[PLUG] New System Setup

MJang mike at linuxexam.com
Sat Apr 16 16:39:37 UTC 2011


On Sat, 2011-04-16 at 08:51 -0700, John Jason Jordan wrote:
> On Sat, 16 Apr 2011 08:31:45 -0700

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> I have had issues with the PSU and OSU mirrors. They are definitely the
> fastest, but I discovered that they didn't have all the packages. I'm
> not sure how that can be if they are "mirrors," but that's what
> happened. It may also have been an anomaly, although the time when it
> happened the missing files that I needed stayed missing for a week
> before it dawned on me to switch mirrors. It was several years ago, but
> I recall that when I switched to the US main mirrors my available
> packages increased by a couple thousand.
> 
> The GUI has a really handy tool for testing the speed of the various
> mirrors. Recommended, but check your total package count before and
> after changing.
> 
Hi John, 

Last time I tried that GUI tool a couple of years ago, it gave me
results that I didn't trust, like mirror sites in Alberta with 10M
pipes. Sure, it has to be an algorithm combining pipe, load, and
distance. But some human judgement is still required.

Thanks,
Mike




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