On 11/14/2009 02:13 PM, arpit Aggarwal wrote:
> Does yum download packages in parts(like download managers) or it simply
> downloads packages in a single session??
>
> If yum downloads packages without splitting them into parts, then why
> not develop a plugin for yum that will make yum download packages like a
> download manager.
>
> Moreover it should be made such that yum may be able to download
> multiple packages simultaneously and all packages in parts after
> dependencies has been resolved.
> This will greatly improve speed of installing and updating of packages.
>
> Is it feasible??
As others have mentioned, this is feasible, but what is the actual
problem with the current method? With a local mirror, my hosts can
download updates at 10MB/sec and this is only limited by the local
mirror having a 100BaseT interface instead of Gigabit.
If you approach the problem with a more generic solution, you might find
it helps other downloads as well. For example, why not deploy a Squid
proxy between all your machines and your ISP? That way, one machine
downloads the updates and the others get the updates from the local proxy.
This would reduce your Internet bandwidth requirements and decrease your
update times. That's just one solution for a small set of download
problems; maybe you're problem wouldn't be fixed with a proxy, but could
be fixed with another generic solution that wouldn't require yum code
changes.
Just my $0.02.
/Brian/
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