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

[frans]

You can also try and download the file directly using wget, though I'd 
also say try the main server first, also disable the culprit repository 
in synaptic or software sources if that did not work. it is very 
possible that the server you get the file from have a slow connection, 
or that the download time out. for some reason.

Frans

On 11/05/30 06:32 AM, Andre Hugo wrote:
> 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 
> <mailto: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
>>>
>>>     -- 
>>>     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  <http://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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