Ubuntu Software Centre will not allow software downloads. Have to use terminal

[Nigel Hollick]

This message box appears.

Failed to download package files. Check your Internet connection.

This is not an Internet problem as the package will download using SUDO in terminal. Thought possible that firestarter was blocking but uninstalled and made no difference. Don't know if this is a bug or not but using report a problem only has one option.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: software-center 5.0.2ubuntu0.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-13.22-generic 3.0.6
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-13-generic i686
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Dec 7 14:49:14 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: software-center
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-10-15 (53 days ago)

[Nigel Hollick (nigelhollick)]

Changed server to MALTA which seems to have solved the problem. Do not really understand the problem or the solution but it may be that a new install hangs on the UK server or something about the package is a bug in the server choice drop down box????