Martin Fitzpatrick wrote: > On 01/11/06, Adam Bagnall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I've found updates on Edgy to be slow even using gb.archive.ubuntu.com. >> If you're having the same problem try substituting all references to >> >> http://(gb.)archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ >> in /etc/apt/sources.list with >> http://www.mirrorservice.org/sites/archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ >> > > If you're on Telewest broadband, you may also find this to be fun: > > http://ubuntu.blueyonder.co.uk/ > > I'm not sure if other broadband providers provide mirrors, but > Telewest also support debian, etc. (I actually just guessed the > ubuntu based on the debian one as it doesn't appear to be advertised > widely). > > Martin > > I'm on Telewest broadband (as you can tell by my email address) and have used that mirror before. However when I did use it, and this was a while ago to be fair, the mirror wasn't very up to date and apt kept falling back to the GB ubuntu mirror. Things may be different now though.
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