linuxmint / linuxmint/mintupdate
mint-release-upgrade: release upgrade should honor current mirrors instead of resetting them.
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Description
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
release upgrade resets the current mirrors. this is an issue because some installs have very poor connectivity to the root servers at times.
Describe the solution you'd like
release upgrade should honor the current mirrors.
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- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by tracing the release-upgrade path that selects or resets mirrors; the issue does not name a file, test, or entry point. Compare the configured mirrors before and after an upgrade, and consider the work complete when the existing mirrors are preserved and the upgrade path is covered by an appropriate test.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- release
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100