On Sun, Apr 15, 2012 at 08:30:15PM +0530, dE . wrote:
Package: apt
Version: 0.8.15.10
Severity: wishlist
As of the current time, if you want something like mirrors, you have
to add multiple repositories. Doing so makes the package managers
(especially aptitude) very slow.
Or you just add one working repository, or you use the cdn service,
you can use http://http.debian.net/, or you use APT's mirror method
with a corresponding mirrors.txt somewhere on the web (don't know
whether there is one for Debian, though).
That exactly is not a mirror system, but a workaround.
In a mirror system, there should be a master server from which the
package index is downloaded and all other entries should act as a
mirror -- just for downloading the packages.
Via this implementations like parallel downloading from multiple
mirrors and mirror switching can be implemented.
Yes, but it's also much more complicated that way.