On Friday 09 October 2009 11:04:58 Doctor Who wrote:
Is there some way to tell what mirror is being used when I try to update using download.opensuse.org/factory/repo/oss for example and is there some easy way to choose another or something like using 'fastest mirror' like other distros use?
Look in the logs. For instance /var/log/zypper.log should have listed what mirror is used, so: grep "(log_redirects_curl)" /var/log/zypper.log will give you all involved mirrors. Here that list has 892 lines. Be aware that redirector (mirrorbrain) at http://download.opensuse.org is using multiple mirrors, even during one 'zypper dup' session, and the case where download is constantly slow can be something else, not a slow mirror. The logic behind mirror selection is quite complex and it takes in account not only "the fastest", but file availability, file size, distance from download location, and probably more. See http://mirrorbrain.org for more details. -- Regards, Rajko People of openSUSE editor. Latest interviews: http://news.opensuse.org/category/people-of-opensuse/ About us: http://en.opensuse.org/People_of_openSUSE/About -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org