Bingo - solved the problem for me !! Thanks for posting. On Wed, May 19, 2010 at 7:33 AM, That Bum <jzachar...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I've found a solution. A real one. > > It seems that it's a problem with Network Manager. People who have > routers with gateways will make Network Manager incorrectly set the DNS > to the router's internal address. This only works if everything is set > to automatic. If you set the DNS manually in Network Manager, this can > be fixed completely, provided you know the DNS's address, presumably > from going on the router's config page and looking for it there if you > haven't seen it. > > Credit to newb85 on post #17 on > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1475399&page=2 . > > -- > Apt has strange network errors when updating indexes. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/574886 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > > Status in “apt” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed > > Bug description: > Binary package hint: apt > > If I update the apt indices either in Synaptic Package Manager, Update > Manager or from the command line, it fails to download a random selection of > indexes (from 0 to 3, usually). The errors look like this: > > W: Failed to fetch > http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/lucid-security/Release.gpg Something > wicked happened resolving 'security.ubuntu.com:http' > (-5 - No address associated with hostname) > > W: Failed to fetch http://archive.canonical.com/dists/lucid/Release.gpg > Something wicked happened resolving 'archive.canonical.com:http' > (-5 - No address associated with hostname) > > E: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones > used instead. > > It is usually about two that fail, though sometimes more, and sometimes > none. I just have a wireless router attached to a cable modem, standard home > broadband. If I run 'update' a couple times, it will get everything. Apt has > no problem downloading or installing packages. I can run 'ping' against > these servers with zero packet loss. > > If I do a single update with errors and then try to install packages, > sometimes it warns me that packages are unsigned. > > Originally, I had upgraded from Ubuntu 9.10, so to make sure it wasn't an > upgrade problem, I backed up my personal files, and installed 10.04 from > scratch. The problem persisted with the default Ubuntu 10.04 install. > > My laptop is a Compaq CQ60 215dx. > > ProblemType: Bug > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 > Package: apt 0.7.25.3ubuntu7 > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-21.32-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2 > Uname: Linux 2.6.32-21-generic x86_64 > Architecture: amd64 > Date: Mon May 3 19:33:15 2010 > InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100429) > ProcEnviron: > LANG=en_US.utf8 > SHELL=/bin/bash > SourcePackage: apt > > To unsubscribe from this bug, go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/574886/+subscribe > -- Apt has strange network errors when updating indexes. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/574886 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs