Re: apt-listbugs error retrieving bugreports

[michael <linux@networkingnewsletter.org.uk>]

On Thu, 2007-03-29 at 07:03 -0400, Michael Pobega wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 27, 2007 at 01:58:44PM +0200, Jean Monnat wrote:
> > 
> > Anthony Campbell wrote:
> > > For the last few days apt-listbugs is failing with the following
> > > message:
> > >
> > > Connection timed out - connect(2) (bugs.donarmstrong.com, #80)
> > > 
> > > I don't know what this server is; pinging it does show it is is down but
> > > I don't know why apt-listbugs is trying to reach it.
> > > 
> > > Googling shows people with similar problems though not identical, and no
> > > obvious solutions.
> > > 
> > > Anyone else seeing it?
> > > 
> > I have exactly the same problem. Any solution is welcome.
> > 
> > Jean
> > 
> 
> Until the problem goes away for you, I'd remove apt-listbugs. Although
> from what I've read the servers are fixed.
> 
> If this happens again just remove apt-listbugs for a week, otherwise
> APT itself will become pretty unusable (Unless you can disable it? I'm
> not sure how one would go about doing this though)
> 
> 

Okay, it slows things down but it doesn't make things unstable. You can
still (at your own risk) install ignoring whatever bugs...