By Default, Ubuntu uses apt-get to install packages and updates.

Apt-Fast is a script created byMatt Parnellthat allows for up to 26x faster downloads.

So how does it work?

Terminal window showing the manual page for the Mutt email client on Linux

It is a script which uses Axel, a command line tool which accelerates HTTP/FTP downloads.

So basically it works like torrent client, downloading different pieces of the same file from different places simultaneously.

Thus, reducing/eliminating the effect of server being overloaded.

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To get Apt-Fast on your system, download the file apt-fast.sh from the link at the bottom.

Once downloaded, open a terminal window to continue from there.

Apt-fast is now installed and ready to run.

For all future installing and updating operations substitute apt-get with apt-fast in the command line.

Download apt-fast[viaMattparnell]