apt-get update failure

[Nils Kassube]

Colin Law wrote:
> On 3 August 2014 19:49, davinder kumar <dkpawankumar8 at gmail.com> 
wrote:
> > On Sun, Aug 3, 2014 at 2:40 PM, Colin Law <clanlaw at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> On 3 August 2014 06:19, feora <studyfordo at 163.com> wrote:
> >>>      os: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS
> >>>     I can't install any software via apt-get. The following is
> >>>     details
> >>>        Err http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/universe iotop
> >>>        amd64
> >>> 0.6-1
> >>>   Could not connect to 58.247.178.239:8081 (58.247.178.239),
> >>>   connection
> >>> timed out
> > 
> > I think you have to change your server change it to main server or
> > from US- Main Server.
> 
> It is not as simple as that, the error says it is trying to get from
> archive.ubuntu.com but the ip address is in China, so something is
> wrong.

Considering that the OP has an email address from a Chinese provider, it 
may be a problem with the Chinese firewall.


Nils