Re: [Ubuntugnome-qa] reliable apt-get with unreliable internet connection

[Tim <tim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 10/03/14 07:40, Patrik Nilsson wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I tried to upgrade Ubuntu Gnome from 13.10 to 14.04 and ran into
> problems directly while using an unreliable Internet connection. The
> connection works well for one minute then it disappears and appears again.
>
> ====
> sudo apt-get update
> [...]
> W: GPG error: http://se.archive.ubuntu.com saucy-updates Release: The
> following signatures were invalid: BADSIG 40976EAF437D05B5 Ubuntu
> Archive Automatic Signing Key <ftpmaster@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ====
>
> This is since it took very long time to download index files and they
> changed content. I made several "apt-get update" attempts. After
> deleting "/var/lib/apt/lists/*" I could issue another apt-get update.
> Still no success of downloading all index files.
>
> Is there a reliable way of downloading index files with "apt-get update"?
>
> Is there a reliable way of later doing "apt-get (dist-)upgrade"?
> Downloading all packages!
>
> ... and of course: Is there a reliable way of upgrading to Ubuntu Gnome
> 14.04 beta? Downloading all packages!
You can also upgrade using the images
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-gnome/daily-live/current/
>
> Best regards,
> Patrik
>