Oct
1
Upgrade Problems With Ubuntu 7.10 “Gutsy”? Try a Different Repository
Filed Under Testing | 20 Comments
Many of you know that I’ve been running and testing Ubuntu 7.10 “Gutsy” since early in the alpha stage. There have been no show stoppers and its been fun to see the development continue to happen, and be able to contribute to that by submitting bugs. Again, I have not seen any major bugs, just little oddities here and there. If you can please consider upgrading to Ubuntu 7.10 beta (released 9-27-07) and help us finish what is left of the bugs.
I have heard from a few people that had a few odd issues upgrading. One “fix” that I used worked in my situation and may work for others so I thought I would share it.
If you get an error about having upgrades available but when you try to retrieve them they are not accessible my guess (again, this may not be completely accurate) is that repository data between the many mirrors is not synced properly with the actual repository. I have found changing your repository to a different mirror often helps clear up this issue.
You can find a *very* long list of available mirrors in System > Admin > Software Sources : “Download From” drop-down, select “other”. At this point you can select one from the list or “Select Best Server”.
In the long run I would suggest more people select the best server for their area. In any event, try a new repository and see if that helps refresh your list and get the updates that should be available. I hope this helps.
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Feb
28
A Few Odd Questions
Filed Under Testing | 6 Comments
I’ve run into a couple of weird issues this week and I thought I would bounce it off the group here. If you’ve got any suggestions or fixes for these issues I sure would appreciate it.
- I run a proxy over ssh and squid for privacy-sake (and so IT at my office minds their own business!) I use the command “ssh -C -L 8080:localhost:3128 my.remote.squid.proxy”. This works great, and I’m planning a tutorial for a more detailed outline, but the odd thing is when I disconnect and exit the terminal it doesn’t close. The terminal (both gnome-terminal & konsole) just sit there and I have to kill it by clicking the X. If I simply connect via ssh without the port binding everything closes as normal. Is this based on one of my arguments? Anyone else seen this?
- I’ve been trying to remove the fade-out effect (such as when prompted for a password, logging out, etc) but keep the “grab” feature where the box demands focus. I’ve been able to remove the fade, but this also removes the focus grabbing which is a big security problem. Does anyone know a way to remove the fade effect but keep the focus grabbing for the dialog box? Previous suggestions found here on the ubuntuforums.
I know the both of these are a little off the wall but I appreciate any feedback. The first is a little annoyance for me while the second has been a long-time concern for a friend of mine. I hope we’ll be able to solve it for him. Thanks!
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