Re: How can I throttle down aptitude?

["H.S." <hs.samix@gmail.com>]

H.S. wrote:

> 
> I put this in /etc/apt/apt.conf file:
> // Options for the downloading routines
> Acquire
> {
>   // HTTP method configuration
>   http
>   {
>     Dl-Limit "10";        // 7Kb/sec maximum download rate
>   };
> 
> };
> 
> 
> and now aptitude download is limited to around that value in Kb/sec
> (Kilobits/sec).

Sorry, my mistake. With the above option, it is 10 Kilo *Bytes* per sec.
In the documentation file referred to earlier, the comment which has
"7kb/sec" appears to be incorrect. It should be "7kB/sec". The small 'b'
usually means 'bits' and "B" means Bytes.


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