[Bug 1875910] [NEW] Command to update mirror list

[edurenye]

Public bug reported:

I see a lot of issues regarding outdated Ubuntu.mirrors file, I think
there should be a command that imports the list of mirrors from
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+archivemirrors and updates the
templates/Ubuntu.mirrors file, then in the UI add a button that can
update the list of Mirrors. I don't see the point of needing a new
release every time the list needs to be updated.

I want a mirror that was updated yesterday, because is the closest to my
location, but it is not in the list, and as you can see there are lots
of issues from people that could have been avoided with this.

This is not really a bug, but a feature.
Also could be great if there was some kind of filter, like if you select now in Ubuntu 19.10 a ftp mirror and update it will fail, and the UI gets broken (you can't even close the window, you have to kill it), so doing this update should just import those mirrors that are safe to use.

** Affects: python-apt (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  Command to update mirror list

Status in python-apt package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I see a lot of issues regarding outdated Ubuntu.mirrors file, I think
  there should be a command that imports the list of mirrors from
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+archivemirrors and updates the
  templates/Ubuntu.mirrors file, then in the UI add a button that can
  update the list of Mirrors. I don't see the point of needing a new
  release every time the list needs to be updated.

  I want a mirror that was updated yesterday, because is the closest to
  my location, but it is not in the list, and as you can see there are
  lots of issues from people that could have been avoided with this.

  This is not really a bug, but a feature.
  Also could be great if there was some kind of filter, like if you select now in Ubuntu 19.10 a ftp mirror and update it will fail, and the UI gets broken (you can't even close the window, you have to kill it), so doing this update should just import those mirrors that are safe to use.

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