[TheRecluse]

i just installed ubuntu dapper drake, everything is fine except i can't update or use apt-get.. i get a failed connection everytime i try.

i've read that this may be because the ubuntu servers are down, and to try another mirror, but i'm confused on how to add mirrors to my sources.list

any help is appreciated. thanks

[The General]

gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

Post it here.

[kostas]

Th Ubuntu repos and all of ubuntu.com were down almost all day Sunday. But they're working now. Post your sources.list and we can help you add some more.

[TheRecluse]

deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper main restricted

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper-updates main restricted
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper-updates main restricted

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'universe'
## repository.
## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## universe WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu security
## team.
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper universe main restricted multiverse
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper universe

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'backports'
## repository.
## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper-backports main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper-backports main restricted universe multiverse

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security main restricted
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security main restricted
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security universe
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security universe


it's just the generic file that came on the installation

[TheRecluse]

i'm now getting an error telling me to fix broken packages, but when i click "fiz broken packages" in synaptic, it tells me this..

E: Error, pkgProblemResolver::Resolve generated breaks, this may be caused by held packages.
E: Unable to correct dependencies

[TheRecluse]

i fixed the dependency problem, but i still can't get a good repos list... i've been reading that everyone is going to brazil and uk servers.. but i'm sure those will be bogged down by now too.

[TheRecluse]

there we go! i changed the repos in my sources.list to ftp rather than http... things are working now