[Bug 1790350] Re: Software updater failing to download some necessary updates

[Sleepy John]

Noticed some errors were being shown as coming from ftp.hk.debian.org, so tried an unconventional experiment of setting up VPN to a HongKong server, selecting ro-mirrors.evowise.com/ubuntu ftp.hk.debian.org/debian as the best mirror for my new location and attempting cache update from there. 
Cache updating completed slowly but although there were one or two "network isn't available" notes, most packages achieved 100% after about an hour of downloading.
Experiment didn't work though;  At the end of the updating,  I got the same window saying "Failed to download repository information  - - Check your Internet connection"
Now removing that VPN connection and restoring "Download from" to Main server.

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Title:
  Software updater failing to download some necessary updates

Status in ubuntu-release-upgrader package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  This problem occurred when trying to invoke software updater to resume
  regular updating after months of failing to update

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:16.04.25
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-33.36~16.04.1-generic 4.15.18
  Uname: Linux 4.15.0-33-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.18
  Architecture: amd64
  CrashDB: ubuntu
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Sun Sep  2 09:58:21 2018
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-11-08 (297 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170801)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  VarLogDistupgradeTermlog:

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