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Parallel downloads are available, albeit via a 3rd party tool, `Powerpill` [1] [1] https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/powerpill https://wiki.archlinux.org/in
by laumars 11y ago
Parallel downloads are available, albeit via a 3rd party tool, `Powerpill` [1]
[1] https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/powerpill https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/powerpill
Personally though, I've never had an issue with the performance of `pacman`. Even without parallel downloads I've found `pacman` generally outperforms most other package management tools I've used.
- zipperhead 11y agoI just do this in an overnight cron: `pacman -Syuw --noconfirm` It pulls down all the updated packages but doesn't install. The packages are then ready for update when you are.