http://in.archive.ubuntu.com is bad?

[hemal.pandya]

While trying to install sane today, I discovered that that India repository is bad. The content of http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ are same as those of http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/. Either that or I got a bad http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/, but I had previously been able to install stuff using both kpackagekit and apt-get just fine.

Where does one report such issues?

[vinnywright]

Re: http://in.archive.ubuntu.com is bad?

I'm not shure I understand just what the prob is?

The content of http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ are same as those of http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/.

as it should be.......thay should both contane the same stuff!

but I had previously been able to install stuff using both kpackagekit and apt-get just fine.

is that the problem ....that you can no longer install eneything with eather app.??

if so lets start with the output of

sudo apt-get update

copey and past it hear........

this way well see if your package cake is geting updated and FROM ware.

VINNY

[hemal.pandya]

Re: http://in.archive.ubuntu.com is bad?

I'm not shure I understand just what the prob is?

The content of http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ are same as those of http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/.

as it should be.......thay should both contane the same stuff!

In in.archive.ubuntu.com dist, indices, pool, project are at top-level (/) while on archive.ubuntu.com they are inside /ubuntu/. Should the two not match exactly?

[kubicle]

Re: http://in.archive.ubuntu.com is bad?

Mirrors usually have the ubuntu subdirectory, but not all them seem to follow this.

If you check the indian mirrors listed here https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+archivemirrors,
the 1st and 3rd have the subdirectory, and the 2nd one doesn't (this is the mirror the 'in.archive.ubuntu.com' alias points to).

This should not effect the function of the mirror, provided that /etc/apt/sources.list lists the repos correctly (in this case, without the ubuntu subdirectory).

[hemal.pandya]

Re: http://in.archive.ubuntu.com is bad?

This should not effect the function of the mirror, provided that /etc/apt/sources.list lists the repos correctly (in this case, without the ubuntu subdirectory).

Thanks for your response.

So that means my /etc/apt.sources.list was bad? As I mentioned, I have previously been able to install software, which means that in the past my sources.list was correct. I don't know what would change this file -- short of my choosing a different mirror, which I did yesterday so can't report the timestamp on that file any more.

Are you saying nothing needs to be done about this?

[kubicle]

Re: http://in.archive.ubuntu.com is bad?

As I mentioned, I have previously been able to install software, which means that in the past my sources.list was correct.

I guess it's possible that they have changed the in.archive.ubuntu.com alias to point to a different mirror (the old one using /ubuntu subdirectory and the new one not, which of course will lead to problems)

I don't know what would change this file -- short of my choosing a different mirror, which I did yesterday so can't report the timestamp on that file any more.

How did you change the mirror, did you for example switch from the main repos (archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu) to your local mirror (in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu), which would explain your problem?

Anyway, if you post your /etc/apt/sources.list, I can suggest how to fix it.
basically, instead of:

deb [url]http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/[/url] karmic main restricted universe multiverse

you should use:

deb [url]http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/[/url] karmic main restricted universe multiverse

Are you saying nothing needs to be done about this?

I can't say that, there are at least two scenarios in which you could describe the issue as a "bug":
1. If the alias was changed to a different mirror without noticing the new mirror has a different structure from the old one.
2. If the default repos (or the GUI method of editing repositories and switching to local mirror) default to using in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu (which doesn't exist on the mirror the alias points to)