[xubuntu-users] Software & Updates > Download > Other > Select Best Server

[Charles M]

Software & Updates lets you specify a particular server to pull from
if you choose:

Software & Updates > Download > Other

We are in Southern Ontario, Canada, one city away from Waterloo,
Ontario. By default, Xubuntu shows "Server for Canada" in this field.

When I choose Other I can manually pick from servers in Canada, or
elsewhere if I desired... but there's also a button in the top right
of the window that apparently tests for the best server. The button is
labelled Select Best Server, and when you click on it, the system runs
some (presumably) speed tests.

I figured this might choose one of the Canadian servers, likely the
one closest to me, but it ended up picking a server in Iran the first
time, in Bulgaria the second time I tested, and a server in the U.S.
the third time (at least that's a bit closer).

I'm thinking there might be a bug in the software. I suppose those
servers could be faster than the Canadian mirrors, but it is strange
that every time it's something different...

It would be interesting to see if others have similar results.

Cheers,

Charles
p.s. using Xubuntu 22.04

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Charles
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