Re: Package configure problem during Installation.
Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> wrote:
> The only thing I vaguely understand about the difference between the
> two is that httpredir.debian.org uses the traditional mirror network
> whereas deb.debian.org uses the Fastly CDN (Content Delivery Network)
> and there is some caching going on.
Fastly and Cloudfront are used
> Because Fastly has local peering arrangements mirror choices are
> supposed to be local (and hence faster). I've not noticed any
> difference in a few short tests.
You are correct.
Additional bonus: deb.debian.org can also be accessed via HTTPS if you
want/need to further obfuscate what you pull from mirrors.
Grüße,
S°
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