Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: apt
It would be nice/useful if apt were capable of downloading multiple
packages simultaneously. It should identify which packages come from
which repo and start one thread for each repo. If the bottle neck for
downloads is the repo and not an end users connection this should speed
up updates/installs/upgrades.
Thread one spawns the other threads, updates the display, and waits for all all
other threads to complete.
Threads 2~x each download from one unique repo, and terminate when nothing is
left from their assigned repo.
when (runnngThreads == 1)
Thread one begins installing the packages.
The default could remain the current implementation but using the option
--simultaneus-downloads X could change the default behavior.
** Affects: apt (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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support for multiple simultaneous downloads
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/330565
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