Public bug reported:
I run Software Updater;
A progress bar shows up that showed some activity, with messages saying
"loading this", "downloading that", a lot of them.
Then, at the end, this idiotic popup up saying:
"Failed to download repository information
Check your internet connection"
with 3 buttons:
Settings - Try Again - OK
With "Try again" the exact same happens again and again.
Obviously my internet connection is fine.
"Check your internet connection" is a completely bullshit and useless
error message.
You should tell me EXACTLY WHAT "repository information" you were unable to
download, and the kind of error.
There should be a "details" button to see all the fucking details about the
failed download: the exact requests made, the URLs, the responses from the
server if any or the details of whatever network error exactly occurred.
So that I can properly diagnose the issue, given that you are not.
It is especially idiotic to show a message saying "Check your internet
connection" when you have just been able to download quite a lot of
stuff, so it's obviously one particular download that is failing, and
you don't even tell me which fucking one.
This is pathetic.
And after wasting time retrying several times and reporting this issue, I find
out that if I click OK it goes on with the updates. So it's not even clear what
the failed download implies.
One more reason for needing to know what the fuck exactly failed to download.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: update-manager 1:16.04.15
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-150.176-generic 4.4.179
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-150-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.18
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Thu Aug 1 16:23:09 2019
DpkgHistoryLog.txt:
DpkgTerminalLog.txt:
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-11 (2119 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: update-manager
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
** Affects: update-manager (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug third-party-packages xenial
** Description changed:
I run Software Updater;
A progress bar shows up that showed some activity, with messages saying
"loading this", "downloading that", a lot of them.
Then, at the end, this idiotic popup up saying:
"Failed to download repository information
Check your internet connection"
with 3 buttons:
Settings - Try Again - OK
With "Try again" the exact same happens again and again.
Obviously my internet connection is fine.
"Check your internet connection" is a completely bullshit and useless
error message.
You should tell me EXACTLY WHAT "repository information" you were unable to
download, and the kind of error.
- There should be a "details" button to see all the fucking details about the
failed download: the exact requests made, the URLs, the responses from the
server.
- So that I can properly diagnose the issue, given that you are not willing to.
+ There should be a "details" button to see all the fucking details about the
failed download: the exact requests made, the URLs, the responses from the
server if any or the details of whatever network error exactly occurred.
+ So that I can properly diagnose the issue, given that you are not.
It is especially idiotic to show a message saying "Check your internet
connection" when you have just been able to download quite a lot of
stuff, so it's obviously one particular download that is failing, and
you don't even tell me which fucking one.
This is outrageous.
And after wasting time retrying several times and reporting this issue, I
find out that if I click OK it goes on with the updates. So it's not even clear
what the failed download implies.
One more reason for needing to know what the fuck exactly failed to download.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: update-manager 1:16.04.15
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-150.176-generic 4.4.179
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-150-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.18
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Thu Aug 1 16:23:09 2019
DpkgHistoryLog.txt:
-
+
DpkgTerminalLog.txt:
-
+
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-11 (2119 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: update-manager
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
** Description changed:
I run Software Updater;
A progress bar shows up that showed some activity, with messages saying
"loading this", "downloading that", a lot of them.
Then, at the end, this idiotic popup up saying:
"Failed to download repository information
Check your internet connection"
with 3 buttons:
Settings - Try Again - OK
With "Try again" the exact same happens again and again.
Obviously my internet connection is fine.
"Check your internet connection" is a completely bullshit and useless
error message.
You should tell me EXACTLY WHAT "repository information" you were unable to
download, and the kind of error.
There should be a "details" button to see all the fucking details about the
failed download: the exact requests made, the URLs, the responses from the
server if any or the details of whatever network error exactly occurred.
So that I can properly diagnose the issue, given that you are not.
It is especially idiotic to show a message saying "Check your internet
connection" when you have just been able to download quite a lot of
stuff, so it's obviously one particular download that is failing, and
you don't even tell me which fucking one.
- This is outrageous.
+ This is pathetic.
And after wasting time retrying several times and reporting this issue, I
find out that if I click OK it goes on with the updates. So it's not even clear
what the failed download implies.
One more reason for needing to know what the fuck exactly failed to download.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: update-manager 1:16.04.15
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-150.176-generic 4.4.179
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-150-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.18
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Thu Aug 1 16:23:09 2019
DpkgHistoryLog.txt:
DpkgTerminalLog.txt:
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-11 (2119 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: update-manager
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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