Re: 404s on update/install
"Donald R. Spoon" <dspoon@satx.rr.com> writes:
> The reason I ask is that I have about 5 computers I am trying to keep
> updated here. Doing each one manually each day coupled with the
> "re-trys" is getting to be quite a PITA. It is a good thing I am
> retired, but the wife is getting a little peeved. <g>
>
> I have been toying with the idea of setting up a cron job to do the
> updates, but I haven't figured out a satisfactory way to detect this
> condition and abort the update then try again a bit later.
If you're tracking unstable, I would recommend doing interactive
updates.
> Maybe a script that checks for the presence of this error code and then
> exits without completing + logged message to that effect?? I guess you
> could set the timing of the cron job that calls this script such that it
> gives the delay you want...dunno.
Something like this?
http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2001/debian-user-200111/msg01963.html
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Brian Nelson <nelson@bignachos.com>
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