Apt-p2p needs some promotion

Bug #533416 reported by CatchesAStar
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This bug affects 6 people
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apt-p2p (Ubuntu)
Triaged
Wishlist
Unassigned
software-properties (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Undecided
Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: apt

This is a wishlist/bug in apt-p2p.
Currently, apt-p2p is not very well know; its only known by people who have been working with ubuntu long enough.
I believe that there should be an option in the "software source" of gnome to use apt-p2p to make users informed that they have this option.

Apt-p2p is important in the fact that it decreases the load on the ubuntu-servers, especially during upgrades.
If more people use it, apt-p2p can possibly become more popular, and therefore more packages would be able to be downloaded using it.

In addition, Apt-p2p should have a "fallback after timeout option" where it falls back to the ubuntu repository after waiting for a set amount of time (timeout). This ensures that the packages/repository that the user was trying to download will be downloaded, and will be added to the apt-p2p pool. The next user will then have more chance of downloading the package/repository from apt-p2p. This also prevents users from getting hung on certain repositories where there are not many peers.

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Torsten Spindler (tspindler) wrote :

How do you plan to make apt-p2p more popular? To me it looks like an optional package that some, but not all users will install.

Changed in apt (Ubuntu):
status: New → Incomplete
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CatchesAStar (catchesastar) wrote :

An option should be added to the software sources to enable apt-p2p.

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Daniel Hahler (blueyed) wrote :

A similar package/project would be debtorrent (http://wiki.debian.org/DebTorrent), and maybe others.
That something for Ubuntu Brainstorm probably.

Changed in apt (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Triaged
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
affects: apt (Ubuntu) → apt-p2p (Ubuntu)
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Kerry Hatcher (kerry.hatcher) wrote :

An option would be ideal for the "Download From" area of the software sources. Not sure what project to suggest this to.

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Kerry Hatcher (kerry.hatcher) wrote :

"In addition, Apt-p2p should have a "fallback after timeout option" where it falls back to the ubuntu repository after waiting for a set amount of time (timeout). This ensures that the packages/repository that the user was trying to download will be downloaded, and will be added to the apt-p2p pool. The next user will then have more chance of downloading the package/repository from apt-p2p. This also prevents users from getting hung on certain repositories where there are not many peers."

It is my understanding that it already does this, however I think I found a bug with the system.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt-p2p/+bug/578462

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Stefan Nagy (stefan-nagy) wrote :

I posted this idea on Ubuntu Brainstorm: http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/26532/

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in software-properties (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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