[CONFIGURATION] discover & fetching updates - empty sources.list file at installation Kubuntu 24.10

[Notkoo]

Installed 27 dec 2024,
Kubuntu 24.10

there is very little by way of update action, it stalls on fetching updates. I think this is partly my ISP here in Tasmania as it always fails.
Using discover I have successfully fetched some updates via USBC cable tethering to 4G, but even that is not working. It is always just fetching. The app therein never get an install button.

I ask how do I check what repositories it should be checking.
currently
/etc/apt/sources.list
is an empty file modified at installation date
and
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu,sources contains 2 repositories
Suites: oracular oracular-updates oracular-backports
and oracular-security

IS this correct?

Kubuntu 24.10

[claydoh]

Yes. This is correct.

there is very little by way of update action, it stalls on fetching updates. I think this is partly my ISP here in Tasmania as it always fails.

Run things from the command line if Discover's error messages are not very informative

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade

There may not be much in the way of updates, but it shouldn't be non-existent.

Sometimes, If you are using the local mirrors, it may be worth changing to the 'main' servers instead of using the AU ones.
I often do so up here near the ACT as speeds seem inconsistent for this Yank transplant used to mostly stable speeds compared to the mobile data connection I (still) have until I get an NBN connection.

Unfortunately this change to deb822 formatting does break access to the Software Sources tool in from Discover's settings section.
However, a workaround is to get to it from the Driver Manager link in System Settings. From there you can change the server choices. The Main server very often seems to send people to overall better sources than the country specific ones, and maybe these would be better for you way down there in Tassie.

[Notkoo]

Thanks for that more local context. Left Discover running overnight but nothing, stayed stalled. impossible to install applications that way.

AS a BTW, I've noticed that links to more old school sites, including this forum often time-out but on a reload, or a stop and relaod of a page they come through, might be some sort of ISP caching issue for us weirdos going to weird places and not just FB.

Curiously I had main server selected already... I'll swap on occasion.
sudo apt update & upgrade
very slow on the header stage getting, but got there eventually.

6 upgraded, 5 not due to 'phasing' which I'll look up

Will try a different ISP I think for our fixed wireless NBN.... (we have some sort of telco optic fibre going across our land but we have no access to that, but to some telcom tower about 10KM away instead.)

[claydoh]

Try a speed test.
I imagine the poor connection is timing out the downloads or something similar


Phasing is normal and has been a thing at least since 24.04. you just don't see it when using a GUI update tool

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