Questions tagged [mirrors]
Mirrors are copies of data stored in a different location. Questions under this tag generally refer to the official Ubuntu repository mirrors.
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How can I get apt to use a mirror close to me, or choose a faster mirror?
Downloading from the main Ubuntu archive is slow even when it's not release day, how can I get apt-get to automatically use a mirror that is close to me?
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How do I change which mirror I get updates and software from?
How do I select which server Ubuntu will get it's software and updates from? I know how to find the list of mirrors on the web, but not how to use them.
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Update manager doesn't offer an upgrade to the new release
So I have Ubuntu installed on my pc, and I want to upgrade to the new Ubuntu which was just released. When I check for any new updates it doesn't show any upgrades to the new release. How can I fix ...
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Is it possible to mirror the apt repositories?
I am a student at Case Western Reserve University, and the bandwidth from the Ubuntu servers to my location is often horrendously bad (on the order of a few hundred bytes per second). Myself and a few ...
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Why are updates downloading so slow?
All other connection speeds are normal, average download speed is about 2mbps but my updates are lucky to get to 100kbps. Updates and this website are the only things running any ideas what the ...
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How to create a local repository using apt-mirror and mirrorkit?
Having a local repository can be very useful. It is possible to use rsync to create a repository mirror, but this results in all the releases being downloaded, even older ones and would include files ...
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How and when is old-releases.ubuntu.com updated?
The old-releases.ubuntu.com mirror hosts the repositories for EOL Ubuntu releases. The main page currently lists up to 11.10 (or 12.04.3 if you count point upgrades), but the dists page lists up to 13....
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What are mirrors?
I know that a mirror is another server which holds the same data to download as the original server. This is easy to understand, but beyond this, I get the impression that the term "mirrors" in Ubuntu ...
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Where can I find a repository for older unsupported releases? [duplicate]
I remember I saw a apt mirror somewhere containing older distributions but I cannot find it anymore. Does anybody know where to find it?
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Making mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com highly available
We're a distributed team, which is why our VMs use the Ubuntu mirror:// setup. Our /etc/apt/sources.list looks like the following:
deb mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt lucid main restricted ...
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How can I find an always updated list of repository mirrors?
How can I find an always updated list of repository mirrors?
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Local Ubuntu Mirror NOT working?
I recently migrated to Ubuntu from Win 8.1 (Used to try Ubuntu sometime back but went away..).
After my initial install, the default server (mirror) selected for my Sri Lanka location was http://...
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How do I get `apt-get update` to work on a machine with no internet access and manually assigned IP address?
I have set up apt-mirror and downloaded the latest ubuntu packages successfully in a machine that can access the internet. The goal is to use this machine as the repository when doing apt-get update ...
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Install a Mirror without downloading all packages from official repository
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I have a Laptop which is connected to a wifi connection, and a Desktop which can not be connected to Internet (the modem is too far from it), and i want to ...
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Select mirror during installation from live mode
Without customising the Ubuntu live image, is it possible to select a mirror during installation? If not, what are the options available? I can think of customising the image, or somehow using ...
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apt-get update is unable to connect to mirror [duplicate]
when I try sudo apt-get update this is the output:
Hit:1 http://ppa.launchpad.net/linuxuprising/java/ubuntu focal InRelease
Get:2 http://www.geogebra.net/linux stable InRelease [8.690 B] ...
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I would like to build a partial mirror, I like the look of debpartial-mirror, but it looks abandonded, recommendations for a mirror tool?
I would like to build a partial mirror, I like the look of debpartial-mirror, but it looks abandonded, recommendations for a mirror tool?
https://projetos.ossystems.com.br/wiki/debpartial-mirror
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Set the fastest mirror from preseed
So, choosing the best mirror in the /etc/apt/sources.list can be simply done by removing the country prefix before "archive.ubuntu.com" (i.e. "us.").
For a new installation, it should be possible to ...
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"bad mirror archive" : What should I put as the "mirror of ubuntu archive" on installation of ubuntu?
I'm trying to set up ubuntu from my old macintosh laptop, but when it asks me to put in the "mirror of ubuntu archive" I run into problems.
For the mirror, I put in mirror.anl.gov
for the ubuntu ...
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Differences between servers [duplicate]
What's the difference between installing packages and software from the main server and from the local country server?
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download packages from ppa.launchpad.net via ftp or https
I would like to ask if it is possible to update/upgrade packages through ftp.
It means accessing ppa.launchpad.net via ftp/https. Or does launchpad.net have mirrors?
I know that I can download ...
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What is the best practice for security updates?
For all of my official ubuntu updates (main universe multiverse restricted) I use an Israeli mirror of the ubuntu repositories, with one exception: for the security updates I use http://security....
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How can a mirror be "one week behind"?
I usually set and recommend a country mirrors pool to avoid this.
Nevertheless, on help threads on the French forum, I often see users who set a specific mirror, trying to optimize speed.
When ...
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Are there files and folders within /home that MUST be avoided when mirroring a user folder between different hardwares?
Say you have two computers with different hardware (two laptops or a laptop and a desktop) that you want to use alternatively. For example, I am using the comfortable desktop now, and want to mirror ...
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How can I restore a country specific apt-get update mirror?
While configuring my new 13.10 installation, I chose to change the default update server using the "Software & Updates" GUI tool available in the System settings panel.
Before this change the ...
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Displays option not showing for Mirroring Pen tablet
I am using ubuntu 22.04, After restart, i could not see displays in settings option. I am getting no signal error on my pen tablet, but pen is detected. Here is the image where only Built In display ...
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Getting Ubuntu Package Fresh Install List
I go to Cyber Security competitions, in which I am given an image that is tampered with, making it insecure. One of the steps of securing the image is to get rid of "bad" or "unofficial" packages.
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My local ubuntu server is not updated
I am from Nepal and it's faster to download apps from server for nepal using through ubuntu software center. But when i use np.archive.ubuntu.com server. There is no updated softwares and few ...
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How do I move my LVM 524GB root partition to a new smaller 500GB SSD - and make a backup prior to the move onto an external HDD?
(running Ubuntu 17.10)
I am new to LVM. I am very familiar with GUID Partition Tables (GPT) and using GParted from a Boot-Disk.
I read somewhere that the big advantage using LVM is that one can ...
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How do I change all my mirrors to HTTPS and not use HTTP for apt? [closed]
The other users who asked this are comfortable with knowing that GPG is used for verification of packages, however I want step by step instructions or a script or a HTTPS sources list which I can use.
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