Synaptic Package Manager Not Downloading

[Bahn, Nathan]

On Sun, Jan 27, 2013 at 3:49 PM, Ric Moore <wayward4now at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 01/27/2013 08:23 AM, Liam Proven wrote:
>>
>> On 26 January 2013 20:46, Bahn, Nathan <nathan.bahn at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> I changed "Software Sources" to read "Download from: Main server"
>>
>>
>> Try the "find best server" option.
>>
>> Synaptic → Settings | Repositories
>>
>
> I went through a similar mess-up, until I finally bit the bullet, backed up
> and installed again. That fixed it. Previous, I googled my butt off, whined
> in this forum, rm -rf'd partial files and edited everything editable.
> Nothing did the trick. Something, I suspect, in the database, went bonkers
> and joined the formerly living (as in the Dead Parrot routine) and it was
> easier, in the long run, to re-install. Another reason to have current
> backups. Sorry. But I DO feel your pain. Ric
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Well, at least Ubuntu Software Center still works.....  Still, I WOULD
like to know exactly how Synaptic Package Manager got f---ed up.

I would like to thank Liam Proven, Colin Law, Jatin Khatri and Verde
Denim for their time in this intractable matter.  Everything I tried
failed.
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