country specific sources.list file?

Question

i was trying to setup local repository so i did some entries comment and some of them deleted. now i don't want to create local repository for less storages.

i have searched on google for sources.list entries so i found some entries like :

deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty main restricted 
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty main

and some entries like :

deb http://uk.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty universe multiverse 

so it seems like there is defferent repository for different country. so , i am from india so is this possible to find repository for india only. where should i search. ?

Solution 1

you can generate sources.list file from http://repogen.simplylinux.ch/index.php

select your country --> select your version --> select checkbox for repository --> click on generate List

copy and paste generated list to /etc/apt/sources.list :

gksu gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

then run command for update and upgrade the system.

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

Note : if you selected third party software’s PPA then you have to add GPG Keys that is listed in GPG Keys section.

Solution 2

Go to System Settings -> Software & Updates.

There you can find your Indian local mirror. This is "Download from" drop down menu.

You do not have to edit sources.list manually. It will be updated automatically.

But all mirrors contain same packages. I do not recommend to use country specific server pools, like .in. It randomly picks a server from the pool. Not all servers always work well. I recommend to pick up a server manually or use "Select Best Server" option.

Comments

[muru]

-1: last para [citation needed].

[Pilot6]

@muru What are you talking about? I fixed lots of problems by switching from some Indian servers to some others. Local servers in many countries do not work very consistently. I won't look for these questions anyway.

[muru]

I have never had problems with in.archive.ubuntu.com.

[Pilot6]

@muru These country specific pool pick up one server from the pool like in. If you are unlucky you can get to a non-working server. This happens in other countries too. I recommend to pick up a local server manually instead of using the pool.

[muru]

And what do you imagine archive.ubuntu.com does?

[Pilot6]

@muru I reworded that.

[muru]

To your re-wording: What do you imagine archive.ubuntu.com does?

[Pilot6]

Let us continue this discussion in chat.

[Admin]

repogen.simplylinux.ch/index.php link is broken