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

[Tim <tim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 10/03/14 19:23, Patrik Nilsson wrote:
> 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.
If your internet is that bad, then maybe find a friend that can download for you?
> 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
>>>