Create a `sources.list` file for a Debian mirror with the lowest latency. netselect-apt

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Create a sources.list file for a Debian mirror with the lowest latency. More information: netselect-apt(1) — netselect-apt — Debian bookworm — Debian Manpages.

  • Create sources.list using the lowest latency server:

sudo netselect-apt

  • Specify Debian branch, stable is used by default:

sudo netselect-apt {{testing}}

  • Include non-free section:

sudo netselect-apt --non-free

  • Specify a country for the mirror list lookup:

sudo netselect-apt -c {{India}}