[Linux-disciples] apt-get with a flaky internet connection.

[Adam Rosi-Kessel]

I think maybe Acquire::Retries

http://linux.die.net/man/5/apt.conf

Add APT::Acquire::Retries=20 to /etc/apt/apt.conf.

Karl Sokol wrote, on 4/25/2008 9:23 AM:
> Hey all, it's been a while,
> 
> I am trying to upgrade my computer with "sudo apt-get dist-upgrade". 
> Unfortunately, I have an internet connection that comes and goes.  After 
> a certain amount of time-out errors ...
> 
> e.g. "Failed to fetch 
> http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/j/jakarta-log4j1.2/liblog4j1.2-java_1.2.13-4_all.deb  
> Could not connect to archive.ubuntu.com:80 
> <http://archive.ubuntu.com:80> (91.189.92.3 <http://91.189.92.3>), 
> connection timed out [IP: 91.189.92.3 <http://91.189.92.3> 80]
> E: Unable to fetch some archives, maybe run apt-get update or try with 
> --fix-missing?"
> 
> ... the upgrade fails and kicks me to the command prompt.  Is there a 
> "if at first you don't succeed, try, try again" option?
> 
> 
> -- 
> Grace and Peace,
> 
> Karl Sokol
> 
> 
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