[Bug 209681] Re: apt should download small packages first

2012-11-12 Thread Thomas Hotz
Setting to confirmed. ** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/209681 Title: apt should download small packages first To manage not

[Bug 209681] Re: apt should download small packages first

2012-07-22 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
Currently apt waits until the last package in a group is downloaded before it begins installing the first one. If that was fixed, which is bug 313680, *then* downloading the smallest package first would allow the installation to start sooner. Until that is fixed, though, the order of download would

[Bug 209681] Re: apt should download small packages first

2010-08-11 Thread C de-Avillez
@MichealH Please do not assign yourself to a bug unless you are actively working on resolving the issue. Also, please do not change Status without giving a reason for the change. Resetting to New. ** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => New ** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu) Assig

[Bug 209681] Re: apt should download small packages first

2010-07-12 Thread MichealH
Good Idea. I will see If I can get it to do that. ** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed ** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => MichealH (michealh) -- apt should download small packages first https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/209681 You received this bug n

[Bug 209681] Re: apt should download small packages first

2008-07-24 Thread Brian Murray
** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Wishlist -- apt should download small packages first https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/209681 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@

Re: [Bug 209681] Re: apt should download small packages first

2008-03-31 Thread KarlGoetz
On Mon, 2008-03-31 at 14:08 +, Volodya wrote: > It does sound like a good idea, but the reasoning behind the last > statement is incorrect. The fact that the package is small doesn't imply > that it is a dependancy rather than a dependant, plugins will be smaller > the main package more often t

[Bug 209681] Re: apt should download small packages first

2008-03-31 Thread Volodya
It does sound like a good idea, but the reasoning behind the last statement is incorrect. The fact that the package is small doesn't imply that it is a dependancy rather than a dependant, plugins will be smaller the main package more often than not, but it actually is useless to download them if yo