Upgrade your debian sources.list
apt-spy is a program that benchmarks debian apt-get sources. Run this
script when you need to find your bets local mirror for grabbing debian
packages.
#!/bin/sh
# jcz 2005-july-13
#
# This script will add the best debian servers to your sources.list file.
# You should prune the file by hand when it’s done.
# Date and other variables pretty self explanatory, S is seconds
# date format is currently YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS
datearc=$(hostname)_sourcesbackup_$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S).txt
cp /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list.$datearc
# benchmarks 3 north american servers for downloading the testing debian packages
# and will overwrite sources.list with the results
apt-spy -d testing -a north-america -e 3
# the overwrite makes us copy back our favorites
cat /etc/apt/sources.list.$datearc >> /etc/apt/sources.list
echo “Don’t forget to prune /etc/apt/sources.list !!!”
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