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Depends on whether you have mirrors.linode.com or the ubuntu servers set up in sources.list. I had to swap mine out.

• teach 12y ago
  Well, I didn't even know about mirrors.linode.com. Mine were still the ubuntu default servers. I guess apt-get from one of Linode's mirrors saves bandwidth? Or is it just more polite?
  • aaronem 12y ago
    It probably ensures that you get the Linode-customized flavors of packages where such exist, so that, for example, you don't inadvertently upgrade your kernel to a build without the ability to mount Linode disks.
    • iancarroll 12y ago
      It's also meant to help you and Linlde save bandwidth!
    • crylon 12y ago
      Linode can't modify packages; they're signed by the upstream distro. (Unless Linode added a key of their own to your apt keychain (apt-key list), but I've never seen that.)