With Ubuntu, Synaptic deals with package installation. I've just noticed that Synaptic displays the current connexion speed while installing package. I had 230 kB∕s, then i closed my BitTorrent client and i got 580−680 kB∕s i don't know if it can help
2008/11/3 Tambet Ingo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 11:22 AM, Patryk Zawadzki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> This way we could make both Totem and PackageKit happy (the former >> needs bandwidth to optimize streaming, the latter doesn't want to pull >> updates on GPRS and needs bandwidth to throttle the background >> downloads). > > The active device type is already available on the NetworkManager DBus > API. The broadband modem speed (at least network type, ie gprs/3g/...) > will be available in the near future. But having every application > know so much about different device types and their details, not to > mention that active 1gig ethernet device usually doesn't mean you have > that connection speed, I think there is room for some sort of library > or service that is implemented on top of NM but below user > applications. > > Tambet > _______________________________________________ NetworkManager-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list
