On 8 December 2013 03:45, Felix Miata <mrma...@earthlink.net> wrote: > On 2013-04-23 04:43 (GMT-0500) Kamil Paral composed: > > > Trying to yum upgrade 19 is stuck on a mirror with no useful throughput. >>> What >>> kind of workaround for this is available? Nothing jumps at me in the yum >>> man >>> page. How do I specify to use a particular mirror know to work? >>> >> >> If the speed is below some threshold, yum should blacklist the mirror and >> use a different one >> > > Yum doesn't bother to show URL of inept mirror in use. How do I figure out > which to blacklist? > > > I know this is an old thread.
Try setting the env var URLGRABBER_DEBUG=1, e.g. 'URLGRABBER_DEBUG=1 yum install foo', it gives a huge amount of extra debug output; the point is it shows the mirror yum picked to download a package. > next time. If you don't have the patience, try hitting Ctrl+C during the > download. Ideally this should switch to a different mirror (but I'm not > sure if this functionality wasn't removed). > > Not happening. > > > Of course, you can also edit /etc/yum/*.repo and hardcode some fast >> mirror near you: >> https://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/ >> > > From looking at these repo files, it's non-obvious how to deviate from the > standard configuration's use of variables. > > > But that doesn't guard you against outdated mirrors, and doesn't provide >> fallback if your chosen mirror is down. >> > -- > "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant > words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) > > Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! > > Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ > -- > test mailing list > test@lists.fedoraproject.org > To unsubscribe: > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/test > -- Ahmad Samir
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