New update issue mint 13

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I have the same problem in both 32bit and 64bit versions.  When update manager runs I get the following warning "could not download all repository indexes"  I presume that they are out of date how do I remove the out of date respository and leave the active ones in place.

Thanks in advance......

[Mark Greaves (PCNetSpec)]

What's the output from:

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sudo apt-get update

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64bit system first.

userone@office2 ~ $ sudo apt-get update
[sudo] password for userone:
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E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
userone@office2 ~ $

32bit system.

usertwo@usertwo-FID2130 ~ $ sudo apt-get update
[sudo] password for usertwo:
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[Mark Greaves (PCNetSpec)]

First of all DON'T PANIC ..

Seems the getdeb/playdeb repositories are currently down.

Probably due to this:
http://blog.getdeb.net/2012/12/server-downtime.html

Don't worry about those errors (they'll go away when the getdeb servers come back up) .. or disable the getdeb repos for a day or two.

Keep an eye on their blog for news:
http://blog.getdeb.net/
if you want.

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[Tramlink]

Noted will see if it clears when servers are up.

Thanks.

[Tramlink]

The problem still exists with no update since December 9th on a restoration date.

[Mark Greaves (PCNetSpec)]

If you mean getdeb .. AFAIK they're still down, what makes you think otherwise ?

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[Tramlink]

Yes they are still down some 12 days if not more of no service to jo public, is making a big hole in the ability to update programs that are stored by them.

[Tramlink]

getdeb .. AFAIK they're still down this is makes update manager unhappy are there other places to get these updates from?

It must pose a problem if this is the only place and they have still not restored the service.

Thanks as always for members input.

[Mark Greaves (PCNetSpec)]

There is a mirror for GetDeb and PlayDeb .. but it will be frozen at the time GetDeb went down .. so will not be receiving updates.

Should be fine for installing stuff though.

But why not just either ignore the messages from update manager, or disable the getdeb repos in Synaptic.

Personally that's what I do anyway .. if I need something from getdeb, I enable the repo, install what I need, then disable the repo .. there is far to much stuff in the getdeb repo, so when you run an update it updates stuff you didn't intend, so you're slowly diverging from  the "proper" main repos.


If you want instructions for adding the getdeb/playdeb mirror .. see here:
http://peppermintos.net/viewtopic.php?p=31634#p31634
those instructions are for distro's based on Ubuntu 12.04 (such as Mint 13 and Peppermint 3) .. but are easily modified for other versions.
(you'd still need to disable the "real" getdeb repos if you want rid of those update manager messages)

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[Tramlink]

As suggested have removed from my update manager.

This is a big problem for Linux as it shows unreliability to people who want to leave windows and Microsoft.

They have not kept users informed and I see some people are not going to come back.

[Mark Greaves (PCNetSpec)]

Whilst I agree GetDeb should be putting more info on why its taking so long on their blog .. I'd disagree that this is a Linux problem.

If the Adobe update site went down .. would you blame Windows ?

Hell nobody blames Windows when the Windows update site goes down, simply because they don't realise it happened .. would you rather Linux behaved the same and hid the fact there was a problem from you ?

Remember, this is a software repository YOU added, it's not a default one (which would be more of an issue)

And beyond some (granted) cryptic messages, it won't actually do any harm.

For sure, a LOT of Windows users try Linux (on the desktop) then go back .. usually because they can't be bothered to learn it, or expected a free windows clone, which is fine .. they're Windows users that end up back with Windows which is no loss to Linux .. but some stay with Linux, and that most certainly IS a loss to Windows

Then there's the fact that ALL of them are already using Linux quite happily (routers, phones, google, indeed most of the internet) .. they just aren't aware of the fact

Yup, desktop Linux isn't for everyone .. it never will be .. but neither is Windows or OS X or any other OS for that matter .. but thank god you have the choice if/when you're ready

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Can I also add that anyone that jumps ship because a third party repository goes down that they themselves must have added, IMHO probably isn't ready for Linux and the user control that comes with it just yet

That's not a criticism .. it's just my opinion.

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[Tramlink]

Hi I fully agree with what you say but if Linux is to be considered by equipment suppliers as worth providing drivers for then it has to work for Joe public.

The average user is not concerned with why there car has broken down but that it is not working and they haven't a clue what's happening under the hood.

If you installed some software that is only updated from this location you have a problem and you have not been given any info as to a solution or a time-frame to restore service.

I have built and upgraded my own Desk top computers for 20 years so I have an interest but average computer user has not.

Yes my phone uses a Linux based operating system but they do not provide interface software for Linux only Windows and Mac.

No it is not the fault of Linux but until I took an interest in replacing Windows I thought Linux was the operating system.  I did not know there were lots of different versions.

My big issue is lack of info it is not customer friendly.

I love Linux and would not return to Windows.

Thanks for all the work that you do on this site.

[Mark Greaves (PCNetSpec)]

Remember Linux was designed by enthusiasts for enthusiasts and is only now (some distros) starting to be dumbed down for the "joe average" consumer market.

Joe average would most likely stick to the default software repositories.

"User Friendly" is a matter of perspective .. and greatly depends on your point of view ..

There are (at least) 2 types of user friendliness

a) The Windows way .. If there's a minor problem, hide it from the user, and only show him there's a problem when it's a catastrophic (blue scrren) problem .. when he'll phone someone else to fix it

or

b) The Linux way .. Show the user the information he needs to fix the issue for all errors .. where he can decide for himself if he wants to take corrective measures, be that calling someone else or working it out himself.

To my way of thinking, Linux is more "user" friendly .. Windows just hides stuff from me, and gives me no control.

Certain distros are now going down the dumbed down path .. which is fine, and makes them more Windows like, if that's the users measure of "user friendliness" all well and good .. it's just not mine.

I have no doubt update managers will appear that hide the fact that a repo is down.

But as I said, the issue with the GetDeb repo was not a Linux or a Linux distro problem .. it was a third party problem that could only have occurred due to the user adding that repo .. and blaming your distro or Linux as a whole is akin to blaming Microsoft when some third party software doesn't work as expected .. but at least your Linux update manager told you there was a problem and offered the info you needed to troubleshoot it, which to me is it being "user" friendly.

Personally I think Windows only *appears* to be user friendly because users have learned to use it .. if you *learn* Linux, it will provide you with MUCH more information to allow you to fix issues as they occur.

That issue with the repo being down .. it didn't break your Linux distro, you could easily have ignored it and continued to use your computer .. the only difference was Linux gave you an opportunity to do something about it before it (possibly) became a bigger issue, whereas Windows would have just told you nothing until you needed an engineer .. I ask, which is the more "user" friendly approach ?

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[Mark Greaves (PCNetSpec)]

Read ths:
http://linuxforums.org.uk/index.php?topic=10652.msg80683#msg80683

GetDeb and PlayDeb are now discontinued.