Techno Mania » ubuntu http://blog.hafees.com A blog by Hafees Fri, 09 Dec 2011 12:39:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Ubuntu – Change Download Server and Fix Slow Updates http://blog.hafees.com/linux/ubuntu-change-download-server-and-fix-slow-updates/ http://blog.hafees.com/linux/ubuntu-change-download-server-and-fix-slow-updates/#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:22:06 +0000 admin http://blog.hafees.com/?p=179
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    • ]]>     In India, the default download server selected is an Indian server ftp.iitm.ac.in which is very slow and causes very slow download speeds even if you’ve a 2 Mbps broadband connection. This was very obvious when I tried to upgrade to the Ubuntu 9.10 Release Candidate. I was getting download speeds in the range of 10 – 20 KBps with my 2Mbps broadband connection.

    The best method is to find the fastest server using update manager itself. This will test all the download servers and will select the best one. In my case, a server from UK is selected. After that I was getting download speeds of 180 KBps to 220 KBps which is more than ten times faster.

    Steps to fix the slow download speed

    1. Open the update manager (System->Administration->Update Manager)
    2. Click Settings…
    3. Check the first tab (Ubuntu Software)

      Select Server

    4. Open the Download From dropdrown and choose Other…

      Select other

    5. Click on the Select Best Server button

      6. Select Best Server

    It will do a series of test and will select the best server automatically. After that you’ll get maximum download speeds when updating or installing additional packages. This is applicable to Ubuntu and Kubuntu.

    Good download speeds

    After this optimization, I am getting maximum download speeds in Ubuntu / Kubuntu.

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