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My original reply was: I guess it sucks to be you then.

Which isn't very nice or helpful. So I considered mentioning (again) that there are examples that just need to be un-commented and the example url replaced. Which is perhaps a half-dozen keystrokes per file, or maybe a dozen to replace them all at once. As such, if you are, in fact, that lazy, I guess it really does suck to be you.

Hosting your own private mirror[0] is also an option. But then, you'd need a couple dozen more keystrokes (and maybe ten or fifteen minutes of set up), so I'm guessing that's a no go either.

I suppose you could, alternatively, add all the mirrors near you (by your own estimation) to an OpenSnitch allow list and you wouldn't have to change the repo definitions at all. DNF with metalinks will attempt to connect to additional mirrors until it can complete the current request.

That said, I'm guessing setting that up is much more work than deleting, then adding a '#' character (uncomment the baseurl and comment out the metalink) and replacing a URL (the mirror you wish to use).

And since you're that lazy, I imagine that's a no go too.

[This isn't really relevant and I should probably remove it, but I kind of like it there. And you're welcome]

I'd further add that your 'complaint' is an idiotic one at that. So you're lazy and dumb. Good combination friend.

[End not relevant but not deleted text.]

As I mentioned previously, although this time I'm being more expansive in my admonition: Good luck. It seems like you're gonna need it.

[0] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Infrastructure/Mirroring#How_...?

Edit: Added some additional thoughts.




The point is that Mint does this with two clicks. Fedora and OpenSnitch are a bad combination due to a poor design and no docs. I was hoping someone will know a trick get fedora mirrors under control.

But, I did find you being an ass amusing.





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