On 2014-10-04, Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> wrote: > > Ok, http://http.debian.net won't write out a sources.list file for you > but one of its functions is to choose a fast mirror. Amongst the reasons for > choosing it instead of specifying a particular geographical mirror are > I guess everybody knows about this site: http://debgen.simplylinux.ch which the newbie might find convenient and instructive, if only for the proper syntax.