Medibuntu

[Mitch Towner]

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On 19/04/10 23:56, Mitch Towner wrote:
> 
> 
> On 19/04/10 01:42, Jared Norris wrote:
>> Simon,
> 
>> Same here, might be related to an update for Lucid or something? I have only
>> just noticed it tonight so in my experience waiting a until morning usually
>> solves the problem. It might be syncing or something at the moment. Well
>> that's my plan anyway, if anyone else has any information they'd like to
>> share?
> 
>> Regards,
> 
>> Jared Norris
> 
> 
>> On 19 April 2010 01:38, Simon Ives <simon at simonives.info> wrote:
> 
>>> Hi all.
>>>
>>> I'm having difficulty connecting to medibuntu via apt tonight and was
>>> wondering if anyone else is having the same issue or whether I should start
>>> troubleshooting elsewhere?
>>>
>>> Regards.
>>>
>>> Simon Ives.
>>>
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>>>
> 
> 
> 
> Hi Simon, Jared & the rest of the list,
> I can confirm that the packages.medibuntu.org is down & will probably
> remain that way until at least Wednesday or Thursday. Only the front-end
> is down, so you can add a temporary entry in your /etc/hosts pointing to
> the medibuntu back-end until the front-end (packages.medibuntu.org) is
> back online in a few days.
> 
> I will outline this process step-by-step for any who may be experiencing
> this issue & are not familiar with the process.
> 
> To add this temporary entry to your hosts file simply do the following:
> 1. Open a terminal window
> 
> 2. Type "sudo gedit /etc/hosts" (without the quotes) & press enter. This
> will display your hosts file.
> 
> 3. Add "88.191.101.8    packages.medibuntu.org" (without the quotes) to
> a new line in your hosts file.
> 
> 4. Save & close your hosts file.
> 
> 5. Reload/ refresh your package list by typing "sudo apt-get update"
> (without the quotes) from a terminal window or by opening Update Manager
> & clicking on the "check" button.
> 
> You should now be able to access packages from the medibuntu repository.
> Please note that you should remove this temporary entry in a few days
> after the medibuntu front-end issue has been resolved.
> 
> You can monitor this issue at the following bug report to find out when
> this issue has been resolved. Please do not add unnecessary noise to the
> bug report. If you wish to show that this issue also affects you, please
> use the "Does this bug affect you" facility at the top of the bug
> report. The medibuntu maintainer is aware of the issue & the issue is
> currently being worked on.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/medibuntu/+bug/565810
> 
> I will also send an update to this list once the front-end is back up to
> remind anyone who has performed this temporary work-around to delete
> this entry from their /etc/hosts file.
> 
> Mitch Towner
> http://mitchtowner.net

Hi All,
This is just a quick update to let everyone know that the medibuntu
front-end is back online. Anyone who added the line to their /etc/hosts
file should now remove that line as it is now longer needed.

Mitch Towner
http://mitchtowner.net
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