Public bug reported: I use the mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt trick in /etc/apt/sources.list, which is an excellent feature since I don't know where boxes will end up. But if mirrors.txt output contains a mirror which responds to http requests but is no longer a reasonable up2date mirror such as http://ubuntu.washdc-linux.com/ubuntu/ (seems to be squatted ATM) apt-get will throw errors such as these:
W: Failed to fetch mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt/dists/maverick/Release.gpg Connection failed [Mirror: http://ubuntu.washdc-linux.com/ubuntu/] What I would expect 'apt-get update' to do is to select (randomly) another mirror from mirrors.txt if it receives unworkable output, or fall back to countrycode.archive.ubuntu.com or something more graceful. Tested on: Ubuntu 10.10, x86_64, with apt 0.8.3ubuntu7.3 ** Affects: apt (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/898116 Title: apt can't deal gracefully with broken mirrors in mirrors.txt To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/898116/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
