Package downloads do not resume on some servers
Bug #345943 reported by
jfulton3
This bug affects 1 person
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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apt (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
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:
affects: | synaptic (Ubuntu) → apt (Ubuntu) |
Changed in apt (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
summary: |
- timeouts using synaptic and update-manager + Package downloads do not resume on some servers |
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I found out the solution! >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.
Whether resume feature works or not depends on the server. In System-
Can people at Canonical work together with mirror supporters to find out what prevents resume on some mirrors?