Public bug reported:
It should be possible to download while installing, or download 2 things
at once.
Currently an apt-get command with '--download-only' will lock apt
(/var/lib/dpkg/lock). Synaptic even locks apt just by being open!
Examples:
* I might be updating my system. The update is still in the download stage, and
I want to download and install a small package for something. Currently I would
have to stop the download, install the package, and resume the download.
* I'm installing lots of application from the Software Centre. While 1 app is
installing the next should be downloading.
* Run apt-get from command line while browsing software in Synaptic.
To avoid multiple instances of apt downloading the same file, each
partial file should have it's own lock (For example,
/var/cache/apt/archives/partial/inkscape_0.48.1-2ubuntu2_i386.deb would
have inkscape_0.48.1-2ubuntu2_i386.lock). It may also be necessary to
prevent updating package lists (sudo apt-get update) when any download
lock exists as well as apt's main lock.
** Affects: apt
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Affects: synaptic
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Affects: apt (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Affects: synaptic (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Also affects: apt
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Also affects: synaptic (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Also affects: synaptic
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Description changed:
It should be possible to download while installing, or download 2 things
at once.
Currently an apt-get command with '--download-only' will lock apt
(/var/lib/dpkg/lock). Synaptic even locks apt just by being open!
Examples:
* I might be updating my system. The update is still in the download stage,
and I want to download and install a small package for something. Currently I
would have to stop the download, install the package, and resume the download.
* I'm installing lots of application from the Software Centre. While 1 app is
installing the next should be downloading.
- * Run apt-get from command while browsing software in Synaptic.
+ * Run apt-get from command line while browsing software in Synaptic.
To avoid multiple instances of apt downloading the same file, each
partial file should have it's own lock (For example,
/var/cache/apt/archives/partial/inkscape_0.48.1-2ubuntu2_i386.deb would
have inkscape_0.48.1-2ubuntu2_i386.lock). It may also be necessary to
prevent updating package lists (sudo apt-get update) when any download
lock exists as well as apt's main lock.
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Downloads should not lock apt
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