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08-16-2012, 02:10 PM
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Registered: Jul 2012
Location: West Bengal,India
Distribution: Ubuntu 14.04,Fedora 20,Windows 7
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apt-get or apt-fast on Ubuntu 12.04
I have recently read somewhere (Can't remember the site's name) that apt-fast acts much faster than apt-get on Ubuntu. Now I haven't heard of that, all I have are the GUI-based installers (e.g. Ubuntu S/W center and Deepin) and terminal-based installers: apt-get,smart even yum!
Is this true that apt-fast works faster than all? I thought to ask you people prior to having it, because I have lots of installers/Package Managers stated above.
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08-16-2012, 07:59 PM
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LQ Guru
Registered: Jan 2009
Location: Japan
Distribution: Mostly Debian and CentOS
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Hi,
AFAICT it is just a little shell script that uses axel to do parallel downloads of the packaages. How fast it is compared to apt-get et. al. will depend on the specifics of the network and mirror. Try it and decide for yourself.
Evo2.
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08-17-2012, 12:09 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by evo2
Hi,
AFAICT it is just a little shell script that uses axel to do parallel downloads of the packaages. How fast it is compared to apt-get et. al. will depend on the specifics of the network and mirror. Try it and decide for yourself.
Evo2.
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Sorry, no use. Any others, please?
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08-17-2012, 02:03 PM
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Guys I thought this forum was called "Linux- Newbie". Of course the answerers are correct, but if I could get the tech jargons (please read my first post fully), would I waste my time in this forum?
However, I think I should use "apt-fast" and see the difference by myself. It's easy to install as per the links provided, but does it have any security issue/bugs? It's not official for Ubuntu after all, as I know!
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08-17-2012, 03:03 PM
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https://code.launchpad.net/~apt-fast/+archive/stable
Please open a terminal window, and type :
sudo <your-preferred-editor> /etc/apt/sources.list
( Like : sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list )
.... and then add this line at the bottom of "sources.list" :
Code:
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/apt-fast/stable/ubuntu precise main
Next : sudo apt-get update
And : sudo apt-get install apt-fast axel
Note : There can hardly be any bugs in a small text file like "apt-fast".
Please read the script. Is also linked in post #4.
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Last edited by knudfl; 08-17-2012 at 03:07 PM.
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08-18-2012, 02:45 PM
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Working great, thanks!
Quote:
Originally Posted by knudfl
https://code.launchpad.net/~apt-fast/+archive/stable
Please open a terminal window, and type :
sudo <your-preferred-editor> /etc/apt/sources.list
( Like : sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list )
.... and then add this line at the bottom of "sources.list" :
Code:
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/apt-fast/stable/ubuntu precise main
Next : sudo apt-get update
And : sudo apt-get install apt-fast axel
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Did as instructed by you. It was much like a Windows wizard-like installer (which made my life easier) and allowed me to choose a few things. BTW, I chose 10 "simultaneous connections" (the default was 5), can this be any problem in future?
However, you do deserve kudos, man! apt-fast is a minor upgradation of apt-get, but working great and very fast on my Ubuntu!!
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08-18-2012, 08:55 PM
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LQ Guru
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Location: Japan
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Hi,
Quote:
Originally Posted by leosubhadeep
Sorry, no use. Any others, please?
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Wow, I'll make sure I don't waste my time trying to help you in the future.
*plonk*
Evo2.
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1 members found this post helpful.
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08-20-2012, 06:51 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by evo2
Hi,
Wow, I'll make sure I don't waste my time trying to help you in the future.
*plonk*
Evo2.
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I am extremely sorry . I should have thanked you, too. Thanks for answering. However, instead of being sarcastic, please be a bit elaborate while helping others in future.
Last edited by leosubhadeep; 08-20-2012 at 06:54 AM.
Reason: Spelling mistake
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