[FIXED] What does "dist" mean in composer when updating?

Issue

What does Now trying to download from dist mean when we run composer update?

Solution

From the documentation :

Dist: The dist is a packaged version of the package data. Usually a released version, usually a stable release.

Opposed to the source :

Source: The source is used for development. This will usually originate from a source code repository, such as git. You can fetch this when you want to modify the downloaded package.

Answered By - Drown

Answer Checked By - Terry (PHPFixing Volunteer)