Kpackagekit won't connect to localhost 1080

[flaflashr]

Fairly new installation of Kubuntu 9.10 with all patches applied. I merged my /home from 9.04 into this.
lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 9.10
Release: 9.10
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apt-cache policy kpackagekit
kpackagekit:
Installed: 0.4.2-0ubuntu3
Candidate: 0.4.2-0ubuntu3
Version table:
*** 0.4.2-0ubuntu3 0
500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
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When I try to download packages with Kpackagekit, it refuses to install. The error message is as follows:

The package download failed:
Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/...untu1_i386.deb Could not connect to localhost:1080 (127.0.0.1). - connect (111: Connection refused) [IP: 127.0.0.1 1080]

If I run apt-get to install the same package, it works correctly.

I'm not even sure why it is trying to connect to localhost anyway.

Any help appreciated.

JimR

[Snowhog]

Re: Kpackagekit won't connect to localhost 1080

Post your /etc/hosts file.

[flaflashr]

Re: Kpackagekit won't connect to localhost 1080

even after removing the ipv6 lines, it still happens (IPv6 was previously disabled elsewhere).

cat hosts
127.0.0.1 localhost
127.0.1.1 kd1yv11

# The following lines are desirable for IPv6 capable hosts
# ::1 localhost ip6-localhost ip6-loopback
# fe00::0 ip6-localnet
# ff00::0 ip6-mcastprefix
# ff02::1 ip6-allnodes
# ff02::2 ip6-allrouters
# ff02::3 ip6-allhosts

[Snowhog]

Re: Kpackagekit won't connect to localhost 1080

But you have access to the Internet otherwise? Are you connected to a Router? I'm guessing 'yes.' Do you have port blocking set up on the Router?

[flaflashr]

Re: Kpackagekit won't connect to localhost 1080

Yes, internet and intranet are fine. However, this connection is only to localhost (127.0.0.1), so it should never go to the router.

The Connection Refused message in this case usually means that there is no server listening on the requested port, 1080. What server would Kpackagekit expect to find here?

[Snowhog]

Re: Kpackagekit won't connect to localhost 1080

Kpackagekit has much (still) to be desired. Most 'veterans' don't like it at all, and don't use it. I Googled, and there is a bug report on this exact error from Kpackagekit that you noted. That bug report can be viewed here. The work-around, until the bug is squashed, is to use the command line (CLI) and run sudo apt-get commands which work as usual.