On Sun, 18 Jan 2009 10:05:21 -0600 Dennis Wicks <w...@mgssub.com> wrote:
> Greetings; > > When aptitude is downloading packages it loads the network > down so much that I can't do much of anything else that > wants to get to the internet, either on the machine running > aptitude or any other machine on the lan. Is there anyway > that I can slow aptitude down so it doesn't monopolize the > entire bandwidth? > > I have already tried using ionice but it didn't make any > noticeable difference. Others have posted various solutions, but for a generic and simple solution to this sort of problem, look at trickle (apt-cache show trickle). Celejar -- mailmin.sourceforge.net - remote access via secure (OpenPGP) email ssuds.sourceforge.net - A Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
