https://github.com/ilikenwf/apt-fast
http://www.mattparnell.com/projects/apt ... rades.html
Might use that to make initial updates and whatnot alot faster, at least on the download side of thingsapt-fast: A shellscript wrapper for apt that speeds up downloading of packages.
apt-fast is a shellscript wrapper for apt-get and aptitude that can drastically improve apt download times by downloading packages in parallel, with multiple connections per package.