http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/item/13300/ Apt-get doesn't allow more than one installation at a time, and I understand that. But it can have a queue, so packages would be saved in a queue, and when the updates or first set of packages finish installing, the second set of packages in the queue would commence.

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PackageKit website (with FAQ and screenshots): http://www.packagekit.org/]]> Wed, 17 Sep 2008 10:35:37 +0000 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 11:06:56 +0000 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:16:38 +0000
However, it will be a while before applications switch to it from accessing apt directly. ]]> Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:38:16 +0000
See how it runs in packagekit (it also has some additional features; would be nice :-))
http://www.packagekit.org/img/gpk-waiting.png
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