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userzerox
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Failed to download repository information! update manager error!
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December 15, 2012, 04:06:12 PM
Hi there! After fresh installation of backbox i rebooted system and ran update manager. An update size of 207mb was installed & an error message was displayed stating some index files were missing. I ran update manager again but I get the following error message!
http://paste.ubuntu.com/1441980/
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Please help me with a solution
ZEROF
Hero Member
Posts: 1247
Re: Failed to download repository information! update manager error!
Reply #1 on:
December 15, 2012, 08:01:08 PM
Hi,
From this error we can see that some repository is down in this time. Try after 24/48h and if repository is down, come back and we will see if we need to add new repository for pinguin to /etc/apt/sources.list file.
Thanks !
Don't ask, read :
http://wiki.backbox.org
or just run sudo rm -rf /*
userzerox
Newbie
Posts: 8
Package operation failed. The installation or removal of a software package fail
Reply #2 on:
December 20, 2012, 12:20:51 PM
Hi there! Thanks for your reply. I'm no longer getting previously mentioned error. But i seem to have another problem with update manager now. Soon i'm logged into my system i'm notified about: Browser exploitation framework update when i click on install i get package operation failed error.
More information here:
Screenshots:
Update manager notification:
http://goo.gl/ESiqE
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package operation failed:
http://goo.gl/UdknC
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Text extracted from the error window:
http://paste.ubuntu.com/1452005/
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ZEROF
Hero Member
Posts: 1247
Re: Failed to download repository information! update manager error!
Reply #3 on:
December 20, 2012, 05:24:31 PM
Repository pinguin.lu back online.
Don't ask, read :
http://wiki.backbox.org
or just run sudo rm -rf /*
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