[ubuntu-za] Downloading from Synaptics

[Miles]

On Sat, 2011-06-11 at 18:05 +0200, SHAWN REITSTEIN wrote:
> Hi, I'm unable to download, it seems, from synaptic packages? When I
> try to download - it starts and downloads for a second or two and then
> shows a window: Some of the packages could not be retrieved from the
> server(s).
> Do you want to continue, ignoring these packages? - no/yes  - clicking
> yes seems to terminate the download and what little might have been
> downloaded is installed?  ( This type of downloading seemed to fix the
> Javascript problems I was having but it seems a bit silly to consider
> it might be normal)  I'm sure I need to do some terminal scripting -
> please advise
> 
> Thanks
> Shawn
> Hi Shawn. Just guessing here. try change the repos in synaptic. Settings repos then\
where it says download from change it to another za repo. i use
http://ftp.sun.za/ftp/ubuntu and havent had probs
Good luck.
Miles