Bug#35306: marked as done (apt: apt mis-calculates remaining download time)
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From: Steve Greenland <steveg@rpcweb.aco.aspentech.com>
Subject: apt: apt mis-calculates remaining download time
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Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 22:36:21 -0600
Package: apt
Version: 0.3.3
The 0.3 series of apt seems to miscalculate the remaing download. I've
noticed this mostly in "apt-get update"; I've not yet convinced myself
that it occurs during an install run.
Typically, the Packages file for main runs about ~500k. After my connection
gets up to speed, I get about 1Mb/minute, so the Packages file should take
30 seconds (and indeed, it does). However, the estimated remaining
time counts down from about 20 minutes, then makes big jumps as each
file finishes (assuming I'm get the contrib and non-free Packages files
as well). I *think* the "percentage of total" number shows similar
behavior, so I'm guessing that the total size (sum of files) is being
miscalculated somehow.
-- System Information
Debian Release: potato
Kernel Version: Linux molehole 2.0.36 #2 Sun Feb 21 15:55:27 EST 1999 i686 unknown
Versions of the packages apt depends on:
ii libc6 2.1.1-0.1 GNU C Library: shared libraries
ii libstdc++2.9 2.91.61-1 The GNU stdc++ library (egcs version)
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