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netselect-apt

Create a sources.list file for a Debian mirror with the lowest latency. More information: https://manpages.debian.org/latest/netselect-apt/netselect-apt.html.
  • 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}}

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