Re: sluggish APT update on Hurd

June 14, 2026 at 4:26 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:



>=20
>=20la 13.6.2026 klo 21.42 [email protected] kirjoitti:
>=20
>=20>=20
>=20> June 13, 2026 at 4:36 AM, "Martin-=C3=89ric Racine" <martin-eric.ra=
[email protected] mailto:[email protected]?to=3D%22Martin-%C3%89ric%20R=
acine%22%20%3Cmartin-eric.racine%40iki.fi%3E > wrote:
> >=20
>=20>  su 7.6.2026 klo 18.38 Samuel Thibault ([email protected]) kirjo=
itti:
> >=20
>=20>  >
> >  > Martin-=C3=89ric Racine, le sam. 06 juin 2026 10:48:17 +0300, a ec=
rit:
> >  > 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 sh=
ould
> >  > be *that* long.
> >  >
> >  > We'd need **way** more details about your setup and observations t=
o be
> >  > able to provide any insight as in why it is happening so on your b=
ox.
> >  > Otherwise you are just asking for divination.
> >  >
> >  For starters, the APT sources:
> >=20
>=20>  ----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
> >=20
>=20>  Types: deb
> >  URIs: https://deb.debian.org/debian-ports/
> >  Suites: unstable
> >  Components: main
> >  Signed-By: /usr/share/keyrings/debian-ports-archive-keyring.gpg
> >=20
>=20>  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----
> >=20
>=20>  ----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
> >=20
>=20>  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
> >=20
>=20>  Types: deb
> >  URIs: https://deb.debian.org/debian
> >  Suites: testing
> >  Components: main non-free-firmware
> >  Signed-By: /usr/share/keyrings/debian-archive-keyring.gpg
> >=20
>=20>  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----
> >=20
>=20>  Partitions:
> >=20
>=20>  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
> >=20
>=20>  What else do you need?
> >=20
>=20>  Martin-=C3=89ric
> >=20
>=20>  What kind of computer is it?
> >=20
>=20My previous laptop with an Intel Core.

What kind of Intel laptop?  There's lots of different kinds.

The Thinkpads seem to work best.

https://hurd.ion.nu/faq/drivers.html

> >=20
>=20> I'm assuming that you are using ethernet for internet connectivity?
> >=20
>=20Yes.
>=20
>=20Martin-=C3=89ric
>