apt-get connection timeout

[barneyl]

hi all,

just installed ubuntu, and the apt-get update had lots of connection timed out errors.

we have a pretty steady connection here, so i wondered if this is a common occurrence, and should i keep running the apt-get update until i get everything through?

many thanks,

-b

[dorris]

hi all,

just installed ubuntu, and the apt-get update had lots of connection timed out errors.

we have a pretty steady connection here, so i wondered if this is a common occurrence, and should i keep running the apt-get update until i get everything through?

many thanks,

-b
not sure if this is the same prob as yours, but I've found that I often get corrupt partial downloads, so those files never download right again, clearing my partial apt folder often helps.
/var/cache/apt/archive/partial