OK, after several minutes the download started again and ran to a successful conclusion. So I think I may have been too quick to file this bug. But it would have been helpful to have had some sort of indication that the downloader was still alive and waiting. It also took a very long time to restart from that the connection was reinstated.
** Description changed: Binary package hint: flashplugin-nonfree I was using Update Manager to update to the latest flashplugin- installer. While the installer was downloading the flashplugin my 3G modem lost coverage and I had to reinitialize it. That made the - installer hang and I had to abort the update. + installer hang. Console output (abbreviated): ----------------- Ställer in flashplugin-installer (10.2.153.1ubuntu0.10.10.1) ... Downloading... --2011-03-24 06:13:50-- http://archive.canonical.com/pool/partner/a/adobe-flashplugin/adobe-flashplugin_10.2.153.1.orig.tar.gz Resolving archive.canonical.com... 91.189.88.33 Connecting to archive.canonical.com|91.189.88.33|:80... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK Length: 4967805 (4,7M) [application/x-gzip] Saving to: `./adobe-flashplugin_10.2.153.1.orig.tar.gz' 0K .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... 1% 85,9K 56s 50K .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... 2% 163K 42s [...] 1900K .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... 40% 12,5M 19s 1950K .......... .......... .... ----------------- ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10 Package: flashplugin-installer 10.2.153.1ubuntu0.10.10.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-27.48-generic 2.6.35.11 Uname: Linux 2.6.35-27-generic x86_64 Architecture: amd64 Date: Thu Mar 24 06:16:37 2011 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100429) SourcePackage: flashplugin-nonfree ** Changed in: flashplugin-nonfree (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/741473 Title: installer hangs due to loss of network connection -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs