On Sun, Apr 15, 2012 at 08:30:15PM +0530, dE . wrote: > Package: apt > Version: 0.8.15.10 > Severity: wishlist > > > As of the current time, if you want something like mirrors, you have > to add multiple repositories. Doing so makes the package managers > (especially aptitude) very slow.
Or you just add one working repository, or you use the cdn service, you can use http://http.debian.net/, or you use APT's mirror method with a corresponding mirrors.txt somewhere on the web (don't know whether there is one for Debian, though). > That exactly is not a mirror system, but a workaround. > > In a mirror system, there should be a master server from which the > package index is downloaded and all other entries should act as a > mirror -- just for downloading the packages. > > Via this implementations like parallel downloading from multiple > mirrors and mirror switching can be implemented. Yes, but it's also much more complicated that way. -- Julian Andres Klode - Debian Developer, Ubuntu Member See http://wiki.debian.org/JulianAndresKlode and http://jak-linux.org/. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
