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

[Robie Basak]

As far as I am aware, apt can already do parallel downloads from
different sources. From apt.conf(5):

      Queue-Mode
           Queuing mode; Queue-Mode can be one of host or access which determines how APT parallelizes outgoing connections.  host means that one connection per target host will be opened, access means that one connection per URI
           type will be opened.

I don't know when exactly this was added, but I believe that I have
observed parallel behaviour for many years.

Marking Fix Released accordingly. If this functionality is not working,
then please explain and reopen.

** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Fix Released

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Title:
  apt should download packages in parallel.

Status in “apt” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released

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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