urpmi Download before all and later install all packages

[PietroTux88]

If possible to have modality method download all files before on urpmi and later install all packages please for make speed urpmi.How to opensuse 11.4 bedore download all packages and later install all packages download automatically

[wobo]

I do not see any time benefit. urpmi downloads each file by itself, whether it does installations in between or not does not alter the download speed of the packages. at least I would not think so (of course I do not have any hard data in favor of any of both ways).

[Akien]

Well, I don't quite see how this would be a gain of speed?
These two patterns should take approximately the same time:
- download, install, download, install, download, install
- download, download, download, install, install, install

[almusalimalmusalimah]

urpmi package managing is unique

and the way of its to do that i quite good

[doktor5000]

If possible to have modality method download all files before on urpmi and later install all packages please for make speed urpmi.How to opensuse 11.4 bedore download all packages and later install all packages download automatically

If you would have read the manual, there is an option for that:

--no-install
Only download packages, don't install them. After operation, you'll find them in /var/cache/urpmi/rpms.

@almusalimalmusalimah: This is no place for distro-bashing or flamewars. If you don't like other package managers,
then don't use them. But don't badmouth over them, everyone of those has a reason to exist.

[almusalimalmusalimah]

@almusalimalmusalimah: This is no place for distro-bashing or flamewars. If you don't like other package managers,
then don't use them. But don't badmouth over them, everyone of those has a reason to exist

i am sorry for what i said before

and i apologize to thse distros developers

but some people make me cross the red line ............... i dont mean you Mr.PietroTux88

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so ..... i will remove now the reply above

[isadora]

Thx almusalimalmusalimah.

[Ken-Bergen]

I do not see any time benefit. urpmi downloads each file by itself, whether it does installations in between or not does not alter the download speed of the packages. at least I would not think so (of course I do not have any hard data in favor of any of both ways).

There is a distinct advantage if you're paying for your internet connection by time connected.
The way urpmi works is to download a group of packages, install those packages then download another group.
So the time it takes to install is wasted internet connection time.

[PietroTux88]

yeah is be idea make urpmi faster

[Ken-Bergen]

yeah is be idea make urpmi faster

What is really needed is for the download and install parts of urpmi to run in parallel as in after the first package is downloaded it starts installing and at the same time the next package is being downloaded. After all multitasking in Linux has been around forever.

And no I'm not a coder so can't write the code but I see no reason for it to be impossible, hard to make work sure but not impossible.