Finding the best apt mirror in Ubuntu
I wanted to speed up package downloading to set up my apt-proxy today in Gutsy, so I decided to find the correct way to find the fastest Ubuntu mirror. It’s actually done like so (stolen from here): Click on “System | Administration | Software Sources” Under “Ubuntu Sotware” tab, choose “Other” in the “Download from” list box. Choose your country and then click “Select Best Server” and choose the recommendation. This automatically updates the /etc/apt/sources.lst file. The same utility can [...]
