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

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Run this command and it will give you the fastest server, at the time
you run the command, your ISP can access.  Note that network and server
conditions will apply to make your fastest server change from time to
time.

sudo netselect-apt -t 15 -a amd64 -n unstable

On Fri, 2023-12-22 at 11:25 -0500, Charles M wrote:
> 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
> 
> -- 
> Charles
> Mastodon: @chaslinux at techhub.social
>