Kenneth FinneganOct 3, 2024

Does anyone actually use the FastestMirror knob in DNF? Can I have your Opinions and Thoughts on the feature? #Fedora #Linux

https://www.reddit.com/r/Fedora/comments/1fvf0zb/use_cases_for_fastestmirror_in_dnf/

Show threadnirik  Oct 4, 2024
@kwf I wish it didn't exist. People turn it on thinking it's a magic 'go faster' button, but it just sends you to the mirror with the lowest latency, which is very often not the mirror that has the fastest actual downloads. ;(
Show threadJustinOct 4, 2024
@nirik @kwf what it needs is a test file on each mirror. Find the ten closest (for example) using ping and then do a download test to see which is actually faster.
Show threadKenneth Finnegan
@justin @nirik mirror operators would hate it. They're already struggling with IOPS and bandwidth and you want to turn them into speedtest servers that aren't doing any useful work?
Oct 4, 2024 at 12:51amWeb
Show threadJustinOct 4, 2024
@kwf @nirik what other way would there be to get the fastest server?