Package: choose-mirror Severity: wishlist X-Debbugs-Cc: tfh...@debian.org I think it's time for choose-mirror to stop asking by default. AFAIK deb.debian.org works well enough now that we don't need users to manually select a mirror close to them.
PoC patch, completely untested: diff --git a/choose-mirror.c b/choose-mirror.c index 2662c5f..5463fa7 100644 --- a/choose-mirror.c +++ b/choose-mirror.c @@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ static int choose_mirror(void) { debconf_subst(debconf, mir, "mirrors", list); free(list); - debconf_input(debconf, "high", mir); + debconf_input(debconf, "medium", mir); free(mir); } else { char *host = add_protocol("hostname"); diff --git a/debian/choose-mirror-bin.templates.http-in b/debian/choose-mirror-bin.templates.http-in index 785851e..2dc1f02 100644 --- a/debian/choose-mirror-bin.templates.http-in +++ b/debian/choose-mirror-bin.templates.http-in @@ -29,13 +29,14 @@ _Description: Debian archive mirror country: Template: mirror/http/mirror Type: select Choices: ${mirrors} +Default: deb.debian.org # :sl1: _Description: Debian archive mirror: Please select a Debian archive mirror. You should use a mirror in your country or region if you do not know which mirror has the best Internet connection to you. . - Usually, ftp.<your country code>.debian.org is a good choice. + Usually, deb.debian.org is a good choice. Template: mirror/http/hostname Type: string Cheers, Julien