"automatic" updates not working?

[Jeff]

> Jeff wrote the following on 18.09.2006 00:01:
>> Hi.
>> I have been playing around with Ubuntu (one box has the desktop, the
>> other
>> the server) for a couple of weeks.
>>
>> I have LOTS of questions, but generally have gotten the system to work
>> well and am impressed.
>>
>> One question I want to ask now is regarding the system updates.  When I
>> log in, it tells me that there are updates.  When I try to go through
>> installing them, it tells me that it can't connect to the server to
>> install them.  I have the same problem trying to populate the list of
>> possible program updates.
>>
>> I am running broadband with a router (and firewall).  I disabled the
>> firewall and exposed the Ubuntu machine to the internet without a
>> firewall.  That did not help.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>> Jeff
>
> please post your /etc/apt/sources.list so we can check.
>
> bye Thilo
> --
> i am on Ubuntu 2.6 KDE
> - some friend of mine
>
> gpg key: Ox4A411E09
>
>

OK. Here it is.  I have not modified it since install.  I did try to add
"WINE" install to it, but have since taken those lines out since they
didn't work either.   I still would like to install WINE.



--------file begin------------
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper main restricted

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper-updates main restricted
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper-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://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper universe main restricted
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper universe

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'backports'
## repository.
## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
# deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper-backports main
restricted universe multiverse
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper-backports main
restricted universe multiverse

# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
# deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security main restricted
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
# deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security main restricted
# deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security universe
# deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security universe
---------file end-----------------