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Idea #811: Make ISOs availiable as a .metalink



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Written by sci-fi guy the 29 Feb 08 at 03:56. Category: Internet & Networking.
Related to: ubuntu.com. Status: New
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metalink

Says it all, really.
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bug Bug #140458 : Provide official Ubuntu metalink files on a public webserver
spec Blueprint metalink-iso-downloads: Ubuntu
forum Ubuntuforums.org thread #246825


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ant23 wrote on the 29 Feb 08 at 17:18
this really needs to happen. hopefully it will soon. :)

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-cdimage/+bug/140458/

Corey wrote on the 11 Mar 08 at 01:02
Yeah metalinks are great. They provide links to multiple mirrors and sometimes even torrents giving you much improved download speeds. A better integrated metalinker supporting download manager would be awesome as well.

ant23 wrote on the 6 May 08 at 17:28
http://releases.ubuntu.com/8.04/
http://releases.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/8.04/

Metalinks for the ISOs! yay!


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