Can't use apt-get

[slvR]

Hey all,

Hope you guys can assist me in this, whenever I try to use aptitude or apt-get my boxes all stall.

On Debian 8

0% [Connecting to ftp.debian.org (130.89.148.12)]

On Ubuntu Server 15.04 (fresh install)

0% [Connecting to za.archive.ubuntu.com (197.155.92.201)

and then say the Network is unreachable, so I tried to ping the above IPs from the respective boxes and got a stable reply. Issue started out of the blue when I was doing some package installs.

Things I've tried;
Changing ISP accounts to one on a different backbone
Doing a fresh install of Ubuntu Server 15.04
Rebooted every box multiple times
Checking that I can resolve hosts and ping them

I'm out of ideas, thoughts?

 

[slvR]

Tried downloading a test file:

root@proxmox:~# wget http://ovh.net/files/100Mb.dat
--2015-05-02 02:57:35-- http://ovh.net/files/100Mb.dat
Resolving ovh.net (ovh.net)... 213.186.33.6
Connecting to ovh.net (ovh.net)|213.186.33.6|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response...

Stuck there.

Tried on Ubuntu and same issue.

 

[Flojo]

Are you sure your gateway is right?

Secondly, just check if you havent specified a proxy in /etc/apt/apt.conf.d or /etc/apt/apt.conf . Ensure its removed.

 

[slvR]

Are you sure your gateway is right?

Secondly, just check if you havent specified a proxy in /etc/apt/apt.conf.d or /etc/apt/apt.conf . Ensure its removed.

I can ping the gateway and ping 8.8.8.8 and BBC.co.za

Fresh install so /etc/apt/apt.conf.d would be untouched.

Will do a more thorough check today.

 

[gregmcc]

Do you have any firewalls turned on?

Does this give any more info in verbose mode?

curl -v http://ovh.net/files/100Mb.dat -o 100Mb.dat

 

[slvR]

Ok so it magically works when I tried this morning. No changes made since I left it last night and I didn't even reboot again.

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

Ok so it magically works when I tried this morning. No changes made since I left it last night and I didn't even reboot again.

Linux is like that, breathing on it will break it...

 

[bullzeye.za]

Ok so it magically works when I tried this morning. No changes made since I left it last night and I didn't even reboot again.

Most likely it was debian's apt mirrors that were undergoing maintenance - I've had similar issues with Ubuntu a few times.

 

[slvR]

Most likely it was debian's apt mirrors that were undergoing maintenance - I've had similar issues with Ubuntu a few times.

^^ most likely

 

[slvR]

Linux is like that, breathing on it will break it...

but smash it with a bulldozer once configured and you'll need a new bulldozer.

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

but smash it with a bulldozer once configured and you'll need a new bulldozer.

So dont touch!!!!

configure it and lock it in a vacum chamber for the next 20 years.....

Funny how linux works, its not made to play around with.....

 

[Necuno]

< please ignore >

not **** Sherlocke...

 

[CataclysmZA]

I had this issue recently, I moved to using the official Ubuntu servers instead because the local ones kept on erroring out for me thanks to load shedding.

 

[slvR]

I had this issue recently, I moved to using the official Ubuntu servers instead because the local ones kept on erroring out for me thanks to load shedding.

Don't understand why I could ping them though..

 

[Nod]

Don't understand why I could ping them though..

Ping only tells you the ip is alive. It does not imply service availability.

 

[SBSP]

Dont use the ZA sources, use the US sources, they seem to be more updated and working.

 

[slvR]

and this ****ING issue is back.

 

[Rickster]

OP's ISP?

 

[biena]

Which release ? (weezy/jessie/squeeze/etc)

ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/wheezy/

Index of /debian/dists/wheezy/
Name Size Date Modified
[parent directory]
ChangeLog 960 kB 1/10/15, 10:32:00 AM
Contents-amd64.gz 0 B 3/26/11, 12:00:00 AM
Contents-armel.gz 0 B 3/26/11, 12:00:00 AM
Contents-armhf.gz 0 B 12/7/11, 12:00:00 AM
Contents-i386.gz 0 B 3/26/11, 12:00:00 AM
Contents-ia64.gz 0 B 3/26/11, 12:00:00 AM
Contents-kfreebsd-amd64.gz 0 B 3/26/11, 12:00:00 AM

wheezy doesn't look correct 0 byte files...

 

[Necuno]

and this ****ING issue is back.

works fine for me... just tested via mint.