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

[Patrik Nilsson <nipatriknilsson@xxxxxxxxx>]

I'm not normally using a mobile Internet connection for this, but I'm
sure some people must.

There is a bug report:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/1290270

/Patrik

On 03/10/2014 09:26 AM, Tim wrote:
> 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
>>>>
>

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