Synaptic, Add/Remove not working
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Synaptic, Add/Remove not working
Hello, just got Mint installed, I'm very glad it works with my internet setup (Suse has problems). However, although I can use Firefox to browse the web (like right now), Mint can't seem to check for updates or download new programs through Synaptic or the add/remove selection under Applications. It just sits on "Downloading", then times out.
Please help!
Thanks
pb
Please help!
Thanks
pb
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And this happens everytime? What's your bandwidth? And does only happen with synaptic (= "Add/Remove Software") or also with other programs that access the Internet?pashabear wrote:No, I am using a D-Link wi-fi router in conjunction with my (also D-Link) dsl modem though.
Also, could you please post the output (copy & paste) of this command:
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sudo cat /etc/apt/sources.list
Well, Synaptic and the Add/Remove programs applet are the first places I noticed the problem, Gaim can't seem to get connected either. As I mentioned Firefox works fine, I also have the "DownThemAll" Add-on installed and it chugs away happily.
My connection is certainly nothing special, 128 kbps ADSL. Anyway, here are the contents of my sources.list:
## comments (##) in front of any line to remove it from being checked.
## Use the following sources.list at your own risk.
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu edgy main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu edgy main restricted universe multiverse
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu edgy-proposed main restricted universe multiverse
## MAJOR BUG FIX UPDATES produced after the final release
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu edgy-updates main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu edgy-updates main restricted universe multiverse
## UBUNTU SECURITY UPDATES
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu edgy-security main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu edgy-security main restricted universe multiverse
## BACKPORTS REPOSITORY (Unsupported. May contain illegal packages. Use at own risk.)
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu edgy-backports main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu edgy-backports main restricted universe multiverse
## CANONICAL COMMERCIAL REPOSITORY (Hosted on Canonical servers, not Ubuntu
## servers. RealPlayer10, Opera, DesktopSecure and more to come.)
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu edgy-commercial main
# AMAROK 1.4.4
deb http://kubuntu.org/packages/amarok-144 edgy main
deb http://linuxmint.com/repository edgy main
My connection is certainly nothing special, 128 kbps ADSL. Anyway, here are the contents of my sources.list:
## comments (##) in front of any line to remove it from being checked.
## Use the following sources.list at your own risk.
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu edgy main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu edgy main restricted universe multiverse
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu edgy-proposed main restricted universe multiverse
## MAJOR BUG FIX UPDATES produced after the final release
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu edgy-updates main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu edgy-updates main restricted universe multiverse
## UBUNTU SECURITY UPDATES
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu edgy-security main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu edgy-security main restricted universe multiverse
## BACKPORTS REPOSITORY (Unsupported. May contain illegal packages. Use at own risk.)
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu edgy-backports main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu edgy-backports main restricted universe multiverse
## CANONICAL COMMERCIAL REPOSITORY (Hosted on Canonical servers, not Ubuntu
## servers. RealPlayer10, Opera, DesktopSecure and more to come.)
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu edgy-commercial main
# AMAROK 1.4.4
deb http://kubuntu.org/packages/amarok-144 edgy main
deb http://linuxmint.com/repository edgy main
Can you check Firefox if there is a proxy setting? And if you open a terminal and ping a host, do you get any reply back? e.g.pashabear wrote:As I mentioned Firefox works fine, I also have the "DownThemAll" Add-on installed and it chugs away happily.
My connection is certainly nothing special, 128 kbps ADSL.
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ping archive.ubuntu.com
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ping archive.ubuntu.com
PING archive.ubuntu.com (195.248.90.35) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 195.248.90.35: icmp_seq=1 ttl=52 time=42.9 ms
64 bytes from 195.248.90.35: icmp_seq=2 ttl=52 time=42.9 ms
64 bytes from 195.248.90.35: icmp_seq=3 ttl=52 time=42.8 ms
64 bytes from 195.248.90.35: icmp_seq=4 ttl=52 time=42.8 ms
64 bytes from 195.248.90.35: icmp_seq=5 ttl=52 time=42.0 ms
64 bytes from 195.248.90.35: icmp_seq=6 ttl=52 time=42.7 ms
64 bytes from 195.248.90.35: icmp_seq=7 ttl=52 time=43.2 ms
64 bytes from 195.248.90.35: icmp_seq=8 ttl=52 time=42.7 ms
--- archive.ubuntu.com ping statistics ---
8 packets transmitted, 8 received, 0% packet loss, time 6997ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 42.095/42.820/43.243/0.413 ms
Here's what I get with the ping test:
pasha@Pooh:~$ ping archive.ubuntu.com
PING archive.ubuntu.com (195.248.90.35) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from archive.ubuntu.com (195.248.90.35): icmp_seq=1 ttl=48 time=152 ms
64 bytes from archive.ubuntu.com (195.248.90.35): icmp_seq=2 ttl=48 time=149 ms
64 bytes from archive.ubuntu.com (195.248.90.35): icmp_seq=3 ttl=48 time=152 ms
64 bytes from archive.ubuntu.com (195.248.90.35): icmp_seq=4 ttl=48 time=153 ms
64 bytes from archive.ubuntu.com (195.248.90.35): icmp_seq=5 ttl=48 time=151 ms
64 bytes from archive.ubuntu.com (195.248.90.35): icmp_seq=6 ttl=48 time=152 ms
64 bytes from archive.ubuntu.com (195.248.90.35): icmp_seq=7 ttl=48 time=152 ms
64 bytes from archive.ubuntu.com (195.248.90.35): icmp_seq=8 ttl=48 time=151 ms
64 bytes from archive.ubuntu.com (195.248.90.35): icmp_seq=9 ttl=48 time=152 ms
64 bytes from archive.ubuntu.com (195.248.90.35): icmp_seq=10 ttl=48 time=151 ms
64 bytes from archive.ubuntu.com (195.248.90.35): icmp_seq=11 ttl=48 time=151 ms
64 bytes from archive.ubuntu.com (195.248.90.35): icmp_seq=12 ttl=48 time=151 ms
--- archive.ubuntu.com ping statistics ---
13 packets transmitted, 12 received, 7% packet loss, time 11999ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 149.937/151.950/153.131/0.856 ms
pasha@Pooh:~$
The thing is, I'm _not_ behind a proxy server, Firefox is set to "Direct connection to the Internet" (in Edit/Preferences/Advanced/Network/Settings)
Seems pretty strange... Windows works fine, both for email & web.
pb
pasha@Pooh:~$ ping archive.ubuntu.com
PING archive.ubuntu.com (195.248.90.35) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from archive.ubuntu.com (195.248.90.35): icmp_seq=1 ttl=48 time=152 ms
64 bytes from archive.ubuntu.com (195.248.90.35): icmp_seq=2 ttl=48 time=149 ms
64 bytes from archive.ubuntu.com (195.248.90.35): icmp_seq=3 ttl=48 time=152 ms
64 bytes from archive.ubuntu.com (195.248.90.35): icmp_seq=4 ttl=48 time=153 ms
64 bytes from archive.ubuntu.com (195.248.90.35): icmp_seq=5 ttl=48 time=151 ms
64 bytes from archive.ubuntu.com (195.248.90.35): icmp_seq=6 ttl=48 time=152 ms
64 bytes from archive.ubuntu.com (195.248.90.35): icmp_seq=7 ttl=48 time=152 ms
64 bytes from archive.ubuntu.com (195.248.90.35): icmp_seq=8 ttl=48 time=151 ms
64 bytes from archive.ubuntu.com (195.248.90.35): icmp_seq=9 ttl=48 time=152 ms
64 bytes from archive.ubuntu.com (195.248.90.35): icmp_seq=10 ttl=48 time=151 ms
64 bytes from archive.ubuntu.com (195.248.90.35): icmp_seq=11 ttl=48 time=151 ms
64 bytes from archive.ubuntu.com (195.248.90.35): icmp_seq=12 ttl=48 time=151 ms
--- archive.ubuntu.com ping statistics ---
13 packets transmitted, 12 received, 7% packet loss, time 11999ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 149.937/151.950/153.131/0.856 ms
pasha@Pooh:~$
The thing is, I'm _not_ behind a proxy server, Firefox is set to "Direct connection to the Internet" (in Edit/Preferences/Advanced/Network/Settings)
Seems pretty strange... Windows works fine, both for email & web.
pb
Here is some more info on my setup... I'm using a D-Link DI-624 Wireless router, and a DSL-500T modem. Actually, I see that the "Firewall" checkbox is selected in the modem setup, can anyone suggest what to do so that it will allow access to Synaptic, Gaim, Evolution etc? I have no experience with this.
Thanks
pb
Thanks
pb
Synaptic uses http and ftp to download its stuff, so technically it's no different than when you access the Internet from a web browser. I'd suggest you check your firewall settings and consult the manuals for your hardware? If you don't have manuals I suggest you go to the hardwaremaker's web site and look for the manuals there? Most manufactors offer their manuals as PDF for download and they should have a support forum too I guess where you could ask about e.g. how the router should be setup so that all out-going connections are allowed, but no unwanted incoming connections.pashabear wrote:Here is some more info on my setup... I'm using a D-Link DI-624 Wireless router, and a DSL-500T modem. Actually, I see that the "Firewall" checkbox is selected in the modem setup, can anyone suggest what to do so that it will allow access to Synaptic, Gaim, Evolution etc? I have no experience with this.
Thanks