Re: problems with downloading

Yes, I agree a number of people are indeed having these kinds of problems with dist-upgrading and I am one of them. I wonder what's causing these errors?

Re: problems with downloading

|> man apt-get says: |> "An update should always be performed before an upgrade |> dist-upgrade." I had done `apt-get update' before each attempted upgrade step. A number of people have been having these problems (judging by the list). I just kept trying, and eventually it half-worked