Hello. I installed Zorin Os 5 days ago. I have some problems but the biggest problem is the download speed. There is no problem with the internet speed (100mbit download 20mbit upload) I did a speedtest and there is no problem. There is no problem when downloading a file from the internet. But when I download something from the store or steam, I can't download faster than 25mbit. Many solutions have been tried but it doesn't work (Slow Steam Downloads Fix, Software slow install+update ( ZORIN OS 17 ) and more). What should I do? This is my first time installing linux, please write in detail what I am explaining while helping. And it is written with translation, so there may be some spelling mistakes, sorry.
Your internet speed may be fast, but the server you download from may have variable speeds due to traffic and demand.
So, the first question is: How often do you notice these slower speeds and how long has it been since you noticed it?
It may just be a matter of timing; Having tried to download during peak high demand.
Whatever I downloaded for 5 days, it downloaded slowly. Slow on Steam, slow on the store. I don't think this issue has anything to do with server traffic.
Aside from Heavy Traffic times, there are a couple other things that may affect download speed.
The Gnome Software Store can download from a regional mirror that throttles speed. @Ponce-De-Leon posted on this above as I was formulating this reply: In his screenshot, you can see the "Download From" Field highlighted; Try Main Server.
For Steam, You also can change the download region:
Steam > Settings > Downloads > change "Download Region" to a less congested one.
The Gnome Software Store defaults to Flatpak.
This means that the source is Flathub rather than the standard APT sources.
Flathub may be more congested, along with supplying larger batches of files.
Try downloading from APT sources instead.
Disk Write speed can affect Large File Downloads, creating a bottleneck during the i/o write process. This can seem to slow down a download, as the downloading action must wait upon Write.
You can check if this is the case using iotop (like top and hitop)
sudo apt update && sudo apt install iotop
Monitor in terminal using
sudo iotop
while performing a Steam Download to see if write cycles are slowing download speed.
For some more Steam specific download speed issues, there's this reddit thread with a bunch of options for you to try. A couple have helped me in the past, sometimes it doesn't. I would also try changing the region you're downloading from, as sometimes regions will go periods of slow downloads (presumably either overloaded for lengthy periods of time, or just doing upgrades users don't see, who knows)
Slow steam downloads? Try this! : r/linux_gaming
Well, I don't understand turkish. But choose under ''Indirme adresi'' the Option ''Main Server'' and try it.
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I checked. There is no bottleneck.
I tried these but they didn't work
I tried it's still slow
Hmm ... Did You tried it with a Reinstall of the Software Store with sudo apt reinstall gnome-software?
And because of Steam: Do You have the Flatpak or the APT Version installed?
I tried and it still didn't work. I downloaded both flatpak and apt versions, both are slow.(Sorry for my late reply. I had exams.)
No Problem.
Because of the slow Download Speed: Do You have a VPN active?
No. It is not active. And if it was active, Google would be slow too. But only the store and steam are slow.