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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. Deterrent by senorpoco · · Score: 5, Funny

    I have yet to have an Ubuntu distro update smoothly, ever. But that won't stop me, onward I will plunge headlong into it with abandon. I don't like my data anyway.

  2. No thanks, im no criminal by wjh31 · · Score: 5, Funny

    p2p is a method used exclusively by criminals, there's no way im going to be using this method.

  3. Re:Why upgrade? by WormholeFiend · · Score: 4, Funny

    AFAIK, women prefer men who have all the latest upgrades

  4. Re:Bandwidth usage by eldepeche · · Score: 4, Funny

    The option is called "not using apt-p2p." I don't remember the exact syntax, but I think there's a switch in the file /etc/apt/this/is/the/default.behavior