Apt-get update shows wrong percentage and remaining seconds

Bug #610464 reported by Jānis Kangarooo
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
APT
Fix Released
Unknown
apt (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Wishlist
Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: apt

using apt-get update and i see 99% then again 1% till 99% and again 1%

screenshots
http://www.zimagez.com/zimage/ekrnkopija-20100727-144828.php
http://www.zimagez.com/zimage/ekrnkopija-20100727-144849.php
http://www.zimagez.com/zimage/ekrnkopija-20100727-144916.php

instead it should check all source file sizes and then only dl thouse witch arent already downloaded from last update.

BTW speed sometimes shows also wrong but if file is big then it shows more precise speed. thats ok speed more accurate update isnt needed couse speed maybe isnt so important when downloading. if theres some speed problems it will show it also with low speed refreash rate as it is now.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: apt 0.7.25.3ubuntu10
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-11.16-generic 2.6.35-rc5
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-11-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Jul 27 16:57:55 2010
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Alpha i386 (20100701)
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=lv_LV.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: apt

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Jānis Kangarooo (kangarooo) wrote :
description: updated
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Charlie Kravetz (cjkgeek) wrote :

 Thanks for reporting this bug and any supporting documentation. Since this bug has enough information provided for a developer to begin work, I'm going to mark it as confirmed and let them handle it from here. Thanks for taking the time to make Ubuntu better!

Changed in apt (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
status: New → Confirmed
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Victor Vargas (kamus) wrote :

I have sent your requirement to upstream so you can track and follow status of this issue at: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=596239

Changed in apt (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Triaged
Changed in apt:
status: Unknown → New
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Julian Andres Klode (juliank) wrote :

Not a bug but a matter of improving performance. APT does not know all Sizes in advance and thus progress gets lower when it notices that there is a new file to fetch.

Changed in apt (Ubuntu):
status: Triaged → Invalid
Changed in apt:
status: New → Fix Released
Revision history for this message
Jānis Kangarooo (kangarooo) wrote :

So its buggy percentage shower. Get all size before or else count how much was used last time or count only how many files are downloaeded.

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