that doesn't sound like a supported release, are you sure you are using a supported release?
here you can see which releases are supported on xubuntu: https://xubuntu.org/help/ 2016-11-11 15:29 GMT-03:00 Harold Cheyney <cheyn...@gmail.com>: > This still gets me back to the "failed to download" message regardless of > which source I select. There are 2 sources listed "main server" and "main > server for united states" > > Harold > > On Fri, Nov 11, 2016 at 10:42 AM, Bruno Benitez <gridc...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> here http://i.imgur.com/OwvSQf5.png you can see where to go >> >> 2016-11-11 11:28 GMT-03:00 Harold Cheyney <cheyn...@gmail.com>: >> >>> I have not been able to find this in settings. >>> >>> On Fri, Nov 11, 2016 at 9:16 AM, Bruno Benitez <gridc...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Harold, go to the sources settings and update your repositories >>>> origins, you might be using a server that is currently offline. >>>> >>>> 2016-11-11 10:59 GMT-03:00 Harold Cheyney <cheyn...@gmail.com>: >>>> >>>>> I got through all the steps on this web page but then got the message >>>>> "failed to download repository information, check your internet >>>>> connection" >>>>> >>>>> Harold >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Nov 10, 2016 at 10:49 PM, <lukshun...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> On Friday, November 11, 2016 05:59 AM, Peter Flynn wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> On 11/10/2016 09:55 PM, Bruno Benitez wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I dont know why it would say that. The package still exists in >>>>>>>> yakkety >>>>>>>> http://packages.ubuntu.com/yakkety/flashplugin-installer >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Could be a transient problem with update? Occasionally a sources.list >>>>>>> entry references a wrong file or a misspelled server name. The >>>>>>> maintainers are very quick to fix errors, but sometimes if you hit >>>>>>> it at >>>>>>> the wrong time, you don't get a complete list. Rare but possible. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ///Peter >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> IIRC, flashplugin-installer tries to download the plugin from adobe >>>>>> which they say is no longer (officially) supported. >>>>>> >>>>>> Can you try if adding the canonical partner repo to your sources.list >>>>>> works? (I'm still on trusty so I don't know whether it's still true for >>>>>> xenial.) >>>>>> >>>>>> See https://help.ubuntu.com/stable/ubuntu-help/addremove-sources.html >>>>>> >>>>>> Regards, >>>>>> -- st >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> xubuntu-users mailing list >>>>>> xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com >>>>>> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailm >>>>>> an/listinfo/xubuntu-users >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> xubuntu-users mailing list >>>>> xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com >>>>> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailm >>>>> an/listinfo/xubuntu-users >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Bruno.- >>>> >>>> -- >>>> xubuntu-users mailing list >>>> xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com >>>> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailm >>>> an/listinfo/xubuntu-users >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> xubuntu-users mailing list >>> xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com >>> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailm >>> an/listinfo/xubuntu-users >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Bruno.- >> >> -- >> xubuntu-users mailing list >> xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com >> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailm >> an/listinfo/xubuntu-users >> >> > > -- > xubuntu-users mailing list > xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/ > mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users > > -- Bruno.-
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