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debian mirrors -> buyvm
i understand buyvm has local mirrors and they are fast.
but why are official debian mirrors (security.debian.org) unusable on buyvm for whatever reason? I don't remember a time where I've gotten more than 40kbps from official debian mirrors on buyvm. can someone give an answer?
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Because by default you are probably connecting to the mirrors over ipv6 and due to various reasons download speeds over ipv6 speeds may suck. Edit /etc/gai.conf and make ipv4 preferred over ipv6.
security.debian.org is itself a geo-based reflector, although they don't make the mirror list public.
Resolving security.debian.org from:
Italy: wieck.debian.org (195.20.242.89)
Scranton, PA: steffani.debian.org (128.31.0.36)
California: saens.debian.org (128.101.240.212)
Maybe try an explicit substitution in
sources.list?Edit: and what @rds100 said. The second I see an ipv6 show up in apt-get output I remember to disable/'un-prefer' it, if I haven't already.
@rds100 hit it on the head. Since I made that change in gai.conf my apting is running like a goosed moose.