Switch to Fastly to avoid slow upgrades and connection issues

Shortly after the announcements or during high load, the main repositories can get really busy. This can result in a very slow upgrade, or even in connection issues and failures. To avoid this, switch to the Fastly repositories. They are specifically designed for high load and high availability. Open a terminal and type the following command to edit the sources list: `sudo xed /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-package-repositories.list` In this file, find the line which contains `virginia main upstream import backport` and replace it with the line below: `deb https://fastly.linuxmint.io virginia main upstream import backport` Save the file with `Ctrl+S` and close the text editor. Update the APT cache with the command below: `apt update` Make sure there are no errors in the output. That's it, your system is now using the Fastly repositories. You can now perform the upgrade without worrying about high server load.

Posted by clefebvre on Jul 28, 2024, 9:19 AM

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