[ubuntu-uk] Edgy update tip

[Martin Fitzpatrick]

On 01/11/06, Adam Bagnall <ajb35 at kent.ac.uk> wrote:
> I've found updates on Edgy to be slow even using gb.archive.ubuntu.com.
> If you're having the same problem try substituting all references to
>
> http://(gb.)archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/
> in /etc/apt/sources.list with
> http://www.mirrorservice.org/sites/archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/

If you're on Telewest broadband, you may also find this to be fun:

http://ubuntu.blueyonder.co.uk/

I'm not sure if other broadband providers provide mirrors, but
Telewest also support debian, etc.  (I actually just guessed the
ubuntu based on the debian one as it doesn't appear to be advertised
widely).

Martin