[GNUz] ubuntu update errors

[Richard Tindall]

Steve Holdoway wrote:

>It's quite common when the servers are busy. Don't worry too much. I
>*should* have a dvd version of 5.10 ( Breezy Badger ) by now at work. I
>can burn you a copy if it's any help.
>  
>
Can I get a Breezy DVD too please Steve? How's it looking?

>On Sun, October 16, 2005 10:03 pm, dave wrote:
>  
>
>>H ifolks,
>>
>>Rik just informed me tonite that this list existed.
>>
>>My problem is ....
>>
>>Some servers that i connect to via Ksynaptic and synaptic get failed upon
>>connection (after updating from the servers) or when i go to update
>>(patch)
>>my kubuntu 5.04 system.
>>
>>it's basically bog stock standard but sometimes i cannot connect to
>>security
>>servers or one or more archive.nz servers.
>>
>>any ideas ??
>>
>>below is a copy of my sources.list file.
>>
>>deb cdrom:[Kubuntu 5.04 _Hoary Hedgehog_ - Release i386 (20050407)]/ hoary
>>main restricted
>>
>>
>>## Uncomment the following two lines to fetch updated software from the
>>network
>>deb http://nz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hoary main restricted
>>deb-src http://nz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hoary main restricted
>>
>>## Uncomment the following two lines to fetch major bug fix updates
>>produced
>>## after the final release of the distribution.
>>deb http://nz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hoary-updates main restricted
>>deb-src http://nz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hoary-updates main restricted
>>
>>## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'universe'
>>## repository.
>>## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the
>>Ubuntu
>>## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as
>>to
>>## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
>>## universe WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu
>>security
>>## team.
>>deb http://nz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hoary universe
>>deb-src http://nz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hoary universe
>>deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hoary-security main restricted
>>deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hoary-security main restricted
>>
>>deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hoary-security universe
>>deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hoary-security universe
>>
>>#backport
>>    
>>
The active lines in my sources.list (AMD install, sent u from P4 
@weekend) are:

deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 5.04 _Hoary Hedgehog_ - Release i386 (20050407)]/ 
hoary main restricted
deb http://nz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hoary-updates main restricted
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hoary universe main restricted 
multiverse
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hoary-security main restricted
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hoary-security universe
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hoary-security universe
deb http://ubuntu-backports.mirrormax.net/ hoary-extras main universe 
multiverse restricted

I have never struck a snag getting packages. But neither do I use K(ubuntu).

>>also just recently i've not been getting my desktop up (my icons and
>>sometimes
>>the sound server dies). All this happens jsut after my wallpaperpops up i
>>get
>>an error saying the launcher program (i think failed) and if the sound
>>dies
>>it's the next popup to appear.
>>
>>think that they are 2 separate issues tho.
>>    
>>
That does sound K-related, although I have seen Gnome updates put the 
panel & switcher etc off. I fixed it by redoing the 'save settings' 
@logoff. But generally it's all very well-integrated & robust (incl sound).

>>any pointers would be great.
>>
>>cheers.
>>
>>--
>>Dave Lilley
>>
hth, rik

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