[xubuntu-users] Synaptic problems?

[Jean Gérald]

Hello,

the directory "partial" does not exist.  The permissions on the mother 
directory are "root", "root".  But the Ubuntu Logitec installer created 
the directory no problems and it now exists although it is empty?

Gérald

Le 2016-11-02 à 11:42, Benjamin P. August a écrit :
> Since my French is terrible, it looks like a "failed to fetch" error.
> Does the file exist on the mirror? (looks like it to me)
> Is the mirror reachable? (looks like it to me)
> How are the permissions on /var/cache/apt/archives/partial/ on your 
> machine? Does that directory exist?
>
> I usually use apt instead of aptitude.
>
> On Wed, Nov 2, 2016 at 6:22 AM, KC1DI <davekc1di at gmail.com 
> <mailto:davekc1di at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     I have never had a problem with 64 synaptic or apt-get here.
>
>
>     On Wed, Nov 2, 2016 at 3:22 AM, James Freer
>     <jessejazza3.uk at gmail.com <mailto:jessejazza3.uk at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>         On 2 November 2016 at 03:00, Gérald Jean
>         <gerald.jean at videotron.ca <mailto:gerald.jean at videotron.ca>>
>         wrote:
>         > I didn't try, went straight to the Unbuntu Logitec and it
>         installed without
>         > complaining.  Next time I'll get this message I'll try apt-get.
>         >
>         > Gérald
>         >
>         > Le 2016-11-01 à 22:27, J. Paul Bissonnette a écrit :
>         >>
>         >> On Tue, 1 Nov 2016 21:39:31 -0400
>         >> Gérald Jean <gerald.jean at videotron.ca
>         <mailto:gerald.jean at videotron.ca>> wrote:
>         >>
>         >>> Hello,
>         >>>
>         >>> for some reason Synaptic is complaining when I try to install
>         >>> packages. I get the following error:
>         >>>
>         >>>
>         >>> W: Échec de la récupération de
>         >>>
>         >>>
>         http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/t/tk8.5/libtk8.5_8.5.19-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
>         <http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/t/tk8.5/libtk8.5_8.5.19-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb>
>         >>>     Impossible d'ouvrir le fichier
>         >>>
>         /var/cache/apt/archives/partial/libtk8.5_8.5.19-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
>         -
>         >>> open (2: Aucun fichier ou dossier de ce type) [IP :
>         91.189.88.152 80]
>         >>>
>         >>>
>         >>> The standard Ubuntu installer has no problem installing this
>         >>> package.  I prefer Synaptic but lately I have had this problem
>         >>> several times, any clue!
>         >>>
>         >>>
>         >>> Thanks
>         >>>
>         >>> Gérald
>         >>>
>         >>>
>         >> What happens with apt-get?
>
>         Could it be a 64 bit problem? I am on 16.04 i386 and use both
>         synaptic
>         and apt-get with out problems. I've never tried 64 bit as I have a
>         'test' older machine which I use if I have trouble - so I am
>         too lazy
>         to burn a DVD for both. So many places I have read that there is
>         little difference between the two so I've not bothered testing x64
>         out.
>
>         james
>
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