Bug#668908: Apt should have a proper mirror system.
On Sun, Apr 15, 2012 at 08:30:15PM +0530, dE . wrote:
> Package: apt
> Version: 0.8.15.10
> Severity: wishlist
>
>
> As of the current time, if you want something like mirrors, you have
> to add multiple repositories. Doing so makes the package managers
> (especially aptitude) very slow.
Or you just add one working repository, or you use the cdn service,
you can use http://http.debian.net/, or you use APT's mirror method
with a corresponding mirrors.txt somewhere on the web (don't know
whether there is one for Debian, though).
> That exactly is not a mirror system, but a workaround.
>
> In a mirror system, there should be a master server from which the
> package index is downloaded and all other entries should act as a
> mirror -- just for downloading the packages.
>
> Via this implementations like parallel downloading from multiple
> mirrors and mirror switching can be implemented.
Yes, but it's also much more complicated that way.
--
Julian Andres Klode - Debian Developer, Ubuntu Member
See http://wiki.debian.org/JulianAndresKlode and http://jak-linux.org/.
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