PCLinuxOS Synaptic File/Software Mirror Status Report

[Just18]

I don't normally bother with mirrors but tonight I happened to notice that

http://ftp2.ie.freesbie.org/pub/pclinuxos/

does not appear to be in the current sources list. Did it fall through the cracks?

A cursory glance would indicate that it is up to date.

Maybe it is just an alternative access point to Heanet?

......  just confusing myself 

[Abraxas]

Just18 looking through the Main page, #1. , Software Mirror Status Report; kept up to date by pinoc, and looking through my very own sources list, which is current ... I see as you say no mention of hxxp://ftp2.ie.freesbie.org/pub/pclinuxos/  
I am running PCLinuxOS MiniMe 2011.09.
('xx') inserted to protect the innocent.
Have to admit I tried to help, 'ftp2.ie.freesbie.org/pub/pclinuxos/' does not 'ring any bells', I use the '.ch' mirrors.

The sources.list can be attended to in the New Year; I think from my own observations, there may be a little confusion afoot on your end Just18.

It's New Year's Eve in Australia, good excuse to let confusion pass and and go celebrate Just18,  get in early  

I don't drink while driving a car, or using a Computer. ( I hope the Mods will allow my important warning for the holiday season.  )
Happy New Year PCLinuxOS User's all Around The World

[pinoc]

01/06/2012: added new Italian freesbie and Brasilian ufpr mirror in the original post.
-p.

[Just18]

01/06/2012: added new Italian freesbie and Brasilian ufpr mirror in the original post.
-p.

Italian .......  Irish? 

ping  ftp2.ie.freesbie.org
PING ftp.heanet.ie (193.1.193.64) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from ftp.heanet.ie (193.1.193.64): icmp_req=1 ttl=56 time=33.7 ms

Seems it is hosted by Heanet as I suspected .....

[pinoc]

Hi Just18,
don't know if this server is in Ireland:
ping ftp2.ie.freesbie.org
PING ftp.heanet.ie (193.1.193.64): 56 data bytes

or in Italy:
ping http://ftp2.ie.freesbie.org
PING http://ftp2.ie.freesbie.org (67.215.65.132): 56 data bytes

ping http://www.freesbie.org
PING http://www.freesbie.org (67.215.65.132): 56 data bytes

their homepage seems to be in Italy but if I google for 67.215.65.132 then their server seems to be in San Francisco???
whatever...

[Just18]

Hahaha .....  what a mix up!

with the 'ie' in the URL and the Heanet response I had understood it to be in Ireland.

It can make a difference at times ...... I would likely get better connections to an Irish site than an Italian or US one.

Anyway it is added, which is all that matters.

regards

[Abraxas]

Good work pinoc, it's a big world out there, goodness knows what connects were 

Just18; funny (peculiar) when these things happen, ...

Anyway it is added, which is all that matters.

Perserverance Furthers

[ckotting]

I couldn't find anywhere else likely to post this question, so feel free to harass me appropriately if this is the wrong place...

I have been having problems with the "Update Package Sources List" script, in that almost all the mirrors fail out.  No other net access difficulties (I'm posting this over the same connection.)

Has anyone else seen this?

[pinoc]

I couldn't find anywhere else likely to post this question, so feel free to harass me appropriately if this is the wrong place...

I have been having problems with the "Update Package Sources List" script, in that almost all the mirrors fail out.  No other net access difficulties (I'm posting this over the same connection.)

Has anyone else seen this?

go back to the original post and try Option 0, 2, or 3. Preferably Option 2.
-p.

[aguila]

if you mean that you can't find any update, don't worry, there haven't been any in a few weeks.

But it seems they will pick up again shortly.

[ckotting]

I couldn't find anywhere else likely to post this question, so feel free to harass me appropriately if this is the wrong place...

I have been having problems with the "Update Package Sources List" script, in that almost all the mirrors fail out.  No other net access difficulties (I'm posting this over the same connection.)

Has anyone else seen this?

go back to the original post and try Option 0, 2, or 3. Preferably Option 2.
-p.

'Twas that indeed which I ended up doing.  Just freaked me out that all the mirrors were coming up "FAILED."

Thanks for the absence of friendly harassment (as deserved as it may have been...)

[ternor]

I had the same experience.  I found this thread because of your post.  I didn't realise there is a new list of mirrors.

[ebvt]

I got the sources.list the other day for my desktop system using apt-sources-update -w and it did a great job. Today I used the option 3 for my new laptop and got the following result:

[eb@localhost ~]$ chmod u+x getnewsources; ./getnewsources
/bin/rm: cannot remove `index.html': Operation not permitted

Internet connection working

/bin/rm: cannot remove `index.html': Operation not permitted
kdesu(6678)/kdesu (kdelibs) KDESu::PtyProcess::exec: [ /root/rpmbuild/BUILD/kdelibs-4.6.5/kdesu/process.cpp : 293 ]  Running "/usr/bin/su"
kdesu(6678)/kdesu (kdelibs) KDESu::SuProcess::ConverseSU: [ /root/rpmbuild/BUILD/kdelibs-4.6.5/kdesu/su.cpp : 259 ]  Read line "Password: "
kdesu(6678)/kdesu (kdelibs) KDESu::PtyProcess::exec: [ /root/rpmbuild/BUILD/kdelibs-4.6.5/kdesu/process.cpp : 293 ]  Running "/usr/bin/su"
..........
..........

Which of course results in failure. How can proceed to fix this?

ebvt

Edit: I typed my favorite repo from the desktop into the laptop  Synaptic repository section as elsewhere suggested. Works ok!

[pinoc]

I got the sources.list the other day for my desktop system using apt-sources-update -w and it did a great job. Today I used the option 3 for my new laptop and got the following result:

[eb@localhost ~]$ chmod u+x getnewsources; ./getnewsources
/bin/rm: cannot remove `index.html': Operation not permitted

Internet connection working

/bin/rm: cannot remove `index.html': Operation not permitted
kdesu(6678)/kdesu (kdelibs) KDESu::PtyProcess::exec: [ /root/rpmbuild/BUILD/kdelibs-4.6.5/kdesu/process.cpp : 293 ]  Running "/usr/bin/su"
kdesu(6678)/kdesu (kdelibs) KDESu::SuProcess::ConverseSU: [ /root/rpmbuild/BUILD/kdelibs-4.6.5/kdesu/su.cpp : 259 ]  Read line "Password: "
kdesu(6678)/kdesu (kdelibs) KDESu::PtyProcess::exec: [ /root/rpmbuild/BUILD/kdelibs-4.6.5/kdesu/process.cpp : 293 ]  Running "/usr/bin/su"
..........
..........

Which of course results in failure. How can proceed to fix this?

ebvt

Edit: I typed my favorite repo from the desktop into the laptop  Synaptic repository section as elsewhere suggested. Works ok!

there is an old leftover... Open a terminal as normal user and enter:

Code:

/usr/bin/su -c 'rm -f /tmp/index.html* /tmp/inet.log*'

then run getnewsources again. Or use Option 2.
-p.

[joechimp]

Hello pinoc. Since you are already in this thread, if I may, I would like to ask you a question off topic. I guess I could have sent you a private message but this topic may interest others.

To the point. I searched for a thread on this but did not find one.

The torrent for the Full Monty is not downloading for me. I just wanted to know if this was a known problem, or is the problem on my end.

Thanks in advance for any help you may give me.
joechimp