We currently have yum-updatesd to check for the updated packages automatically. Even to download and install them, if marked. Yum has a throttle option which fixes the upper limit of maximum bandwidth usage. How about fixing the upper limit dynamically depending upon the current usage of bandwidth? i.e to download the packages using idle bandwidth.
Those who have limited or slow Internet connection in many developing countries, need to download packages without feeling noticeable changes in other applications. e.g in browsing or downloading some another important file. This way updates would be ready to install without suffering slow internet connection meanwhile.
I am interested in implementing this, but problem is this would need the support of repository server(s) to transfer files asynchronously. Will it be possible?
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/SummerCoding/2008/Ideas#head-f245bfb86b1ec5544b203dd977ee4ceb1318ce9f
Regards,
Sunil Ghai
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