Re: [SLUG] Further to the deadly authentication.

[Mary Gardiner <mary@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, May 22, 2008, Martin Visser wrote:
> My guess is that the mirror process works alphabettically through the
> tree, hence .../ubuntu/dists/<release> /main/<arch> /Packages.* gets
> mirrored before .../ubuntu/pool/main/<dir> /*.deb does. Hence there is
> a pretty good chance you will be trying to update packages that aren't
> available yet.

Ubuntu advises mirrors to sync twice: first the packages and then second
the package listing:

http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/mirror/3

-Mary