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Default Software Sources Main (xia) not accessible

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Assessment

Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
20/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
linux, python

Research direction

The report concerns the default main(xia) source at packages.linuxmint.com, but it does not mention a repository file, test, or proposed code change. First verify whether the source is reachable from a fresh Linux Mint 22.1 installation and compare the default source configuration; done means default updates and installations work reliably.

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Description

Distribution

Linux Mint 22.1 Cinnamon 6.4.6

Bug description

The default mirror, main(xia), which is http://packages.linuxmint.com/, has been inaccessible for two days.
This significantly slows down installation time.

Steps to reproduce

Realize fresh install of Linux mint cinnamon 22.1
Or update system with default software sources.

ccf482436df954c0ad6d41123a49fde79352ca71f7a684a97d5e0a0c39d7f39f *linuxmint-22.1-cinnamon-64bit.iso

Expected behavior

Easy installation of updates.

Additional information

I have the same problem with Linux Mint xfce.
I don't use a proxy or custom DNS.
Thanks to the community 😌

Dominant language
Python
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Forks
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PR merge metrics
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