View Full Version : Speed up apt-get
Detonate
Jul 22nd 2010, 12:45 PM
Found this over on Ubuntu Geek. Try it out and watch your downloads fly. Could be especially useful to the bandwidth challenged.
http://www.ubuntugeek.com/apt-fast-and-axel-faster-apt-get-installations-and-upgrades.html
Snowhog
Sep 6th 2010, 06:30 PM
Late reply, yes, but have you installed and tested this? Is it really faster than without it?
Detonate
Sep 6th 2010, 06:40 PM
Yes, I am using it on both Lucid and Maverick. It works great!! Try it!! Watch those downloads fly!
GreyGeek
Sep 6th 2010, 07:58 PM
Well, the update seemed to go MUCH faster.
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