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Use apt-p2p To Improve Ubuntu 9.04 Upgrade

Posted by kdawson on from the sharing-it-around dept.

An anonymous reader writes "With Jaunty Jackalope scheduled for release in 12 days on April 23, this blog posting describes how to switch to apt-p2p in preparation for the upgrade. This should help significantly to reduce the load on the mirrors, smooth out the upgrade experience for all involved, and bypass the numerous problems that have occurred in the past on Ubuntu release day. Remember to disable all third-party repositories beforehand."

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  1. Re:What about deltas? by drinkypoo · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    I honestly cannot understand why they don't just release deltas against the old packages.

    They're waiting for you to overhaul apt to support delta packages.

    Well? Let's see some code!

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