You can see when you run "apt-get install ..." or "apt-get upgrade" that it open...

		jlarocco on Jan 21, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why does APT not use HTTPS? You can see when you run "apt-get install ..." or "apt-get upgrade" that it opens multiple connections to download packages... And the Debian contributor who wrote TFA says it's possible, and I'm sure he knows a lot more about it than I do.