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| author | Holger Wansing <hwansing@mailbox.org> | 2019-08-10 22:59:22 +0200 |
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| committer | Holger Wansing <hwansing@mailbox.org> | 2019-08-10 22:59:22 +0200 |
| commit | 6246bafd0640c44c3136b9f36e3874f3fecb1fb5 (patch) | |
| tree | e4d8afec2187d737f2bcdd71838144a0bfefd5c3 /en/using-d-i | |
| parent | a686aed909a74a1f034f5f3ac1388e78ef1d0261 (diff) | |
| download | installation-guide-6246bafd0640c44c3136b9f36e3874f3fecb1fb5.zip | |
Updating chapter for chosing a network mirror
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| -rw-r--r-- | en/using-d-i/modules/apt-setup.xml | 28 |
1 files changed, 12 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/en/using-d-i/modules/apt-setup.xml b/en/using-d-i/modules/apt-setup.xml index b6397a213..fe9151b21 100644 --- a/en/using-d-i/modules/apt-setup.xml +++ b/en/using-d-i/modules/apt-setup.xml @@ -190,17 +190,23 @@ configured. <title>Choosing a network mirror</title> <para> -If you have selected to use a network mirror during the installation -(optional for CD/DVD installs, required for netboot images), you will be -presented with a list of geographically nearby (and therefore hopefully -fast) network mirrors, based upon your country selection earlier in the -installation process. Choosing the offered default is usually fine. +Unless you chose not to use a network mirror, you will be presented +with a list of network mirrors based upon your country selection +earlier in the installation process. Choosing the offered default is +usually fine. + +</para><para> + +The offered default is deb.debian.org, which is not a mirror itself but +will redirect to a mirror that should be up-to-date and fast. These +mirrors support TLS (https protocol) and IPv6. This service is +maintained by the Debian System Administration (DSA) team. </para><para> A mirror can also be specified by hand by choosing <quote>enter information manually</quote> . You can then specify a mirror host name and an optional -port number. As of Wheezy, that actually has to be a URL base, i.e. when +port number. This actually has to be a URL base, i.e. when specifying an IPv6 address, one has to add square brackets around it, for instance <quote>[2001:db8::1]</quote>. @@ -218,16 +224,6 @@ choose the <quote>enter information manually</quote> option. You can then speci a mirror available via IPv6, although it will probably not be the fastest possible one. -</para><para> - -Another option when choosing to specify the mirror manually is to use -<quote>httpredir.debian.org</quote> as your mirror. -<quote>httpredir.debian.org</quote> is not a physical mirror but a mirror -redirection service, i.e. it automatically refers your system to a -real mirror near you in terms of network topology. It takes into account -by which protocol you connect to it, i.e. if you use IPv6, it will -refer you to an IPv6-capable mirror near you. - </para> </sect4> </sect3> |