What is apt-fast and should I use it?
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Several times over the past couple years, I've heard of people using apt-fast for updating and installing packages, but I'm not really sure what it does. I think I've traced its origin to this forum post, and it seems to be a script that speeds up apt-get operations.
What exactly does the script do? Are there any potential downsides to using it? If not, why isn't everyone using it?
apt updates scripts
asked Jul 7 '11 at 23:43
Michael Martin-SmuckerMichael Martin-Smucker
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Several times over the past couple years, I've heard of people using apt-fast for updating and installing packages, but I'm not really sure what it does. I think I've traced its origin to this forum post, and it seems to be a script that speeds up apt-get operations.
What exactly does the script do? Are there any potential downsides to using it? If not, why isn't everyone using it?
apt updates scripts
asked Jul 7 '11 at 23:43
Michael Martin-SmuckerMichael Martin-Smucker
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It's not a bash script, it's an sh script. You see it by looking at the first line#!/bin/sh
– geirha
Jul 8 '11 at 8:33
Not an answer, but mirror:// is handy for things like choosing a fast mirror for you: askubuntu.com/questions/37753/…
– Jorge Castro
Jul 8 '11 at 12:04
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Several times over the past couple years, I've heard of people using apt-fast for updating and installing packages, but I'm not really sure what it does. I think I've traced its origin to this forum post, and it seems to be a script that speeds up apt-get operations.
What exactly does the script do? Are there any potential downsides to using it? If not, why isn't everyone using it?
apt updates scripts
asked Jul 7 '11 at 23:43
Michael Martin-SmuckerMichael Martin-Smucker
5,72232356
Several times over the past couple years, I've heard of people using apt-fast for updating and installing packages, but I'm not really sure what it does. I think I've traced its origin to this forum post, and it seems to be a script that speeds up apt-get operations.
What exactly does the script do? Are there any potential downsides to using it? If not, why isn't everyone using it?
apt updates scripts
apt updates scripts
asked Jul 7 '11 at 23:43
Michael Martin-SmuckerMichael Martin-Smucker
5,72232356
asked Jul 7 '11 at 23:43
Michael Martin-SmuckerMichael Martin-Smucker
5,72232356
edited Jul 8 '11 at 13:12
Michael Martin-Smucker
asked Jul 7 '11 at 23:43
Michael Martin-SmuckerMichael Martin-Smucker
5,72232356
asked Jul 7 '11 at 23:43
Michael Martin-SmuckerMichael Martin-Smucker
5,72232356
asked Jul 7 '11 at 23:43
Michael Martin-SmuckerMichael Martin-Smucker
5,72232356
5,72232356
2
It's not a bash script, it's an sh script. You see it by looking at the first line#!/bin/sh
– geirha
Jul 8 '11 at 8:33
Not an answer, but mirror:// is handy for things like choosing a fast mirror for you: askubuntu.com/questions/37753/…
– Jorge Castro
Jul 8 '11 at 12:04
add a comment |
2
It's not a bash script, it's an sh script. You see it by looking at the first line#!/bin/sh
– geirha
Jul 8 '11 at 8:33
Not an answer, but mirror:// is handy for things like choosing a fast mirror for you: askubuntu.com/questions/37753/…
– Jorge Castro
Jul 8 '11 at 12:04
2
2
It's not a bash script, it's an sh script. You see it by looking at the first line
#!/bin/sh– geirha
Jul 8 '11 at 8:33
It's not a bash script, it's an sh script. You see it by looking at the first line
#!/bin/sh– geirha
Jul 8 '11 at 8:33
Not an answer, but mirror:// is handy for things like choosing a fast mirror for you: askubuntu.com/questions/37753/…
– Jorge Castro
Jul 8 '11 at 12:04
Not an answer, but mirror:// is handy for things like choosing a fast mirror for you: askubuntu.com/questions/37753/…
– Jorge Castro
Jul 8 '11 at 12:04
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It appears to use the program axel to download the files using multiple concurrent connections to multiple mirrors. My guess is that everyone isn't using it because most people don't have connections that are significantly faster than the mirrors, and therefore, can substantially benefit from concurrent downloads, combined with the fact that most people haven't heard of it. This is the first time I've ever heard it mentioned in 5 years of running Ubuntu.
answered Jul 7 '11 at 23:56
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apt-fast is a shell script wrapper for apt-get and aptitude that can drastically improve APT download times by downloading packages with multiple connections per package. Apt-Fast uses the Axel download accelerator in Ubuntu 12.04 or the aria2 download accelerator in Ubuntu 14.04 and beyond to download different pieces of a package simultaneously, lowering the total time it takes to download a package.
The apt-fast package can be installed in all currently supported versions of Ubuntu by adding the apt-fast/stable PPA to your software sources and installing it using these commands.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:apt-fast/stable
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install apt-fast
During the apt-fast installation process, you will be prompted to perform some package configuration. After successfully installing apt-fast, simply use it the same way you run apt or apt-get.
answered Jul 24 '14 at 6:48
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It appears to use the program axel to download the files using multiple concurrent connections to multiple mirrors. My guess is that everyone isn't using it because most people don't have connections that are significantly faster than the mirrors, and therefore, can substantially benefit from concurrent downloads, combined with the fact that most people haven't heard of it. This is the first time I've ever heard it mentioned in 5 years of running Ubuntu.
answered Jul 7 '11 at 23:56
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It appears to use the program axel to download the files using multiple concurrent connections to multiple mirrors. My guess is that everyone isn't using it because most people don't have connections that are significantly faster than the mirrors, and therefore, can substantially benefit from concurrent downloads, combined with the fact that most people haven't heard of it. This is the first time I've ever heard it mentioned in 5 years of running Ubuntu.
answered Jul 7 '11 at 23:56
psusipsusi
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It appears to use the program axel to download the files using multiple concurrent connections to multiple mirrors. My guess is that everyone isn't using it because most people don't have connections that are significantly faster than the mirrors, and therefore, can substantially benefit from concurrent downloads, combined with the fact that most people haven't heard of it. This is the first time I've ever heard it mentioned in 5 years of running Ubuntu.
answered Jul 7 '11 at 23:56
psusipsusi
31.5k15192
It appears to use the program axel to download the files using multiple concurrent connections to multiple mirrors. My guess is that everyone isn't using it because most people don't have connections that are significantly faster than the mirrors, and therefore, can substantially benefit from concurrent downloads, combined with the fact that most people haven't heard of it. This is the first time I've ever heard it mentioned in 5 years of running Ubuntu.
answered Jul 7 '11 at 23:56
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answered Jul 7 '11 at 23:56
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answered Jul 7 '11 at 23:56
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apt-fast is a shell script wrapper for apt-get and aptitude that can drastically improve APT download times by downloading packages with multiple connections per package. Apt-Fast uses the Axel download accelerator in Ubuntu 12.04 or the aria2 download accelerator in Ubuntu 14.04 and beyond to download different pieces of a package simultaneously, lowering the total time it takes to download a package.
The apt-fast package can be installed in all currently supported versions of Ubuntu by adding the apt-fast/stable PPA to your software sources and installing it using these commands.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:apt-fast/stable
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install apt-fast
During the apt-fast installation process, you will be prompted to perform some package configuration. After successfully installing apt-fast, simply use it the same way you run apt or apt-get.
answered Jul 24 '14 at 6:48
karelkarel
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apt-fast is a shell script wrapper for apt-get and aptitude that can drastically improve APT download times by downloading packages with multiple connections per package. Apt-Fast uses the Axel download accelerator in Ubuntu 12.04 or the aria2 download accelerator in Ubuntu 14.04 and beyond to download different pieces of a package simultaneously, lowering the total time it takes to download a package.
The apt-fast package can be installed in all currently supported versions of Ubuntu by adding the apt-fast/stable PPA to your software sources and installing it using these commands.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:apt-fast/stable
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install apt-fast
During the apt-fast installation process, you will be prompted to perform some package configuration. After successfully installing apt-fast, simply use it the same way you run apt or apt-get.
answered Jul 24 '14 at 6:48
karelkarel
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apt-fast is a shell script wrapper for apt-get and aptitude that can drastically improve APT download times by downloading packages with multiple connections per package. Apt-Fast uses the Axel download accelerator in Ubuntu 12.04 or the aria2 download accelerator in Ubuntu 14.04 and beyond to download different pieces of a package simultaneously, lowering the total time it takes to download a package.
The apt-fast package can be installed in all currently supported versions of Ubuntu by adding the apt-fast/stable PPA to your software sources and installing it using these commands.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:apt-fast/stable
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install apt-fast
During the apt-fast installation process, you will be prompted to perform some package configuration. After successfully installing apt-fast, simply use it the same way you run apt or apt-get.
answered Jul 24 '14 at 6:48
karelkarel
60.9k13132155
apt-fast is a shell script wrapper for apt-get and aptitude that can drastically improve APT download times by downloading packages with multiple connections per package. Apt-Fast uses the Axel download accelerator in Ubuntu 12.04 or the aria2 download accelerator in Ubuntu 14.04 and beyond to download different pieces of a package simultaneously, lowering the total time it takes to download a package.
The apt-fast package can be installed in all currently supported versions of Ubuntu by adding the apt-fast/stable PPA to your software sources and installing it using these commands.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:apt-fast/stable
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install apt-fast
During the apt-fast installation process, you will be prompted to perform some package configuration. After successfully installing apt-fast, simply use it the same way you run apt or apt-get.
answered Jul 24 '14 at 6:48
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It's not a bash script, it's an sh script. You see it by looking at the first line
#!/bin/sh– geirha
Jul 8 '11 at 8:33
Not an answer, but mirror:// is handy for things like choosing a fast mirror for you: askubuntu.com/questions/37753/…
– Jorge Castro
Jul 8 '11 at 12:04