How about: "Download server cannot be found. Pleas check your internet connection or try again later." On Feb 26, 2011 5:16 PM, "Torsten Spindler" <tors...@canonical.com> wrote: > I'm wondering what a better text might be. What about 'Please check your > Internet connection. Something wicked ...'? > > ** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu) > Status: New => Triaged > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/646834 > > Title: > APT gives unclear error message: "something wicked happened" when > hostname of archive cannot be found > > Status in One Hundred Paper Cuts: > Triaged > Status in “apt” package in Ubuntu: > Triaged > > Bug description: > When something wicked happens when trying to download packages, this > is the error message one gets: > > "something wicked happened resolving 'dk.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 > - No address associated with hostname)" > > This error message does not say anything about whether the error is > local (ie. something the user has any chance to do anything about) or > related to other things (is the host server down? Or is the DNS-server > failing to do its deed?) > > Generally, the text isn't very newbie friendly > > To unsubscribe from this bug, go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/646834/+subscribe
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