Package downloads do not resume on some servers

Bug #345943 reported by jfulton3
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apt (Ubuntu)
Invalid
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: synaptic

I am getting excessive amounts of timeouts trying to update or install software using either update-manager or synaptic. Is it possible to add a resume feature? Many ISP's limit daily download limits, and trying to download a 10mb update dozens of times uses up this bandwidth very quickly. I have tried "gksudo synaptic -o APT::http::Timeout=240" but I still have the same problems. I usually don't have this problem downloading from other sources.

Michael Vogt (mvo)
affects: synaptic (Ubuntu) → apt (Ubuntu)
Michael Lazarev (milaz)
Changed in apt (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Michael Lazarev (milaz) wrote :

I found out the solution!
Whether resume feature works or not depends on the server. In System->Administration->Software sources, choose Main Server (archive.ubuntu.com) and it will work. When I run an update or installation from ru.archive.ubuntu.com , resume does not work.

Can people at Canonical work together with mirror supporters to find out what prevents resume on some mirrors?

Michael Lazarev (milaz)
summary: - timeouts using synaptic and update-manager
+ Package downloads do not resume on some servers
Revision history for this message
Julian Andres Klode (juliank) wrote :

Servers are not required to support partial responses. If you want to be able to resume, you must use a mirror supporting it.

Changed in apt (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Invalid
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