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

[Tim <tim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hmm, I always assumed that these files are checked by hashed and not timestamps, however checking with the platforms  team
On 10/03/14 20:17, Patrik Nilsson wrote:
> 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
>>>>>