Re: sluggish APT update on Hurd

jean-christophe <[email protected]> Fri, 19 Jun 2026 18:17:53 +0200
Newsgroups gmane.linux.debian.ports.hurd
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> Sur 19 juin 2026 =C3=A0 17 h 45, Martin-=C3=89ric Racine  <martin-eric.=
racine=40iki.fi>  a =C3=A9crit :
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>  ma  15.6.2026  klo 0.43 Samuel Thibault (sthibault=40debian.org) kirjo=
itti:
> >
> >  Martin-=C3=89ric Racine, le sam. 13 juin 2026 11:36:48 +0300, a ecri=
t:
> >   >  su  7.6.2026  klo 18.38 Samuel Thibault (sthibault=40debian.org)=
 kirjoitti:
> >   >   >  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 should
> >   >   >  be *that* long.
> >   >   >
> >   >   >  We'd need **way** more details about your setup and observat=
ions to be
> >   >   >  able to provide any insight as in why it is happening so on =
your box.
> >   >   >  Otherwise you are just asking for divination.
> >   >
> >   >  What else do you need=3F
> >
> >  =46or trivial starters, whether you are running natively or within a=
 VM
> >  (with hardware acceleration or not=3F), what step exactly is taking =
so
> >  long (e.g. is that the download that takes long or the =22Reading pa=
ckage
> >  lists=22 step), and what shows up in top: is cpu time being eating, =
by
> >  which process, etc.
>
> I already said a dual-boot host, so it should be obvious that it's
> running natively on real x86 hardware.
>
> 'sudo apt-get update' is taking 2 minutes tops to complete when
> booting off the Linux partition, but a whole hour when booting off the
> Hurd partition.
>
> If you could past /proc/cpu =20
> Or same...
>
> Without log is very difficult to help you =20
>
> Maybe you pass by an mount =46S to retrieve log
>
>
> Martin-=C3=89ric
>
>
> Kinds regards   =20
     
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2026 =C3=A0 17 h 45, Martin-=C3=89ric Racine &lt;<a href=3D=22mailto:mart=
in-eric.racine=40iki.fi=22>martin-eric.racine=40iki.fi</a>&gt; a =C3=A9cr=
it : <br><br></div><pre>ma <a href=3D=2215.6.2026=22>15.6.2026</a> klo 0.=
43 Samuel Thibault (sthibault=40debian.org) kirjoitti:<br>&gt;<br>&gt; Ma=
rtin-=C3=89ric Racine, le sam. 13 juin 2026 11:36:48 +0300, a ecrit:<br>&=
gt; &gt; su <a href=3D=227.6.2026=22>7.6.2026</a> klo 18.38 Samuel Thibau=
lt (sthibault=40debian.org) kirjoitti:<br>&gt; &gt; &gt; Martin-=C3=89ric=
 Racine, le sam. 06 juin 2026 10:48:17 +0300, a ecrit:<br>&gt; &gt; &gt; =
&gt; The Debian host on which I test Hurd is dual-boot (Linux/Testing,<br=
>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; Hurd/Unstable). Running 'apt-get update' takes about=
 one minute on<br>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; Linux, but a full hour on Hurd.<br>=
&gt; &gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt; &gt; That's not happening here at all, and th=
ere is no reason why it should<br>&gt; &gt; &gt; be *that* long.<br>&gt; =
&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt; &gt; We'd need **way** more details about your set=
up and observations to be<br>&gt; &gt; &gt; able to provide any insight a=
s in why it is happening so on your box.<br>&gt; &gt; &gt; Otherwise you =
are just asking for divination.<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt; What else do yo=
u need=3F<br>&gt;<br>&gt; =46or trivial starters, whether you are running=
 natively or within a VM<br>&gt; (with hardware acceleration or not=3F), =
what step exactly is taking so<br>&gt; long (e.g. is that the download th=
at takes long or the =22Reading package<br>&gt; lists=22 step), and what =
shows up in top: is cpu time being eating, by<br>&gt; which process, etc.=
<br><br>I already said a dual-boot host, so it should be obvious that it'=
s<br>running natively on real x86 hardware.<br><br>'sudo apt-get update' =
is taking 2 minutes tops to complete when<br>booting off the Linux partit=
ion, but a whole hour when booting off the<br>Hurd partition.<br><br>If y=
ou could past /proc/cpu <br>Or same...<br><br>Without log is very difficu=
lt to help you <br><br>Maybe you pass by an mount =46S to retrieve log<br=
><br><br>Martin-=C3=89ric<br><br><br>Kinds regards </pre> =20
 <br> </blockquote></div></div>
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