[ubuntu-za] Downloading from Synaptics

[Neil Oosthuizen]

On Saturday, June 11, 2011 09:37:12 pm Miles wrote:
> 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
> 
> and then hit the reload button so synaptic can see whats there

To add to what Uncle Kilos's has said, most issues with downloading and 
refreshing packages can be alleviated by changing the default server from 
where you download... Just change the server and you should be good to go...


Neil