[Bug 646834] Re: APT gives unclear error message: "something wicked happened" when hostname of archive cannot be found

[Marcus Haslam]

I'm out of the office until 1st August.

On 14 Apr 2011, at 19:09, Vish <646834 at bugs.launchpad.net> wrote:

> ** Changed in: hundredpapercuts
>       Status: Confirmed => Triaged
>
> ** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu)
>   Importance: Undecided => Low
>
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> Title:
>  APT gives unclear error message: "something wicked happened" when
>  hostname of archive cannot be found
>
> Status in One Hundred Paper Cuts:
>  Triaged
> Status in “apt” package in Ubuntu:
>  Triaged
>
> Bug description:
>  When something wicked happens when trying to download packages, this
>  is the error message one gets:
>
>  "something wicked happened resolving 'dk.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5
>  - No address associated with hostname)"
>
>  This error message does not say anything about whether the error is
>  local (ie. something the user has any chance to do anything about) or
>  related to other things (is the host server down? Or is the DNS- 
> server
>  failing to do its deed?)
>
>  Generally, the text isn't very newbie friendly

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Title:
  APT gives unclear error message: "something wicked happened" when
  hostname of archive cannot be found

Status in One Hundred Paper Cuts:
  Triaged
Status in “aptdaemon” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  When something wicked happens when trying to download packages, this
  is the error message one gets:

  "something wicked happened resolving 'dk.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5
  - No address associated with hostname)"

  This error message does not say anything about whether the error is
  local (ie. something the user has any chance to do anything about) or
  related to other things (is the host server down? Or is the DNS-server
  failing to do its deed?)

  Generally, the text isn't very newbie friendly

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