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Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating?

From	Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com>
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject	Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating?
Date	2012-06-11 23:18 -0700
Message-ID	<CBFC2D4B.30B1%usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> (permalink)
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On 6/11/12 11:05 PM, in article a3o4hfFpf5U1@mid.individual.net, "Ian
Hilliard" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote:

> On 11/06/12 22:25, Henk & Ingrid wrote:
>> "Ian Hilliard" <nospam@nospam.org> schreef in bericht
>> news:a3mg3uFvpU1@mid.individual.net...
>>> On 06/11/2012 06:51 AM, Snit wrote:
>>>> <http://tmp.gallopinginsanity.com/UbuntuUpdate.mov>
>>>> 
>>>> Clearly I have a working Internet connection... but updates fail
>>>> telling me
>>>> to check my Internet connection.
>>>> 
>>>> Well, I checked. It is fine.
>>>> 
>>>> Will play with the system tomorrow... but things like this should "just
>>>> work". Sorta absurd that they do not.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> The answer is really simple. He is behind a Windows firewall. The
>>> browser uses the proxy broadcasts on the network.
>>> 
>>> For the update service to work properly, it is necessary to set the
>>> proxy manually. There would be a huge security risk is permitting the
>>> update services to take updates from some random proxy.
>>> 
>>> Ian
>> 
>> 
>> Of course my 85 years old auntie Mary sets her "proxy manually" every
>> day now since she runs Ubuntu, you fucking moron.
> 
> The proxy only has to be set once. You WinTrolls are really a bunch of
> abusive ignorant A-holes.
> 
>> 
> 
> An 85 year old grandma couldn't get a Windows box running from scratch
> either. The point here is that Linux considers security as important.
> Microsoft considers security as far as is necessary to sell more licenses.

Once I ran the update from the command line it worked fine.  No need to
fiddle with proxy settings.


-- 
7 simple questions cc will *never* answer: <http://goo.gl/cNBzu>
cc again pretends to be knowledgeable about things he is clueless about.

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Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2012-06-10 21:51 -0700
  Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2012-06-10 22:19 -0700
    Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating for snit? Hardon <hardon.quirk@gmail.com> - 2012-06-11 08:33 +0000
      Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating for snit? TomB <tommy.bongaerts@gmail.com> - 2012-06-11 11:42 +0000
        Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating for snit? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2012-06-11 07:52 -0700
          Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating for snit? TomB <tommy.bongaerts@gmail.com> - 2012-06-11 17:15 +0000
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              Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating for snit? TomB <tommy.bongaerts@gmail.com> - 2012-06-11 21:53 +0000
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating for snit? William Poaster <wp@induh-vidual.net> - 2012-06-11 22:59 +0100
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                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating for snit? Torre Starnes <torre.starnes@gmail.org> - 2012-06-11 18:12 -0400
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating for snit? Torre Starnes <torre.starnes@gmail.org> - 2012-06-11 18:07 -0400
      Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating for snit? Foster <frankfoster50@yahoo.com> - 2012-06-11 08:58 -0400
      Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating for snit? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2012-06-11 07:45 -0700
    Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Foster <frankfoster50@yahoo.com> - 2012-06-11 08:57 -0400
      Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2012-06-11 11:58 -0600
        Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Foster <frankfoster50@yahoo.com> - 2012-06-11 15:51 -0400
          Flounder flails the only number he's (sort of) got left. Chris Ahlstrom <ahlstromc@xzoozy.com> - 2012-06-11 17:16 -0400
            Re: Flounder flails the only number he's (sort of) got left. Foster <frankfoster50@yahoo.com> - 2012-06-11 17:52 -0400
            Re: Flounder flails the only number he's (sort of) got left. William Poaster <wp@induh-vidual.net> - 2012-06-11 22:58 +0100
              Re: Flounder flails the only number he's (sort of) got left. Foster <frankfoster50@yahoo.com> - 2012-06-11 18:11 -0400
  Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Ian Hilliard <nospam@nospam.org> - 2012-06-11 17:10 +0200
    Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? "Henk & Ingrid" <Henk_Ingrid@nospam.eu> - 2012-06-11 22:25 +0200
      Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Foster <frankfoster50@yahoo.com> - 2012-06-11 16:41 -0400
      Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Ian Hilliard <nospam@nospam.com> - 2012-06-12 08:05 +0200
        Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2012-06-11 23:18 -0700
    Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2012-06-11 14:42 -0700
      Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Ian Hilliard <nospam@nospam.com> - 2012-06-12 08:08 +0200
        Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2012-06-11 23:17 -0700
          Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Ian Hilliard <nospam@nospam.com> - 2012-06-12 08:34 +0200
            Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2012-06-11 23:59 -0700
              Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Ian Hilliard <nospam@nospam.org> - 2012-06-12 19:57 +0200
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2012-06-12 14:05 -0400
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? MelissA <melis@a.com> - 2012-06-12 20:34 +0200
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2012-06-12 11:37 -0700
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2012-06-12 14:31 -0500
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2012-06-12 14:34 -0600
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2012-06-12 16:19 -0700
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2012-06-13 00:48 -0600
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2012-06-13 11:40 -0500
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2012-06-13 12:24 -0500
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2012-06-13 10:25 -0700
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2012-06-13 12:09 -0600
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Chris Ahlstrom <ahlstromc@xzoozy.com> - 2012-06-12 15:57 -0400
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Foster <frankfoster50@yahoo.com> - 2012-06-12 16:11 -0400
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? William Poaster <wp@induh-vidual.net> - 2012-06-12 22:54 +0100
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Ian Hilliard <nospam@nospam.org> - 2012-06-13 17:24 +0200
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2012-06-13 08:51 -0700
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2012-06-13 11:42 -0500
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2012-06-13 19:02 +0200
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2012-06-13 22:31 -0400
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2012-06-14 05:14 +0200
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2012-06-12 15:50 -0700
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Ian Hilliard <nospam@nospam.org> - 2012-06-13 17:19 +0200
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2012-06-13 10:39 -0500
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2012-06-13 08:47 -0700
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2012-06-13 17:49 +0200
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2012-06-13 09:10 -0700
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2012-06-13 18:30 +0200
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2012-06-13 09:48 -0700
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Ian Hilliard <nospam@nospam.org> - 2012-06-13 20:56 +0200
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? Ian Hilliard <nospam@nospam.org> - 2012-06-13 19:04 +0200
                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? William Poaster <wp@induh-vidual.net> - 2012-06-13 23:21 +0100
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                Re: Ok, why is Ubuntu not updating? William Poaster <wp@induh-vidual.net> - 2012-06-13 23:29 +0100
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