apt-spy2
… or: “apt-spy for Ubuntu”
Installation
gem install apt-spy2
Usage
$ apt-spy2 [21:03:52]
apt-spy2 commands:
apt-spy2 check # Evaluate mirrors
apt-spy2 fix # Set the closest/fastest mirror
apt-spy2 help [COMMAND] # Describe available commands or one specific command
apt-spy2 list # List the currently available mirrors
list command
Displays a list of currently available mirrors. These mirrors are automatically selected via ubuntu-mirrors using your IP’s location.
$ apt-spy2 list
...
Since mirrors.ubuntu.com is frequently down, you can the list on Launchpad:
$ apt-spy2 list --launchpad --country=Germany
...
check command
check works like list, but also determines if the servers returned are working. It supports Launchpad as well.
$ apt-spy2 check
...
$ apt-spy2 list --launchpad --country=US
...
fix command
fix applies the result of check and updates /etc/apt/sources.list.
Once the fix is applied, please run apt-get update.
Please note: Depending on the context, it may require sudo.
options/switches
See apt-spy2 help list|check|fix for available options.
Please note: --launchpad always requires you pass --country=FOO as well.
exit codes
- 0 - all went well
- 1 - some kind of error
output and non-interactiveness
See apt-spy2 help COMMAND for more information.
Generally, apt-spy2 plays especially nice in a non-interactive environment and won’t ask for anything without setting environment variables or using the usual -y.