MageiaUpdate/rpmdrake should download updates in the background while installing already downloaded ones
Bug #913238 reported by
Jeff Johnson
This bug affects 1 person
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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RPM |
New
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Mandriva |
Confirmed
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Wishlist
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Bug Description
opportunity for multithreaded downloads
Changed in mandriva: | |
importance: | Unknown → Wishlist |
status: | Unknown → Confirmed |
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MageiaUpdate downloads 8 packages (by default) and then installs them, then downloads 8 again, installs them, etc... While it's installing already downloaded packages, it holds the downloads of the remaining packages, which is a waste of time, especially when installing large packages such as kernel. I suggest that it keeps downloading remaining packages while installing some of them to spare some time. A running download is not incompatible with the installation of a package, so there is no reason not to do it.