Cant down load packages with synaptic

caleb star · 05-22-2008, 05:09 AM

Im not able to download any packages through synaptic, whenever I try to I get this message no matter which package I select:

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/poo...601-2_i386.deb
Could not connect to localhost:4001 (127.0.0.1). - connect (111 Connection refused)

TedyBear · 05-23-2008, 04:49 AM

You have to check your settings in System -> Administration -> Software sources.

Most likely there's an error on your server selection. You can tell Synaptic to search for the best available server or select the server for your country.

//Matthias

caleb star · 05-23-2008, 07:10 PM

Thanks, but after it began pinging all of the available servers I got the error message of: No Suitable server found. Is their something I can adjust from the command line.

pixellany · 05-23-2008, 07:32 PM

Check to be sure that your internet connection is working---
e.g. can you open web pages?

In a terminal try:
ping www.google.com

If that doesn't work do:
ping 209.85.173.104

If the latter works, but not the actual url, it means that there's a problem in DNS configuration.

OmarVeg · 06-23-2008, 03:13 PM

Same problem here. I installed Hardy on a PS3 when it was still a beta, today I tried to update and the only repos that worked were medibuntu and some ports.ubuntu.com/..., none of the others worked. I also got the "no suitable server found" message. Any idea on hhow to solve this. Thanks

TedyBear · 06-24-2008, 12:07 AM

Please check your /etc/apt/sources.list and post the content....