I have a broadband connection & no network manager, however I solved the problem by accessing the more details pane and using the install button located there rather than the one on the preview pane! I hope that helps! :-\
-----Original Message----- From: Robert Roth Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2011 10:09 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [Bug 812791] Re: Ubuntu Software Centre won't download packages andsays I need to check my internet connection ( but of course,I'm very much connected! ) Thank you for helping us to improve Ubuntu. What kind of internet connection are you using? Do you use network-manager to establish a connection, or something else? --- Ubuntu Bug Squad volunteer triager http://wiki.ubuntu.com/BugSquad ** Changed in: software-center (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/812791 Title: Ubuntu Software Centre won't download packages and says I need to check my internet connection ( but of course, I'm very much connected! ) Status in “software-center” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: I'm using Ubuntu 11.04. The problem is noticed when I choose to download and install apps from Ubuntu Software Centre 4.0.4. Specifically, when I click the install button for Thunderbird by Mozilla I get a warning message telling me that package files cannot be downloaded and to check my internet connection ( which is fine ). ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04 Package: software-center 4.0.4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-10.46-generic 2.6.38.7 Uname: Linux 2.6.38-10-generic i686 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia Architecture: i386 Date: Tue Jul 19 10:43:49 2011 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Netbook 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007) PackageArchitecture: all ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_GB:en LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: software-center UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-05-09 (70 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-center/+bug/812791/+subscriptions -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/812791 Title: Ubuntu Software Centre won't download packages and says I need to check my internet connection ( but of course, I'm very much connected! ) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-center/+bug/812791/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
