Bug#240417: /usr/bin/apt-get: Request for feature: download rate limit option
merge 240417 156578
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On Sat, Mar 27, 2004 at 09:18:46AM +0100, Alberto Marmodoro wrote:
> Package: apt
> Version: 0.5.24
> Severity: wishlist
> File: /usr/bin/apt-get
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> -- Package-specific info:
> I was unable to find out whether there is a native way to limit the
> download rate for apt-get, something like wget --limit-rate=amount.
>
> Am I missing something, or could it be a feature added in some next
> release? I' d find it very useful, both for "nice" upgrades during
> generic browsing on a dialup connection and for a more polite usage of
> the bandwidth available in some well connected but multi user LAN.
There are already three wishlist bugs open about such a feature.
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- mdz
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