[Bug 313685] Re: apt should download packages in parallel.

[Taylor Braun-Jones]

This bug is different from bug #313680. This one says that downloading
packages from different servers should happen in parallel whereas bug
#313680 says that as soon as packages have completed downloading they
should begin installing in parallel with the remaining download jobs.
Both are speed optimizations, but I think think this bug is safer and
simpler.

** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 313680
   apt should install packages whilst downloading.

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Title:
  apt should download packages in parallel.

Status in “apt” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: apt

  
  Installing applications may require downloading of packages from a number of sources.  Currently this download is a linear process - required packages are downloaded one by one and the download speed varies as packages are downloaded from different sources.

  I suggest that. where possible, packages should be downloaded in
  parallel - this will help mitigate the slowdown that arises from
  downloading from slow repositories (the slow download can be performed
  in parallel with a number of other downloads, rather than blocking
  them).

  This "bug" should be marked as a wish-list item as it is an
  improvement to a working system.

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