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andypi
October 31st, 2009, 12:32 PM
I've just installed 9.10, and I'm finding that I can't install any software with the Software Centre.
I'm behind a proxy, but believe I have configured it properly - I have specified both HTTP and FTP servers in Synaptic's network settings, and the Update Manager works fine. However, whenever I try and install software using Software Centre, it hangs at 5% before eventually telling me "Failed to download package files. Check your internet connection"
Anyone know what's going on here?
imail
November 3rd, 2009, 01:17 AM
Same here.
Tried to change it manually in the terminal but it didn't work either.
graham70
November 6th, 2009, 03:27 AM
I have the same problem this is what I have done so far
1. Change the network settings in synaptic package manager for my proxy ( with login and passwords)
2. Add my proxy settings in system/proxy settings and applied system wide( with login and passwords)
3. Updated aptdaemon by terminal
4. Run these commands in terminal
export http_proxy=http://login:password@ip address:port/
export ftp_proxy=http://login:password@ip address:port/
export https_proxy=http://login:password@ip address:port/
(Why are there smiley faces on my p's)
this gave a different error of unauthorized software source ( thought I was on the right track for a wail but it went went back to proxy error again )
4 Remove password authorization from proxy server all good
Not really now my proxy has no login. So I see the problem is in login and password area of software center and the deb installer ( same problem ) on to the proxy
Any help on this will be great
graham70
November 7th, 2009, 06:21 AM
Gday again
can anyone help me or direct me to a posting that has solved this problem
thanks
appier
November 7th, 2009, 10:40 PM
I have been running into the same problem. The workaround for me has been to install everything either via Synaptic or through apt-get (or aptitiude) in the terminal.
First, set the proxy environment:
export http_proxy="username:password@yourdomain.org:port#"
Update apt-get:
sudo apt-get update
Then, install your package:
sudo apt-get install package-name
This is not the easy way to do it, but it works...
Mark
graham70
November 10th, 2009, 12:11 PM
Doing the same workaround thanks for the the reply. Also when install a deb file finding the dependencies by manually install them from the net. It sort of reminds me when I first tried Linux and gave up, gone too far now
Gumm
November 10th, 2009, 04:14 PM
There is a bug report on Launchpad here:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-center/+bug/466142
(https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-center/+bug/466142)
It seems that you can either edit some files by hand, or try a test package by Luke Symes from his personal ppa here:
https://launchpad.net/~allsymes/+archive/ppa/
I have not tested either yet, but on Launchpad it seems that some users found joy.
EDIT: Can confirm, this works for me
graham70
November 11th, 2009, 02:33 PM
Gumm thanks for the reply will try soon and report back
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