[ubuntu-za] Failed to update repository information - (Resending as no response 1st time round)

[Andre Hugo]

Have seen this when I am running beta 1 or Aplha. Switching to main server
like Neil suggested usually work for me. Give it a few days and switch back
to the local one.

Cheers
Andre

On Mon, May 30, 2011 at 2:01 AM, Neil Oosthuizen <nlsthzn at gmail.com> wrote:

>  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
>
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> , 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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