merge 240417 156578 thanks On Sat, Mar 27, 2004 at 09:18:46AM +0100, Alberto Marmodoro wrote:
> Package: apt > Version: 0.5.24 > Severity: wishlist > File: /usr/bin/apt-get > > > > -- Package-specific info: > I was unable to find out whether there is a native way to limit the > download rate for apt-get, something like wget --limit-rate=amount. > > Am I missing something, or could it be a feature added in some next > release? I' d find it very useful, both for "nice" upgrades during > generic browsing on a dialup connection and for a more polite usage of > the bandwidth available in some well connected but multi user LAN. There are already three wishlist bugs open about such a feature. -- - mdz
