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 -- support for multiple simultaneous downloads https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/330565 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs