Update download speed is incredibly slow for connection
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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update-manager (Ubuntu) |
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Bug Description
Binary package hint: update-manager
Download speeds for updates are incredibly slow compared to my connection and normal download speeds. For updating via update-manager, the speed ranges from 27.5kbps-69kbps (approximately 44.4kbps average) when I normally get 128kbps for downloads in firefox, 300kbps with downthemall accelerator, and up to 450kbps with bittorrent!
To solve this, I would recommend including a download accelerator similar to the one found in the downthemall extension for firefox (http://
The system I am using:
Sony VAIO VGN SZ430N
Ubuntu 7.10 "Gutsy Gibbon"
All updates as of Thursday May 8, 5:49 PM GMT-06:00 U.S. Central Time
Feel free to e-mail me asking for any command outputs you may need in order to solve this problem or help me solve it myself.
Thank you.
Me too.
I am using Intrepid and update-manager is so slow that I've completely given up on it. Compared to apt-get from the command-line, I'd have to say that update-manager is 10x slower if not more. It took over an hour to download 14 "normal sized" packages. Although I can't get you exact details on what I was downloading and the speeds (right now), I can guarantee that it's awfully slow. This is also seen by my co-workers, and I should note that we are all behind an http proxy server (again, though, apt-get is fast).
If there are any tests I can run to compare the speeds, like downloading dummy packages, I'd be happy to oblige.