[Bug 533416] Re: Apt-p2p needs some promotion

[Scott Ritchie]

** Also affects: software-properties (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

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Title:
  Apt-p2p needs some promotion

Status in “apt-p2p” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged
Status in “software-properties” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: apt

  This is a wishlist/bug in apt-p2p.
  Currently, apt-p2p is not very well know; its only known by people who have been working with ubuntu long enough.
  I believe that there should be an option in the "software source" of gnome to use apt-p2p to make users informed that they have this option.

  Apt-p2p is important in the fact that it decreases the load on the ubuntu-servers, especially during upgrades.
  If more people use it, apt-p2p can possibly become more popular, and therefore more packages would be able to be downloaded using it.

  In addition, Apt-p2p should have a "fallback after timeout option"
  where it falls back to the ubuntu repository after waiting for a set
  amount of time (timeout). This ensures that the packages/repository
  that the user was trying to download will be downloaded, and will be
  added to the apt-p2p pool. The next user will then have more chance of
  downloading the package/repository from apt-p2p. This also prevents
  users from getting hung on certain repositories where there are not
  many peers.

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