[opensuse] Leap 42.2 update mirror rit.edu problems?
All, I am getting nothing but a dribble of updates from the rit.edu mirror. Is there are problem? I have noticed this over the past week or so. It will literally take 5 minutes to refresh the repo info, and updates take forever. Unfortunately it is the lowest priority mirror in my region, so it is automatically selected most times. What is the best way to change mirror selection (aside from hacking the .repo file in /etc/zypp/repos.d)? It took 41 minutes tonight to download 92M of updates (on a 6MB/s [50Mb/s] connection) -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
David C. Rankin composed on 2017-07-13 03:46 (UTC-0500):
What is the best way to change mirror selection (aside from hacking the .repo file in /etc/zypp/repos.d)?
The simplicity of "hacking" repos is one of the advantages of zypp over other package management systems. Example: -rw-r--r-- 1 246 Nov 16 2016 Update.repo -rw-r--r-- 1 246 Nov 16 2016 Update.repoD -rw-r--r-- 1 254 Nov 16 2016 Update.repo-gwdg -rw-r--r-- 1 244 Nov 16 2016 Update.repoW Using MC it's a simple enough matter to "cp" Update from download.o.o to widehat.o.o or gwdg when mirrorbrain is suffering brainlock, and back afterward. Same goes for creating, deleting, disabling or enabling any repo. The only files zypp considers relevant are those ending in .repo in /etc/zypp/repos.d/. -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 2017-07-13 11:24, Felix Miata wrote:
David C. Rankin composed on 2017-07-13 03:46 (UTC-0500):
What is the best way to change mirror selection (aside from hacking the .repo file in /etc/zypp/repos.d)?
The simplicity of "hacking" repos is one of the advantages of zypp over other package management systems. Example:
-rw-r--r-- 1 246 Nov 16 2016 Update.repo -rw-r--r-- 1 246 Nov 16 2016 Update.repoD -rw-r--r-- 1 254 Nov 16 2016 Update.repo-gwdg -rw-r--r-- 1 244 Nov 16 2016 Update.repoW
Using MC it's a simple enough matter to "cp" Update from download.o.o to widehat.o.o or gwdg when mirrorbrain is suffering brainlock, and back afterward. Same goes for creating, deleting, disabling or enabling any repo. The only files zypp considers relevant are those ending in .repo in /etc/zypp/repos.d/.
I edit the file directly, leaving the old entry commented out. -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 42.2 x86_64 "Malachite" at Telcontar)
Carlos E. R. composed on 2017-07-13 19:27 (UTC+0200):
Felix Miata wrote:
The simplicity of "hacking" repos is one of the advantages of zypp over other package management systems. Example:
-rw-r--r-- 1 246 Nov 16 2016 Update.repo -rw-r--r-- 1 246 Nov 16 2016 Update.repoD -rw-r--r-- 1 254 Nov 16 2016 Update.repo-gwdg -rw-r--r-- 1 244 Nov 16 2016 Update.repoW
Using MC it's a simple enough matter to "cp" Update from download.o.o to widehat.o.o or gwdg when mirrorbrain is suffering brainlock, and back afterward. Same goes for creating, deleting, disabling or enabling any repo. The only files zypp considers relevant are those ending in .repo in /etc/zypp/repos.d/.
I edit the file directly, leaving the old entry commented out.
Those timestamps show me: 1: I created them 2: nothing has modified them since I created them 3: download.o.o is enabled 4: they are 42.2 versions. I edit them once only, after the release date is announced, and host them on the LAN server. Distribution upgrades (e.g. 13.2 to 42.3) are initiated by 'zypper clean' followed by copying the applicable set from the LAN server. Fresh installs get their sets from the LAN on first boot. Switching to another or enabling is simply: Shift-[F3|F5] -> BS -> Enter Disabling is simply: F8 -> DEL -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 07/13/2017 04:24 AM, Felix Miata wrote:
Using MC it's a simple enough matter to "cp" Update from download.o.o to widehat.o.o or gwdg when mirrorbrain is suffering brainlock, and back afterward. Same goes for creating, deleting, disabling or enabling any repo. The only files zypp considers relevant are those ending in .repo in /etc/zypp/repos.d/.
Oh, yes, I'm not saying I don't hack the repo files, but I was giving the mirror resolver a chance to do it's thing... There is (and has been) something wrong with one of the mirrors in the resolver list for the US for the past couple of weeks. My closest is utexas.edu, but as an Aggie, that's a last resort :) -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 2017-07-13 10:46, David C. Rankin wrote:
All,
I am getting nothing but a dribble of updates from the rit.edu mirror. Is there are problem? I have noticed this over the past week or so. It will literally take 5 minutes to refresh the repo info, and updates take forever. Unfortunately it is the lowest priority mirror in my region, so it is automatically selected most times.
What is the best way to change mirror selection (aside from hacking the .repo file in /etc/zypp/repos.d)?
The only known method is to manually change the mirror to one that works, negating the automatic selection, which is done simply by selecting the default server (it is a redirector). There is no configuration possible, like a score file: a file that blacklists some mirrors or mark others as preferred. -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 42.2 x86_64 "Malachite" at Telcontar)
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