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update problem

Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2013 10:42 am
by duncan222
I Appear to be able to download some updates but not others, how do I solve this problem ?

Failed to fetch http://packages.linuxmint.com/dists/may ... 6/Packages Unable to connect to packages.linuxmint.com:http:
Failed to fetch http://packages.linuxmint.com/dists/may ... 6/Packages Unable to connect to packages.linuxmint.com:http:
Failed to fetch http://packages.linuxmint.com/dists/may ... 6/Packages Unable to connect to packages.linuxmint.com:http:
Failed to fetch http://packages.linuxmint.com/dists/may ... tion-en_GB Unable to connect to packages.linuxmint.com:http:
Failed to fetch http://packages.linuxmint.com/dists/may ... slation-en Unable to connect to packages.linuxmint.com:http:
Failed to fetch http://packages.linuxmint.com/dists/may ... tion-en_GB Unable to connect to packages.linuxmint.com:http:
Failed to fetch http://packages.linuxmint.com/dists/may ... slation-en Unable to connect to packages.linuxmint.com:http:
Failed to fetch http://packages.linuxmint.com/dists/may ... tion-en_GB Unable to connect to packages.linuxmint.com:http:
Failed to fetch http://packages.linuxmint.com/dists/may ... slation-en Unable to connect to packages.linuxmint.com:http:
Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead

Mint 13 cinnamon 64 bit

Thanks

Re: update problem

Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2013 10:48 am
by xenopeek
You may try the following, that should solve it: http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=90&t=122213

Re: update problem

Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2013 10:50 am
by bigj231
Darn it xenopeek. I didn't know that existed. And I just spent all that time writing out those same steps just to get ninja'd.

Use his tutorial. It's better than mine anyway.

Re: update problem

Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 10:48 am
by duncan222
Thanks for that link, it solved the problem.