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

[Patrik Nilsson <nipatriknilsson@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hello Tim,

> You can also upgrade using the images
> http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-gnome/daily-live/current/

No. Not unless a torrent-file is setup. It is the best protocol for an
unreliable connection.

Best regards,
Patrik


On 03/09/2014 09:56 PM, Tim wrote:
> 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
>>
>

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