Re: sluggish APT update on Hurd

Martin-Éric Racine <[email protected]> Sun, 14 Jun 2026 11:26:47 +0300
Newsgroups gmane.linux.debian.ports.hurd
Message-ID <CAPZXPQdZSSFdr5EM1YbAU=wgww9Bmka4Yx+-QrVvH1szLiqxmw@mail.gmail.com>
la 13.6.2026 klo 21.42 [email protected] kirjoitti:
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> June 13, 2026 at 4:36 AM, "Martin-=C3=89ric Racine" <martin-eric.racine@i=
ki.fi mailto:[email protected]?to=3D%22Martin-%C3%89ric%20Racine%22=
%20%3Cmartin-eric.racine%40iki.fi%3E > wrote:
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> > su 7.6.2026 klo 18.38 Samuel Thibault ([email protected]) kirjoitti:
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> > >
> > > Martin-=C3=89ric Racine, le sam. 06 juin 2026 10:48:17 +0300, a ecrit=
:
> > >  The Debian host on which I test Hurd is dual-boot (Linux/Testing,
> > >  Hurd/Unstable). Running 'apt-get update' takes about one minute on
> > >  Linux, but a full hour on Hurd.
> > >
> > >  That's not happening here at all, and there is no reason why it shou=
ld
> > >  be *that* long.
> > >
> > >  We'd need **way** more details about your setup and observations to =
be
> > >  able to provide any insight as in why it is happening so on your box=
.
> > >  Otherwise you are just asking for divination.
> > >
> > For starters, the APT sources:
> >
> > ----Hurd----
> > Types: deb deb-src
> > URIs: https://deb.debian.org/debian-ports/
> > Suites: unreleased
> > Components: main
> > Signed-By: /usr/share/keyrings/debian-ports-archive-keyring.gpg
> >
> > Types: deb
> > URIs: https://deb.debian.org/debian-ports/
> > Suites: unstable
> > Components: main
> > Signed-By: /usr/share/keyrings/debian-ports-archive-keyring.gpg
> >
> > Types: deb deb-src
> > URIs: https://deb.debian.org/debian/
> > Suites: unstable
> > Components: main
> > Architectures: all
> > Signed-By: /usr/share/keyrings/debian-archive-keyring.gpg
> > ----Hurd----
> >
> > ----Linux----
> > Types: deb
> > URIs: https://deb.debian.org/debian-security
> > Suites: testing-security bookworm-security
> > Components: main non-free-firmware
> > Signed-By: /usr/share/keyrings/debian-archive-keyring.gpg
> >
> > Types: deb
> > URIs: https://deb.debian.org/debian-security-debug
> > Suites: testing-security-debug bookworm-security-debug
> > Components: main non-free-firmware
> > Signed-By: /usr/share/keyrings/debian-archive-keyring.gpg
> >
> > Types: deb
> > URIs: https://deb.debian.org/debian
> > Suites: testing
> > Components: main non-free-firmware
> > Signed-By: /usr/share/keyrings/debian-archive-keyring.gpg
> >
> > Types: deb
> > URIs: https://deb.debian.org/debian-debug
> > Suites: testing-debug
> > Components: main non-free-firmware
> > Signed-By: /usr/share/keyrings/debian-archive-keyring.gpg
> > ----Linux----
> >
> > Partitions:
> >
> > NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINTS
> > sda 8:0 0 55,9G 0 disk
> > =E2=94=9C=E2=94=80sda1 8:1 0 26,8G 0 part /linux
> > =E2=94=9C=E2=94=80sda2 8:2 0 2,3G 0 part [SWAP]
> > =E2=94=94=E2=94=80sda3 8:3 0 26,8G 0 part /hurd
> >
> > What else do you need?
> >
> > Martin-=C3=89ric
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> What kind of computer is it?

My previous laptop with an Intel Core.

> I'm assuming that you are using ethernet for internet connectivity?

Yes.

Martin-=C3=89ric