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web site tells it all better than i can.

Have you tried it?

my 8.5 beta install didn't go well,
so, i'm looking into that - i think that my gateway solo bios are not supported any more?
Well - it said something about that at boot up.
It stops/hangs at loading the root files at boot up - but the live cd works
The install works good too but it dose not boot.

so i'll go back to 8.2 and try and report back.

ok i tested it ,

it is fast -but its not awesome fast
it only affects the download time not the install time.

the web site has an typo: apt-fast.sh not apt-fast
sudo apt-fast.sh install [package]

oops
they were right!
i mis named my script and named it apt-fast.sh __{{emoticon}}__

Sorry for bringing up an old subject, but there is another item I think requires attention regarding this script, mostly to do with the suggested location.

I would recommend that instead of placing it into /usr/bin, users put it into /usr/local/bin, so that you will know beyond a shadow of a doubt that this is not a script or executable provided by the distros normal means of installation, and it's easier to backup and restore a small folder if you ever have to reinstall, or recreate your system onto another box.

Mike P