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my archlinux distrobox that i created a few days ago, reliably does its base system updates, & lets me install new pkgs, within seconds [literally a few seconds]. it’s a total contrast to every interaction i have with both flathub, & with the kdelinux server/s, which commonly manifest those ridiculously slow download speeds of only hundreds of kbps… despite my browser always achieving the >500/40 mbps i mentioned before.
how does this kdelinux installation manage to have both atrocious and also excellent network connectivity?
i hazard to guess the repeat system update timeouts might directly relate to the terrible download speeds from the kdelinux server… ?
does kdelinux use only a single central server, or does it like archlinux have mirrors all over the world? i am in australia - is it possible for me to set a mirror either in or nearer to here than the one which might be configured atm?