[Bug 1620087] Re: please consider showing list of apt mirrors to choose from

[Robert Ancell]

** Changed in: gnome-software (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Triaged

** Package changed: gnome-software (Ubuntu) => software-properties
(Ubuntu)

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Title:
  please consider showing list of apt mirrors to choose from

Status in software-properties package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  Debian's package managers have had this option on install since the
  early 2000s.

  steps to find this
  1) Click gear in top left hand corner
  2) Software & Updates
  3) Other Software tab
  4) add

  the window then asks for "APT line:", ie something to insert into
  /etc/apt/sources.list -- of course what we should be doing here is
  adding our own mirror from the many mirrors in places like
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+archivemirrors - but it would be far
  better for this (or some) list to be provided, and for the user to
  click on one of the available mirrors, in addition to having the
  ability to manually enter an 'apt' line here.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: gnome-software 3.20.1+git20160420.1.ca63436.ubuntu-xenial-0ubuntu2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-21.37-generic 4.4.6
  Uname: Linux 4.4.0-21-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: GNOME
  Date: Sun Sep  4 13:48:00 2016
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-07-09 (787 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Alpha amd64 (20140708)
  SourcePackage: gnome-software
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-08-16 (19 days ago)

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