All installations extremely slow- 14.04

Solution 1:

There is a good chance that you have selected an Ubuntu Repository mirror that is giving poor performance. You can ping all of the available servers and then select the best performing one by:

1. Opening 'Software & Updates
2. Selecting the tab 'Ubuntu'
3. Selecting 'Other...' from the 'Download From...' dropdown box
4. Selecting 'Select Best Server' from the 'Choose a Download Server' box

Below is a screen capture demonstrating these steps:

Then you need to:

5. Select the best server with 'Choose Server'
6. Authenticate with your password and reload the sources list when prompted

Bear in mind that this will not necessarily be the closest server to you geographically, the fastest server at that time will be selected. Depending on network load, time of day etc this server may not always be the best...

References:

• Ubuntu Repositories: Download Server