My ISP offers a freezone Ubuntu mirror (http://ftp.iinet.net.au/pub/ubuntu/) however Ubuntu is constantly pulling updates from a US server that is
- slower
- not inside my freezone
How can I force Ubuntu to use my local, freezone mirror before using others?
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Go to the menu System > Administration > Software Sources. There is a drop-down box labled "Download from:" where you can choose a mirror near you.
If this doesn't work as planned (might not since you have a "custom mirror") then you can edit the file
/etc/apt/sources.listby typingsudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.listin a terminal and pressing enter, if you need help you can typeman sources.listin the terminal.A source of the unwanted traffic might be from
security.ubuntu.comthis is where the security updates comes from, they can be turned off, but it's not recommended!Farseeker : Thanks. My local freezone mirror is actually officially listed by Ubuntu as an official mirror. Bonus!From Source Lab
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