Pkg Download Slowness

[Leonard Chatagnier]

--- On Wed, 11/26/08, Karl Larsen <k5di at zianet.com> wrote:

> From: Karl Larsen <k5di at zianet.com>
> Subject: Re: Pkg Download Slowness
> To: "Ubuntu user technical support, not for general discussions" <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
> Date: Wednesday, November 26, 2008, 6:20 AM
> Leonard Chatagnier wrote:
> > I use:
> > deb http://ftp.utexas.edu/ubuntu/ hardy * as my main
> download mirror. It's the closest one to my southeast
> Texas location so I expect it to be fast.  However,
> downloading lately has slowed so much that some just freeze
> up bringing the download to a halt. I'm sure the UT
> server must be having some problems but not for two weeks
> going. Originally it was quite fast but now it's slower
> than the regular us.ubuntu server.  Anyone using the UT
> mirror know what's going on? I'm ddownloading
> apt-mirror but I don't think that's the best way to
> find a fast mirror. Anyone have any suggestions on a fast
> mirror for my location. I on a dsl pro broadband, BTW and
> it's almost as slow as dial-up.  Thanks for any
> suggestions.
> > PS-while composing this short message, adept updater
> has only downloaded the first file of an 18 pkg upgrade.
> Normally, it would be installing those packages by now.
> >
> > Leonard Chatagnier
> >
> > Leonard Chatagnier
> > lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net
> >
> >   
>     I use the server at Utah U and it seems to be fast, but
> like you I 
> am using DSL which is nothing to be proud of. It settles
> down to about 
> 27 KB/sec which is better than dial-up :-)
> 
>     Utah is closer to NM than TX.
>
Thanks KArl, If my upgrade fails again tody, I'll definately cchange my mirror location to somewhere else maybe Utah U. Stull have to get apt-mirror a chance but if my memory serves me right, that wasn't much help the last time I tried it.
Leonard Chatagnier
lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net