How to download and install software in Ubuntu

How to download and install software in Ubuntu

Posted by anchang on September 24th, 2010

In ubuntu, Apt-get is a powerful and easy-to-use software download, installation, and maintenance tool. However, the download speed is very slow.

When difficulties arise, there are always smart people who come forward. APatrickDeveloped by the guyApt-fast. Apt-fast is a shell script that uses the multi-thread download function of Axel. Therefore, the download speed is several times faster than normal apt-Get.

Of course, the most important way to speed up software download is to select the right source server.

Select Settings in update manager, set Ubuntu software, and change download from to a server in mainland China.

Apt-Fast Installation Method:

1. Install using the PPA Source

If your system has the add-Apt-repository tool, you can use the following command to install apt-fast.

Sudo add-Apt-repository PPA: tldm217/tahutek.net
Sudo apt-Get update
Sudo apt-Get install apt-fast

2. Manual Installation

First install Axel

Sudo apt-Get install Axel

Then, downloadApt-fast.shScript, copy it to the/usr/bin directory, change it to Apt-fast, and modify the file attributes to executable files.

Sudo CP apt-fast.sh/usr/bin/apt-fast
Sudo chmod + x apt-fast

How to Use apt-fast:

Apt-fast is used in the same way as apt-Get. Therefore, use apt-fast instead of APT-Get. For example:

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Sudo apt-fast upgrade
Sudo apt-fast install XXXXX