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Slow updates and software downloads: Due to newly released version? [duplicate]

I installed Ubuntu 12.10 and am greeted with an update requiring the download of 300MB update files. I commenced with this update but the download speed is painfully low (several bytes/sec). However, ...
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Google Chrome is installed but Ubuntu Software Centre says it's not

Ubuntu 12.04. When I was on Ubuntu 11.10 and 11.04, Google Chrome was available to download from the Software Centre. Now I'm on 12.04 and the Software Centre is saying Chrome is NOT downloaded and ...
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How can I Instal shockwave on Ubuntu

I got this computer from someone and it had ubuntu installed on it. I like it but I find it complicated and I have been trying to download and every time I try to install something an error comes up ...
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Ubuntu Software Center (12.04) Error

Almost every time I try to download from Ubuntu Software Center it claims that files are all 380.5mb on the first attempt to download. Even when downloading programs like Chromium which is really 24.1 ...
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Problems with Psychonauts and the Ubuntu Software Center?

I decided to buy the Psychonauts PC game from the Ubuntu Software Center. Now, my laptop is practically empty, with only my OS and a few bits and bobs installed. The download for Psychonauts took ...
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Why isn't the Iceland mirror working?

I have already tried sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade but then it cant connect to [to is.archive.ubuntu.com][1] and when i try to use update manager this comes W:Failed to ...
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Download issue with software center

OK so i just got xfinity setup at my house and i seem to be having trouble downloading from the software center. all it comes up with is this: Failed to fetch ...
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Braid and psychonauts wont download

I am running ubuntu 12.04 and I am having a problem with downloading Braid and Psychonauts from the ubuntu software center. An error message pops up saying "failed to download repository information". ...
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How does the download cache work?

I would like to know how the download cache works. Is it possible to clear this space, or does this happen automatically? In my understanding: The download cache is where program files are downloaded ...
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Cannot download softwares from the Software Center

I just installed Ubuntu 11.10 on my computer that has Windows7 on it as well. I was first trying to upload Chromium and I got this error: Package dependencies cannot be resolved This error ...
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I can't download anymore :( [closed]

i cant download software from the ubuntu software center he says this: There is an unruly error It seems that there is a bug in the program aptdaemon present, the software program you install / remove ...
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Software Center not downloading [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How to fix 'Check your Internet connection' error in software center? I just made a fresh install of Ubuntu 11.10. I have a working internet connection, and can ...
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Are bad download speeds considered normal after a release of a new Ubuntu version?

Installing new packages on my recently installed Ubuntu machine is slow. Fetching apt headers even took me more than three minutes because they are downloaded at ~20kB/s – in my case from ...
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Why doesn't the Software Center resume downloading packages when it is interrupted?

I wonder if there is a tool that can resume broken downloads when the Ubuntu Software Center is downloading packages for software it features or shows. For example I was downloading skype and by the ...
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Downloading through Ubuntu Software Center gives an error

I am using Ubuntu 11.04 and downloading with the Ubuntu Software Center gives an error (There seems to be a programming error in aptdaemon). I haven't done anything weird, did not try to install Wine ...
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How to download packages without using the software center?

Where can I manually download stuff from (in a user friendly way) without using the Ubuntu software center? And if that's not possible, how can I fix the proxy restrictions of the software center. It ...