[Bug 584687] Re: A "pause installation" or "save list" should be added

My suggestions and user cases: 1). Pause installation. Sometimes the network is slow so i could pause installation and resume the task later. 2).Cancel an ongoing installation and roll back. I can cancel a slow installation process without breaking anything. 3). Parallel downloading. Download mul

[Bug 584687] Re: A "pause installation" or "save list" should be added

If dpkg can't be paused, perhaps a throttle option to USC which limits the bandwidth used by dpkg? This would achieve the goal specified by the original requestor and not interfere too directly with dpkg itself. Jack. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs

[Bug 584687] Re: A "pause installation" or "save list" should be added

Is option to add your own download mangers (axel,aria2,wget,etc.) to USC even possible? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/584687 Title: A "pause installation" or "save list" should be a

[Bug 584687] Re: A "pause installation" or "save list" should be added

This is a neat idea. Thanks for reporting it, guilloip. I've now specified a "Pause" function that should pause all current tasks. But even that wouldn't be enough for the case where your Internet connection sucks. dpkg's typical behavior in that situ

[Bug 584687] Re: A "pause installation" or "save list" should be added

I am not certain if apt even supports pausing installations. but for the other part of the bug i.e. saving selction bug 464515 might be relevant ** Changed in: software-center (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Wishlist -- A "pause installation" or "save list" should be added https://bugs.laun