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stuck with dpkg

I am using ubuntu 13.04.I was installing a program and it had to download a file from the internet.It was a huge one.I waited for 30 minutes but nothing turned up.so I thought to let go and I closed ...
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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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Is it possible to download updates of Ubuntu 12.10 manually somewhere else and then install later?

I actually want to use my mobile to download updates as my internet is not so fast and I have to keep my computer running for a long time to install them. I want to download them in my mobile and then ...
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Hash Sum mismatch when I try to update [duplicate]

when I update "sudo apt-get update " this is show to me : W: Failed to fetch gzip:/var/lib/apt/lists/partial/security.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_quantal-security_main_binary-i386_Packages Hash Sum ...
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failed to download repository information error. bad IP? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How to install software or upgrade from old unsupported release? W:Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/maverick-backports/main/source/Sources 404 ...
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Can't update Nvidia driver and having error near the end of the installation

I had just got Ubuntu (first timer to Ubuntu so be very descriptive). I think there a problem with my Nvida update it won't let me update it. This is the name of the update in update manager NVIDIA ...
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getting this message when i try to update from a terminal [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How can I fix a 404 Error using a PPA? W: Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/jsevi83/unity/ubuntu/dists/precise/main/source/Sources 404 Not Found W: Failed to ...
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update manager does not download updates in background

Although I configured the update manager appropriately downloading in the background doesn't take place. Instead the shown amount of data/files which has to be downloaded increase constantly. Every ...
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can't update Ubuntu 12.04 LTS-output of sudo apt-get update and upgrade inside

I'm having Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and I'm getting an error while trying to update. if any further information is needed, please tell and I'll add it. Here sudo apt-get update and sudo apt-get upgrade ...
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Whenever I run update manager I get this: Failed to fetch [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How do I fix “malformed line” errors in sources.list? When I update i get the following: W: Failed to fetch ...
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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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Ubuntu 12.04 fails to fetch updates! [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How can I work around “something wicked happened resolving” mirror errors? It gives me this error every time I try to update or install a program. Installed ...
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Annoying message is showing after installing ttf-mscorefonts-installer package

After fresh install 12.04 I && updating apt and system restart, I always get this annoying message after reboot : Failure to download extra data files The following packages requested ...
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Can't update to Ubuntu 12.04 on 11.10

I'm having problems on updating Ubuntu 11.10 to 12.04, I've tried to update all possible ways. I'v downloaded Ubuntu 12.04 from cd...but when booting the upgrade option wont appear...just: Install ...
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Download ubuntu updates via a windows computer

Is it possible to Download Ubuntu updates via a windows computer?? Actually I have a dial-up connection and I am using Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Alpha 3) and I want to upgrade to Beta 2. It takes ages to ...