apt should download packages in parallel.
Bug #313685 reported by
Ben James
This bug affects 3 people
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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apt (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Bug Description
Binary package hint: apt
Installing applications may require downloading of packages from a number of sources. Currently this download is a linear process - required packages are downloaded one by one and the download speed varies as packages are downloaded from different sources.
I suggest that. where possible, packages should be downloaded in parallel - this will help mitigate the slowdown that arises from downloading from slow repositories (the slow download can be performed in parallel with a number of other downloads, rather than blocking them).
This "bug" should be marked as a wish-list item as it is an improvement to a working system.
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This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug #313680, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Feel free to continue to report any other bugs you may find.
Since what you submitted is a Feature Request to improve Ubuntu, you are invited to post your idea in Ubuntu Brainstorm at [WWW] https:/ /brainstorm. ubuntu. com/ where it can be discussed, voted by the community and reviewed by developers. Thanks for taking the time to share your opinion!