Setting Ubuntu to download on local repositories

[Yuppie]

I've just installed 10.04 and I tried to download Klibido via the software center. Saw it was trying to download via US servers so I changed it to local (sun servers). Now it still doesn't download the app. Bear in mind I am on local only bandwidth.

Can someone please help a noob!?

 

[Centaur]

Well, there are many ways to change the sources. And I see that you chose the easiest way. Did you update (reload) the lists after you changed the source.

However you can follow the following steps if you want to change to local:
1. Open the terminal and copy and paste in the following:

sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

It will then ask you your password, which is normal, to access the sources file.
After you input your password, gedit ("notepad") will open with the list.

Then can you maybe copy and paste the list here in a reply inside the CODE brackets.

2. However, if you are daring, then you can overwrite your sources list with the following:

#deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 10.04 LTS _Lucid Lynx_ - Release i386 (20100429)]/ lucid main restricted
# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.

deb http://za.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid main restricted
deb-src http://za.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid main restricted

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb http://za.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates main restricted
deb-src http://za.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates main restricted

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team. Also, please note that software in universe WILL NOT receive any
## review or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
deb http://za.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid universe
deb-src http://za.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid universe
deb http://za.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates universe
deb-src http://za.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates universe

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu 
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to 
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in 
## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu
## security team.
deb http://za.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid multiverse
deb-src http://za.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid multiverse
deb http://za.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates multiverse
deb-src http://za.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'backports'
## repository.
## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
deb http://za.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-backports main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://za.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-backports main restricted universe multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's
## 'partner' repository. This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is
## offered by Canonical and the respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu
## users.
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu lucid partner
deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu lucid partner

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lucid-security main restricted
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lucid-security main restricted
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lucid-security universe
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lucid-security universe
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lucid-security multiverse
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lucid-security multiverse

After you overwrite it, just save it and close gedit.
3. Then type in the terminal the following:

sudo apt-get update

Please note: I am not using ubuntu at the moment, however this can mess up your sources (highly unlikely). Also make a backup of your sources.list.
Worst that can happen: Well nothing really, it just won't connect.

 

[Centaur]

Seeing as the title of this thread it suited for repositories, I think experienced users will like this site:
http://repogen.simplylinux.ch/
It lets you generate Sources.list for any Ubuntu release and lets you choose the country and add 3rd party repositories.

 

[Other Pineapple Smurf]

It sounds like you do not do an "apt-get update" after you changes the sources.

Just checked on my machine and all the packages that this app brings in (including itself) are all hosted on http://za.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/

 

[BigAl-sa]

You can also get to the Software Sources through Synaptic:

System>Administration>Synaptic Package Manager

Enter your password when requested.
Go to Settings>Repositories and select server from South Africa (the install program should have done this automatically).

While you're in this dialog, make sure nothing is selected in the Other software tab (unless you have installed something which has its own repository, such as Google Chrome). You can also check the Updates tab and set the automatic updates to whatever you want.

Close the dialog, and click on the reload button on the top left in Synaptic.

Once this is complete, you can try and download the package you're after from within Synaptic.

 

[Yuppie]

Well, there are many ways to change the sources. And I see that you chose the easiest way. Did you update (reload) the lists after you changed the source.

However you can follow the following steps if you want to change to local:
1. Open the terminal and copy and paste in the following:

sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

It will then ask you your password, which is normal, to access the sources file.
After you input your password, gedit ("notepad") will open with the list.

Then can you maybe copy and paste the list here in a reply inside the CODE brackets.

2. However, if you are daring, then you can overwrite your sources list with the following:

#deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 10.04 LTS _Lucid Lynx_ - Release i386 (20100429)]/ lucid main restricted
# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.

deb http://za.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid main restricted
deb-src http://za.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid main restricted

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb http://za.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates main restricted
deb-src http://za.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates main restricted

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team. Also, please note that software in universe WILL NOT receive any
## review or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
deb http://za.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid universe
deb-src http://za.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid universe
deb http://za.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates universe
deb-src http://za.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates universe

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu 
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to 
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in 
## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu
## security team.
deb http://za.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid multiverse
deb-src http://za.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid multiverse
deb http://za.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates multiverse
deb-src http://za.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'backports'
## repository.
## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
deb http://za.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-backports main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://za.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-backports main restricted universe multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's
## 'partner' repository. This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is
## offered by Canonical and the respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu
## users.
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu lucid partner
deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu lucid partner

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lucid-security main restricted
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lucid-security main restricted
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lucid-security universe
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lucid-security universe
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lucid-security multiverse
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lucid-security multiverse

After you overwrite it, just save it and close gedit.
3. Then type in the terminal the following:

sudo apt-get update

Please note: I am not using ubuntu at the moment, however this can mess up your sources (highly unlikely). Also make a backup of your sources.list.
Worst that can happen: Well nothing really, it just won't connect.

Whoop whoop!!! Success! Thank you.
After I did this all it gave me the following in the terminal

#deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 10.04 LTS _Lucid Lynx_ - Release i386 (20100429)]/ lucid main restricted
# See [url]http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes[/url] for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.

deb [url]http://za.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/[/url] lucid main restricted
deb-src [url]http://za.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/[/url] lucid main restricted

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb [url]http://za.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/[/url] lucid-updates main restricted
deb-src [url]http://za.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/[/url] lucid-updates main restricted

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team. Also, please note that software in universe WILL NOT receive any
## review or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
deb [url]http://za.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/[/url] lucid universe
deb-src [url]http://za.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/[/url] lucid universe
deb [url]http://za.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/[/url] lucid-updates universe
deb-src [url]http://za.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/[/url] lucid-updates universe

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu 
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to 
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in 
## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu
## security team.
deb [url]http://za.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/[/url] lucid multiverse
deb-src [url]http://za.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/[/url] lucid multiverse
deb [url]http://za.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/[/url] lucid-updates multiverse
deb-src [url]http://za.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/[/url] lucid-updates multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'backports'
## repository.
## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
deb [url]http://za.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/[/url] lucid-backports main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src [url]http://za.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/[/url] lucid-backports main restricted universe multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's
## 'partner' repository. This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is
## offered by Canonical and the respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu
## users.
deb [url]http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu[/url] lucid partner
deb-src [url]http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu[/url] lucid partner

deb [url]http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu[/url] lucid-security main restricted
deb-src [url]http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu[/url] lucid-security main restricted
deb [url]http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu[/url] lucid-security universe
deb-src [url]http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu[/url] lucid-security universe
deb [url]http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu[/url] lucid-security multiverse
deb-src [url]http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu[/url] lucid-security multiverse

Does Ubuntu always check for updates on all software automatically? If so, can one turn it off and set it to manual?

 

[spiderz]

also look into APT-MIRROR.
It makes a local copy of the repository, so if you have a lot of linux pc's you apt-mirror to get the repository, then the local pc's get the files from there.

 

[BigAl-sa]

You can also get to the Software Sources through Synaptic:

System>Administration>Synaptic Package Manager

Enter your password when requested.
Go to Settings>Repositories and select server from South Africa (the install program should have done this automatically).

While you're in this dialog, make sure nothing is selected in the Other software tab (unless you have installed something which has its own repository, such as Google Chrome). You can also check the Updates tab and set the automatic updates to whatever you want.

Close the dialog, and click on the reload button on the top left in Synaptic.

Once this is complete, you can try and download the package you're after from within Synaptic.

Does Ubuntu always check for updates on all software automatically? If so, can one turn it off and set it to manual?

Read my post again.

also look into APT-MIRROR.
It makes a local copy of the repository, so if you have a lot of linux pc's you apt-mirror to get the repository, then the local pc's get the files from there.

This is only a good idea if you update your mirror disk regularly.