Comments on: How To select fastest mirror in Ubuntu http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-select-fastest-mirror-in-ubuntu.html Ubuntu Linux Tips,Howtos&Tutorials|Edgy,Feisty,Gutsy,Hardy,Intrepid Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:19:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Dawa http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-select-fastest-mirror-in-ubuntu.html#comment-133386 Dawa Wed, 13 Aug 2008 06:51:56 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/?p=501#comment-133386 thanks for your wonderful tip it was great, working much faster then the default one.. thanks for your wonderful tip it was great, working much faster then the default one..

]]> By: Mike praveen http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-select-fastest-mirror-in-ubuntu.html#comment-131532 Mike praveen Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:47:23 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/?p=501#comment-131532 superb.....it helped me a lot superb…..it helped me a lot

]]> By: Brando http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-select-fastest-mirror-in-ubuntu.html#comment-128298 Brando Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:56:29 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/?p=501#comment-128298 im using kubuntu hardy and my synaptic looks nothing like this, the only one that looks like the version of synaptic that i have in kde 3.5.9 is the first picture. these options must not exist in mine :( im using kubuntu hardy and my synaptic looks nothing like this, the only one that looks like the version of synaptic that i have in kde 3.5.9 is the first picture. these options must not exist in mine :(

]]> By: Botches http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-select-fastest-mirror-in-ubuntu.html#comment-121659 Botches Sun, 29 Jun 2008 19:20:27 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/?p=501#comment-121659 Thanks for leaving simple instructions! Everything else I have looked up has not been "end-user" friendly. Please keep it up! Thanks for leaving simple instructions! Everything else I have looked up has not been “end-user” friendly. Please keep it up!

]]> By: DAY http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-select-fastest-mirror-in-ubuntu.html#comment-107727 DAY Mon, 26 May 2008 07:16:25 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/?p=501#comment-107727 I wonder if there is a similar way to do this from the command line. Or I have to manually edit the /etc/apt/source.list? I wonder if there is a similar way to do this from the command line. Or I have to manually edit the /etc/apt/source.list?

]]> By: MrMond http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-select-fastest-mirror-in-ubuntu.html#comment-97558 MrMond Fri, 09 May 2008 20:14:44 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/?p=501#comment-97558 Using a local server doesn't always work. I was wondering why the estimate for downloading kde had dropped to 8 hours on my usual 5-6 meg connection from the uk canonical repository. I chose the select best server method and 45 minutes later I had it downladed & installed. Using a local server doesn’t always work.
I was wondering why the estimate for downloading kde had dropped to 8 hours on my usual 5-6 meg connection from the uk canonical repository.
I chose the select best server method and 45 minutes later I had it downladed & installed.

]]> By: Ben http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-select-fastest-mirror-in-ubuntu.html#comment-97441 Ben Fri, 09 May 2008 16:19:10 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/?p=501#comment-97441 I just have updates download in the background and use the main server for installing new stuff (since it has less downtime than mirrors in my experience). I just have updates download in the background and use the main server for installing new stuff (since it has less downtime than mirrors in my experience).

]]> By: Achim http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-select-fastest-mirror-in-ubuntu.html#comment-97004 Achim Fri, 09 May 2008 02:49:10 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/?p=501#comment-97004 Is there a way to select the second or third fastest mirror, as for me the fastest mirror sometimes does not work (sometimes it produces checksum failures, sometimes it seems not to be available...)? Any input would be appreciated Is there a way to select the second or third fastest mirror, as for me the fastest mirror sometimes does not work (sometimes it produces checksum failures, sometimes it seems not to be available…)? Any input would be appreciated

]]> By: Deepank http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-select-fastest-mirror-in-ubuntu.html#comment-96985 Deepank Fri, 09 May 2008 02:25:26 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/?p=501#comment-96985 Nice Post. Did not know about this functionality in Ubuntu Nice Post. Did not know about this functionality in Ubuntu

]]> By: Brett Howard http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-select-fastest-mirror-in-ubuntu.html#comment-96965 Brett Howard Fri, 09 May 2008 02:00:31 +0000 http://www.ubuntugeek.com/?p=501#comment-96965 Also just take a look in the list and see if you recognize any of the servers. I've run the find best server and it doesn't always come up with the server that I can get the best bandwith from. I've had it put me on a server in Spain before and I live in Oregon. Thankfully there is a server about an hour drive from here that gives me 1.5 megabyte a second download rates! :) So just make sure and take a look and don't just "trust" the ping based method. Also just take a look in the list and see if you recognize any of the servers. I’ve run the find best server and it doesn’t always come up with the server that I can get the best bandwith from. I’ve had it put me on a server in Spain before and I live in Oregon. Thankfully there is a server about an hour drive from here that gives me 1.5 megabyte a second download rates! :)

So just make sure and take a look and don’t just “trust” the ping based method.

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