Bug#165558: apt: Apt should synchronize download, installation and configuration
Package: apt
Version: 0.5.4
Severity: wishlist
When upgrading packages (especially a whole distro) you have to wait a lot.
1. For downloading all the packages
2. For installing all the packages
3. Between configuration of the packages.
It would be very nice if Apt could start installing packages when the
download of all packages in one session has not ended yet. To boost
performance it is best if downloads are sorted so dependencies are
downloaded and installed first.
Secondly, configuration can start at the same time after the first package is
installed.
Thirdly, interaction that is needed for configuration can be spooled, so
the user can walk away after giving an apt-command and when the first
interaction is needed, he can probably do all configuration in one run
without waiting for the next package to be installed/configured.
If Apt could sort configuration of packages in a way that packages that
don't need interaction are configured earlier than packages that do need
interaction (if that is possible with their dependencies).
Hope this helps.
Keep up the good work !
-- System Information
Debian Release: testing/unstable
Kernel Version: Linux babette 2.4.18-386 #2 Sun Apr 14 10:38:08 EST 2002 i686 unknown unknown GNU/Linux
Versions of the packages apt depends on:
ii libc6 2.2.5-14.3 GNU C Library: Shared libraries and Timezone
ii libstdc++2.10- 2.95.4-11 The GNU stdc++ library
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