Ubuntu Updates not selecting the closest Mirror

Asked by Aftab Siddiqui

I'm the administrator of one of the Ubuntu (CD/Arc) Mirrors in Pakistan. The recent problem I've been facing is that when I try to update our ubuntu client machines than it doesn't select the Closest Mirror http://stingray.cyber.net.pk/pub/ubuntu-releases/ which is placed in the same datacenter when all the client machines are connected.

On the other hand it takes me to the farthest placed ubuntu mirror but its also in Pakistan. i.e. http://mirror-cybernet.lums.edu.pk/pub/ubuntu-releases/

pk.archive.ubuntu.com is always resolving to 58.65.218.244. Since this is rate limited mirror I believe thats why it takes long time to update.

Kindly look into this matter.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said :
#1

Can you give the output of:

gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

Thanks

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Aftab Siddiqui (aftabs) said :
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# more /etc/apt/sources.list
#
# deb cdrom:[Ubuntu-Server 10.04.4 LTS _Lucid Lynx_ - Release i386 (20120214.2)]/ lucid main restricted

#deb cdrom:[Ubuntu-Server 10.04.4 LTS _Lucid Lynx_ - Release i386 (20120214.2)]/ lucid main restricted
# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.

deb http://pk.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid main restricted
deb-src http://pk.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid main restricted

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb http://pk.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates main restricted
deb-src http://pk.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates main restricted

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team. Also, please note that software in universe WILL NOT receive any
## review or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
deb http://pk.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid universe
deb-src http://pk.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid universe
deb http://pk.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates universe
deb-src http://pk.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates universe

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu
## security team.
deb http://pk.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid multiverse
deb-src http://pk.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid multiverse
deb http://pk.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates multiverse
deb-src http://pk.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'backports'
## repository.
## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
# deb http://pk.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-backports main restricted universe multiverse
# deb-src http://pk.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-backports main restricted universe multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's
## 'partner' repository.
## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by Canonical and the
## respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu users.
# deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu lucid partner
# deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu lucid partner

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lucid-security main restricted
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lucid-security main restricted
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lucid-security universe
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lucid-security universe
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lucid-security multiverse
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lucid-security multiverse

I just figured out one thing that my mirror is only listed in CD-Mirrors list but not in the Archieve List thats why pk.archive.ubuntu.com is resulting in other ubuntu mirror IPs rather than mine. But unfortunately when I'm trying to register the mirror it is saying that a Mirror is already registered and points me to CD-Mirror list.

Strange for me.

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Sam_ (and-sam) said :
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) said :
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