Re: apt PARALLELISM
On Tue, 06 Dec 2005, Ivan Adams wrote:
> I have slow internet connection. BUT I have friends with the same connection
> in my local area network, who have apt-proxy.
> My goal is: When I need to install new system (Debian) on new user, or
> dist-upgrade on entire system, I need the unstable packets from site. In
> this case I need to wait some HOURS. If apt have *PARALLELISM* , I could
> use my connection and at the same time the connections of apt-proxy.
> In that case I will download the packets twice (or more) faster.
You could also have a (partial) local mirror that you update over the night,
or use only apt-proxy connections in all machines but one, and have that one
do regular updates to keep apt-proxy fresh with new packages.
I doubt very much so parallel downloads will be added to apt.
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where the shadows lie." -- The Silicon Valley Tarot
Henrique Holschuh
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