Comments on: Fast Parallel Downloading/Upgrading for Ubuntu using aptitude/apt-get/aria2c http://www.humbug.in/2010/fast-parallel-downloadingupgrading-for-ubuntu-using-aptitudeapt-getaria2c/ Bah! Humbug! Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:01:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ben http://www.humbug.in/2010/fast-parallel-downloadingupgrading-for-ubuntu-using-aptitudeapt-getaria2c/#comment-3841 Ben Mon, 22 Nov 2010 03:12:42 +0000 http://humbug.in/?p=103#comment-3841 I have aria2c (alias 'get') and also axel (alias dl) I was playing today also with wxcfast with the http://www.torproject.org/dist/torbrowser/linux/tor-browser-gnu-linux-i686-1.0.15-dev-en-US.tar.gz I found axel had the fastest download at 1 min 50 - with the others coming in at over 2mins 15. Impressive. Axel! I have aria2c (alias ‘get’) and also axel (alias dl)

I was playing today also with wxcfast with the http://www.torproject.org/dist/torbrowser/linux/tor-browser-gnu-linux-i686-1.0.15-dev-en-US.tar.gz

I found axel had the fastest download at 1 min 50 – with the others coming in at over 2mins 15. Impressive.

Axel!

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