greypoet, if the local hostname doesn't match what is in the hosts file it will come up as unable to resolve... I am glad your issue is fixed.
Richard Seguin ** Changed in: synaptic (Ubuntu) Status: New => Won't Fix -- synaptic doesnt open login cant update https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/237961 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs