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## Prefer IPv4 over IPv6

DevFeed: [Prefer IPv4 over IPv6](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/prefer-ipv4-over-ipv6-27651.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://gagor.pro/2016/03/prefer-ipv4-over-ipv6/>)

Author: Tom

Published: 2016-03-29T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Tomasz Gągor](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/tomasz-gagor.md>)

Topics: [Linux](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/linux.md>), [apt](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/apt.md>)

Tags: [apt](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/apt.md>), [debian](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/debian.md>), [download](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/download.md>), [gai-conf](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gai-conf.md>), [ipv4](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ipv4.md>), [ipv6](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ipv6.md>), [linux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux.md>), [networking](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/networking.md>), [packages](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/packages.md>), [repositories](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/repositories.md>), [troubleshooting](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/troubleshooting.md>), [ubuntu](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ubuntu.md>)

### AI overview

A quick tip for configuring Linux APT to prefer IPv4 connections when IPv6-related configuration issues prevent package downloads from repositories.

### Source excerpt

A quick tip for forcing IPv4 connections in Linux when IPv6 causes issues with package managers or other services.