Comment 4 for bug 108601

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mayito13 (marioechavarria1977) wrote : RE: [Bug 108601] Re: Update-manager needs help info when terminating on wrong repositories and generally deal better with incorrect sources.list data

fabian who are u and what bug are u talking about. where are u from

--- On Tue, 3/3/09, Fabian <email address hidden> wrote:

From: Fabian <email address hidden>
Subject: RE: [Bug 108601] Re: Update-manager needs help info when terminating on wrong repositories and generally deal better with incorrect sources.list data
To: <email address hidden>
Date: Tuesday, March 3, 2009, 10:42 PM

Amen brother! Amen.... :)
"This should be changed in the interests of improving the
> usability of Ubuntu and improving the new user experience"

> Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2009 02:34:49 +0000
> From: <email address hidden>
> To: <email address hidden>
> Subject: [Bug 108601] Re: Update-manager needs help info when terminating on    wrong repositories and generally deal better with incorrect    sources.list data
>
> I agree with the change Marcobra recommended. This is something that
> often appears on mailing list and in launchpad questions/answers.
>
> New users do have issues with this, especially when the error is thrown
> by synaptic. This should be changed in the interests of improving the
> usability of Ubuntu and improving the new user experience.
>
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> Update-manager needs help info when terminating on wrong repositories and generally deal better with incorrect sources.list data
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/108601
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> Status in "update-manager" source package in Ubuntu: Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: update-manager
>
> My update-manager crashed saying some files where not available (i got 404ś on the site where the files supposed to be) . I filed a bug report and the answer of one of the tech was that he doens't accept bugs with unsupported repositories. Only then I got the message and deleted some of the repositories.
>
> I wish the Update-manager told me right away that:
> - the errors where related to unsupported repositories
> - removing the unsupported repositories would be wise
> - telling me how to remove the unsupported repositories (inclusing pressing 'apply'' in Apt - which i didn't the first time. I removed them and they were gone, I wrongly thought...)

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Update-manager needs help info when terminating on wrong repositories and generally deal better with incorrect sources.list data
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/108601
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