unable to install 'skype'

[biffer]

Hi,

I'm using Daryna very happily. However when I tried to download skype I first got a message about 'backing up APT sources'. This took over 30mins.
Skype then downloaded itself to the desktop, I think okay.

I then selected the five packages to be installed but, when I tried to install them to the hard drive, they all failed. I got messages about 'failing to fetch' from archive.ubuntu.com....... the reasons being on packages 1, 4, and 5 'connection timed out' and on packages 2 and 3 'no route to host'.

I'm totally lost here and would really appreciate some guidance.

[67GTA]

It sounds like you are using mintinstall. This sounds like a connection or server problem. Try running

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sudo apt-get update

in a terminal to see if it can download from all of the server repos. I suspect this is where the problem is. Sometimes a server can be down or overloaded. This usually clears up after a while.

[biffer]

Right, I tried that without success. I first got:

security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security Release gpg. could not connect No route to host

Then it carried on with a few more tries with slightly different phrasing like medibuntu but either got the same as above or 'connection timed out' and never got past 33%.

Summat wrong somewhere, I suspect?

[67GTA]

Do you have a working internet connection?

[biffer]

Yes, Broadband. Will next connect to one of my favourite sites, http://www.honestjohn.co.uk.