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Old 12-14-2007, 07:34 AM   #1
ajeetraina
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apt-get update so slow???


vjs@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get update
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 7.04 _Feisty Fawn_ - Release i386 (20070415) feisty/main Tran
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 7.04 _Feisty Fawn_ - Release i386 (20070415) feisty/restricte
16% [Connecting to www.backports.org (194.8.57.6)] [Connecting to people.debian.Err http://mirror.cs.umn.edu fiesty Release.gpg
Could not connect to mirror.cs.umn.edu:80 (128.101.240.211), connection timed out
Err http://www.nic.funet.fi fiesty Release.gpg
Could not connect to www.nic.funet.fi:80 (193.166.3.3), connection timed out
Err http://ftp.iitm.ac.in fiesty Release.gpg
Could not connect to ftp.iitm.ac.in:80 (203.199.213.8), connection timed out
Err http://security.ubuntu.com feisty-security Release.gpg
Could not connect to security.ubuntu.com:80 (91.189.88.37), connection timed out
Err http://people.debian.org php5 Release.gpg
Could not connect to people.debian.org:80 (192.25.206.10), connection timed out
Err http://www.backports.org stable Release.gpg
Could not connect to www.backports.org:80 (194.8.57.6), connection timed out
16% [Connecting to www.backports.org (194.8.57.6)] [Connecting to people.debian

Can anyone instruct me what should I check to increase the speed?The corporate internet speed is superb?But Why mine newly Fiesty machien is not able to go after 16%
 
Old 12-14-2007, 07:58 AM   #2
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Aptitude is faster than apt-get.
 
Old 12-14-2007, 08:15 AM   #3
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You have time out messages, suggesting either the server which you are trying to connect to is down, or some other network problem.
 
Old 12-14-2007, 10:41 AM   #4
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Can you please refrain from posting the same topic in different threads. You have already asked about the apt-get issue in other threads and you got several suggestions on how to resolve it.
 
  


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