want to understand. What is actually happening and how do these Repack thingies work?

And why are they called that 😂

Thanks in advance.

Edit: thanks so much for the replies all, I think I got it! :)

@RobotToaster@infosec.pub
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They download an existing release, and re-compress it using a very high level of compression, basically.

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