http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/item/1931/
Update Manager should analyse the dependencies in packages which need updating and download the packages with no dependencies first (that is no dependencies on packages which themselves need updating), followed by files which only depended on the first package downloaded etc.

This will allow updates to be installed in parallel - as soon as the first package is downloaded it can be installed.


[1028 votes] Solution #1: Auto-generated solution of idea #1931


]]> en-us Fri, 29 Feb 2008 23:16:01 +0000 Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:38:07 +0000 QAPoll module http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/1931/ Sat, 01 Mar 2008 04:06:16 +0000
Haste and impatience during an installation are great reasons to hose your system. Schedule it for down time instead (lunch is a nice time to let the machine churn).

Change nothing about install/update without good reason.]]> Sun, 02 Mar 2008 03:34:54 +0000
...and it fixes itself with a line of text.

yes. voted up.]]> Sun, 02 Mar 2008 08:56:05 +0000 Sat, 22 Mar 2008 00:17:26 +0000
I had the same idea.

+1

Greetings!]]> Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:23:44 +0000 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 08:31:31 +0000 Mon, 01 Sep 2008 07:08:26 +0000
nice -n 15 update-manager

Then who cares how long it takes? Start it after you boot and let it chug for 20 minutes invisibly and undetectably while you work on something else.]]> Mon, 01 Sep 2008 13:45:23 +0000
Apart from the dependency issue, packages that affect the network connectivity should also be marked as so, and not installed until all packages have been downloaded.]]> Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:08:23 +0000 Wed, 05 Nov 2008 10:30:59 +0000 Diskspace needed for upgrade can also be reduced if installed packages are deleted.
As an option yes, not as default.]]> Fri, 07 Nov 2008 10:36:29 +0000 Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:38:07 +0000