[ubuntu-za] Failed to update repository information - (Resending as no response 1st time round)
Neil Oosthuizen
nlsthzn at gmail.com
Mon May 30 00:01:27 UTC 2011
On 05/30/2011 03:54 AM, Robin Bownes wrote:
> On Sun, 2011-05-29 at 19:10 +0200, Raoul Snyman wrote:
>> Hi Robin,
>>
>> On Sunday 29 May 2011 17:11:40 Robin Bownes wrote:
>> > When I try to update repository information, I get the following error
>> > message:
>>
>> There are usually 2 reasons as to why no one responded to your previous mail.
>>
>> The first one (which probably constitutes the majority of people) is that
>> people have not ever had the issue you are talking about, and don't know how
>> to fix it.
>>
>> The second one is because you haven't Googled enough. I am of this second
>> camp. A quick Google brought up literally thousands of results.
>>
>> http://www.google.com/search?q=ubuntu+apt-get+update+Hash+Sum+mismatch
>>
>> --
>> Raoul Snyman, B.Tech IT (Software Engineering)
>> Saturn Laboratories
>> m: 082 550 3754
>> e:raoul.snyman at saturnlaboratories.co.za <mailto:raoul.snyman at saturnlaboratories.co.za>
>> w:http://www.saturnlaboratories.co.za
>> b: blog.saturnlaboratories.co.za
>> , and t
> Hi Raoul,
>
> I often find the solutions to Ubuntu issues by Googling. In this
> instance, I did not find a solution that I understood. I therefore
> came to this list looking for assistance that I, as an ex-Windows, and
> relatively inexperienced Ubuntu user could understand and use. I was
> not looking for sarcasm or to be spoken to as if I am an idiot. There
> are often impassioned discussions on this, and other Ubuntu lists,
> regarding how to attract people to Ubuntu. I'm afraid that the general
> tone, and lack of helpfulness of your reply are not what is needed in
> this regard, and certainly not what I was looking for.
>
> I have looked through many of the links supplied by your Google search
> and am in the same position as I was after my own Google searches on
> this matter - still in need of assistance that does not assume that I
> am either an Ubuntu expert, or an idiot.
If I get strange problems like this I normally change the server I am
connected too... maybe try the *main* server... /Synaptic Package
Manager -> Settings -> Repositories ->Download From/
Try that... nothing to loose but 3 minutes :)
Cheers
Neil
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