Archinstall 2.8.2 Arch Linux Installer Speeds Up Mirror Loading and Download

Archinstall 2.8.2 Arch Linux Installer Speeds Up Mirror Loading and Download

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Marius Nestor
Aug 19, 2024

Archinstall 2.8.2 is the second maintenance update in the Archinstall 2.8 series and it’s here to optimize the mirror listing by using /mirrors/status/json/ instead of /mirrorlist/, which speeds up the loading of mirrors and downloading during installation.

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Marius Nestor

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