Update Manager Error Message

[Chris Jones]

Thanks for your help Mark.

It worked. I changed my server and the problem now seems to be fixed.

Chris Jones



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> Message: 6
> Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2007 14:28:27 +1000
> From: "Mark M Lambert" <mark+linux.ubuntu at marklambert.net>
> Subject: Re: Update Manager Error Message
> To: "Ubuntu Australia Mailing List" <ubuntu-au at lists.ubuntu.com>
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> On Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:50:01 +1000, "Chris Jones"
> <chrisjones at comcen.com.au> said:
> > When attempting to Update via the Update Manager, I get the following
> > error message:
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> > http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/feisty/multiverse/binary-i386/Packages.gz:
> > Sub-process gzip returned an error code (1)
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> > What is this and how do fix it?
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> Easiest way is to run 'Software Sources' (from the Admin menu) and
> change your server to the main server. Then reload when it prompts, or
> do the old 'sudo aptitude update'
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> I was getting the error as well on the weekend, seems to happen every
> now and again with the international repository mirrors. It is not a
> problem at your end, the problem is with the server.
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