Re: difficulty downloading packages, is ftp.us.debian.org having a problem?

2012-07-21 Thread Mika Suomalainen
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA512 Hi, On 20.07.2012 09:20, Britton Kerin wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I keep trying to download a big pile of packages and most of them > keep failing. Internet is working and I can ping things, but most > of the packages always fail. > > I'm wonderi

Re: difficulty downloading packages, is ftp.us.debian.org having a problem?

2012-07-20 Thread Brian
On Sat 21 Jul 2012 at 00:25:34 +0400, Darren Baginski wrote: > > > 20.07.2012, 12:11, "Alberto Luaces" : > > > > You can also try the http://http.debian.net/ redirector for not having > > to select manually the best mirror.  See the webpage for instructions. > > > > Don't try that misconception

Re: difficulty downloading packages, is ftp.us.debian.org having a problem?

2012-07-20 Thread Darren Baginski
20.07.2012, 12:11, "Alberto Luaces" : > > You can also try the http://http.debian.net/ redirector for not having > to select manually the best mirror.  See the webpage for instructions. > Don't try that misconception, use netselect or pick mirror manually. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-u

Re: difficulty downloading packages, is ftp.us.debian.org having a problem?

2012-07-20 Thread Alberto Luaces
Andrei POPESCU writes: > On Jo, 19 iul 12, 22:20:28, Britton Kerin wrote: >> Hi everyone, >> >> I keep trying to download a big pile of packages and most of them keep >> failing. >> Internet is working and I can ping things, but most of the packages always >> fail. >> >> I'm wondering if ftp.u

Re: difficulty downloading packages, is ftp.us.debian.org having a problem?

2012-07-20 Thread Jerome BENOIT
my mistake. On 20/07/12 09:48, Andrei POPESCU wrote: On Vi, 20 iul 12, 08:25:23, Jerome BENOIT wrote: Hello List: Keep in mind that Debian is currently migrating to Wheezy. What do you mean by that? Wheezy is not being released just yet, it's just been frozen (it will take a few more months)

Re: difficulty downloading packages, is ftp.us.debian.org having a problem?

2012-07-20 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Jo, 19 iul 12, 22:20:28, Britton Kerin wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I keep trying to download a big pile of packages and most of them keep > failing. > Internet is working and I can ping things, but most of the packages always > fail. > > I'm wondering if ftp.us.debian.org is really overloaded

Re: difficulty downloading packages, is ftp.us.debian.org having a problem?

2012-07-20 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Vi, 20 iul 12, 08:25:23, Jerome BENOIT wrote: > Hello List: > > Keep in mind that Debian is currently migrating to Wheezy. What do you mean by that? Wheezy is not being released just yet, it's just been frozen (it will take a few more months). Kind regards, Andrei -- Offtopic discussions am

Re: difficulty downloading packages, is ftp.us.debian.org having a problem?

2012-07-19 Thread Jerome BENOIT
Hello List: Keep in mind that Debian is currently migrating to Wheezy. Cheers, Jerome On 20/07/12 08:20, Britton Kerin wrote: Hi everyone, I keep trying to download a big pile of packages and most of them keep failing. Internet is working and I can ping things, but most of the packages alway

difficulty downloading packages, is ftp.us.debian.org having a problem?

2012-07-19 Thread Britton Kerin
Hi everyone, I keep trying to download a big pile of packages and most of them keep failing. Internet is working and I can ping things, but most of the packages always fail. I'm wondering if ftp.us.debian.org is really overloaded or something? Thanks, Britton -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debia

Re: apt only downloading Packages, not Packages.bz2

2011-12-06 Thread Bob Proulx
Martin Kraus wrote: > Hi. For the last few months I've been having problems downloading > Package files from the debian mirrors. Today I'm not able to > download anything anymore. The mirrors have been modified to no longer include the uncompressed Package files. Now only the compressed Packages.

apt only downloading Packages, not Packages.bz2

2011-12-06 Thread Martin Kraus
Hi. For the last few months I've been having problems downloading Package files from the debian mirrors. Today I'm not able to download anything anymore. When I look at what aptitude or apt try do download I see only Packages file, not the Packages.bz2 or Packages.gz that are on the debian mirrors

Re: [Fwd: downloading packages]

2005-01-08 Thread Didde Brockman
From: pickett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 06 januari 2005 19.17.40 MET To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: downloading packages Hi. I'm trying to use "apt-get install" to install Latex. Whenever I try to fetch "tetex-base" I get an error "404 Not Found". The oth

[Fwd: downloading packages]

2005-01-07 Thread pickett
--- Begin Message --- Hi. I'm trying to use "apt-get install" to install Latex. Whenever I try to fetch "tetex-base" I get an error "404 Not Found". The other component packages seem to download ok, so I think the problem is at your end with that one package. Can you help? Thanks, -Tom Pickett ---

Re: downloading packages

2005-01-05 Thread David Moreno Garza
On Wed, 2005-01-05 at 16:11 +, pickett wrote: > Hi. I'm trying to use "apt-get install" to fetch Latex from your stable > packages list. However, every time I try to fetch the "tetex-base" > library I get an error. All other components download ok, so I think the > problem is at your end. Can y

Re: downloading packages separately

2004-02-12 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Fri, Feb 13, 2004 at 12:33:13AM -0500, Johann Koenig ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > On Friday February 13 at 04:11pm > Charles Leow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I have a (slow) dial-up connection but wish to download the > > x-window-system using apt-get. > > > > I would like to download the

Re: downloading packages separately

2004-02-12 Thread Johann Koenig
On Friday February 13 at 04:11pm Charles Leow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a (slow) dial-up connection but wish to download the > x-window-system using apt-get. > > I would like to download the *.deb files separately from another > source (with faster Internet connection). > > How can I e

downloading packages separately

2004-02-12 Thread Charles Leow
Hi,   I have a (slow) dial-up connection but wish to download the x-window-system using apt-get.   I would like to download the *.deb files separately from another source (with faster Internet connection).   How can I easily obtain all the *.deb files to achieve this?  I did a search of the p

RE: Have CDs but base-config downloading packages??

2003-02-03 Thread David Turetsky
-Original Message- From: Eric George [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Why is it downloading when I have all the CDs? I didn't add any other apt sources. Comment out (#) all the lines in /etc/apt/sources.list which do not reference CDs -- David -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAI

Have CDs but base-config downloading packages??

2003-02-03 Thread Eric George
hit enter. It then starts downloading packages?!? libperl, libssl, perl-modules, etc This is via dialup, and it says 3h10m remaining. Why is it downloading when I have all the CDs? I didn't add any other apt sources. I'd rather not tie up my line for that long, even if it ddoes

Re: downloading packages

2002-10-23 Thread Rhodri Evans
If your friend's computer is a x86 intel, go to the debian.org webpage and burn just the cd 1 binary. There you will find everything you need (including x windows, desktops environments, etc, etc). I recommend you to read the installation manual while doing the installation. good luck Rhodr

downloading packages

2002-10-23 Thread Mirek Dobsicek
Hi, A friend of mine would like to install debian at his home computer, but he dont want to bother with all 7 CDs. He would like to burn one CD with base system and desired packages and at home install from this CD. My question is how can he easily download wanted packages with dependencies...

Re: apt-get downloading packages question

1999-02-24 Thread Stuart Miles
> you might want to use it.. (but not with gnome-apt) > Dare I ask why not with gnome-apt? -- Stuart Miles[EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: apt-get downloading packages question

1999-02-24 Thread Jason Gunthorpe
On Tue, 23 Feb 1999, Preston Landers wrote: > Anyway, I still have about 50 mb of packages to download and apt-get > annonyingly gives up the whole process with a single bad transfer or > connection. all I have to do is press enter about three times to get it It should give up the file it is do

apt-get downloading packages question

1999-02-24 Thread Preston Landers
Hey there... Finally got apt-get to download slink packages for me. I don't know exactly how I fixed it. I did two things: download + install slink base manually, and install apt-get 0.3.0. Anyway, I still have about 50 mb of packages to download and apt-get annonyingly gives up the whole pro

Re: downloading packages from WindowsNT

1998-05-18 Thread John_Gay
>> . . . I've been told that I can't have the Linux box on when >> I'm at work so I was wondering if it was possible to set-up the Linux box >> to fetch the packages from the Windows Machine automatically while I'm >> away? >Are you dialing the Windows machine over a telephone line? No, as I sai

downloading packages from WindowsNT

1998-05-17 Thread John_Gay
I've been loading Linux the hard way by modeming the packages from the Windows PC I have all the packages on to the Linux box via a null-modem cable with zmodem. I've been told that I can't have the Linux box on when I'm at work so I was wondering if it was possible to set-up the Linux box to fetch

Re: downloading packages

1997-06-21 Thread Dale Scheetz
On Sat, 21 Jun 1997 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Now that i have downloaded the base linux system, i need to run dselect to > load any packages. Heres my question, where are all the packages that are > shown in dselect located? Are they on the base floppies, or do i have to > download them from th

downloading packages

1997-06-21 Thread JediPoster
Now that i have downloaded the base linux system, i need to run dselect to load any packages. Heres my question, where are all the packages that are shown in dselect located? Are they on the base floppies, or do i have to download them from the net? I would like to download them all into my dos