doing a refresh on the commandline works fine:
$ sudo aptitude update [sudo] password for lothar: Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security Release.gpg Ign http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/main Translation-en_US Hit http://archive.canonical.com lucid Release.gpg Ign http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ lucid/partner Translation-en_US Get:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid Release.gpg [189B] Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/main Translation-en_US Ign http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/restricted Translation-en_US Ign http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/universe Translation-en_US Ign http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/multiverse Translation-en_US Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security Release Hit http://archive.canonical.com lucid Release Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/restricted Translation-en_US Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/universe Translation-en_US Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/multiverse Translation-en_US Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates Release.gpg Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/main Translation-en_US Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/restricted Translation-en_US Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/universe Translation-en_US Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/multiverse Translation-en_US Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/main Packages Hit http://archive.canonical.com lucid/partner Packages Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-proposed Release.gpg Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-proposed/restricted Translation-en_US Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-proposed/main Translation-en_US Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-proposed/multiverse Translation-en_US Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-proposed/universe Translation-en_US Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/restricted Packages Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/main Sources Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/restricted Sources Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/universe Packages Get:2 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid Release [57.2kB] Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/universe Sources Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/multiverse Packages Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/multiverse Sources Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates Release Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-proposed Release Get:3 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/main Packages [1,387kB] Get:4 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/restricted Packages [6,189B] Get:5 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/main Sources [659kB] Get:6 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/restricted Sources [3,761B] Get:7 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/universe Packages [5,451kB] Err http://packages.medibuntu.org lucid Release.gpg Could not connect to packages.medibuntu.org:80 (88.191.82.11). - connect (110: Connection timed out) Err http://packages.medibuntu.org/ lucid/free Translation-en_US Unable to connect to packages.medibuntu.org:http: Err http://packages.medibuntu.org/ lucid/non-free Translation-en_US Unable to connect to packages.medibuntu.org:http: Ign http://packages.medibuntu.org lucid Release Ign http://packages.medibuntu.org lucid/free Packages Ign http://packages.medibuntu.org lucid/non-free Packages Ign http://packages.medibuntu.org lucid/free Packages Ign http://packages.medibuntu.org lucid/non-free Packages Err http://packages.medibuntu.org lucid/free Packages Unable to connect to packages.medibuntu.org:http: Err http://packages.medibuntu.org lucid/non-free Packages Unable to connect to packages.medibuntu.org:http: Get:8 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/universe Sources [3,173kB] Get:9 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/multiverse Packages [176kB] Get:10 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/multiverse Sources [118kB] Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/main Packages Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/restricted Packages Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/main Sources Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/restricted Sources Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/universe Packages Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/universe Sources Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/multiverse Packages Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/multiverse Sources Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-proposed/restricted Packages Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-proposed/main Packages Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-proposed/multiverse Packages Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-proposed/universe Packages Fetched 11.0MB in 50s (218kB/s) Reading package lists... Done
Current status: 505 new [+1].
doing a refresh on the commandline works fine:
$ sudo aptitude update security. ubuntu. com lucid-security Release.gpg security. ubuntu. com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/main Translation-en_US archive. canonical. com lucid Release.gpg archive. canonical. com/ubuntu/ lucid/partner Translation-en_US us.archive. ubuntu. com lucid Release.gpg [189B] us.archive. ubuntu. com/ubuntu/ lucid/main Translation-en_US security. ubuntu. com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/ restricted Translation-en_US security. ubuntu. com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/ universe Translation-en_US security. ubuntu. com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/ multiverse Translation-en_US security. ubuntu. com lucid-security Release archive. canonical. com lucid Release us.archive. ubuntu. com/ubuntu/ lucid/restricted Translation-en_US us.archive. ubuntu. com/ubuntu/ lucid/universe Translation-en_US us.archive. ubuntu. com/ubuntu/ lucid/multiverse Translation-en_US us.archive. ubuntu. com lucid-updates Release.gpg us.archive. ubuntu. com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/main Translation-en_US us.archive. ubuntu. com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/ restricted Translation-en_US us.archive. ubuntu. com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/ universe Translation-en_US us.archive. ubuntu. com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/ multiverse Translation-en_US security. ubuntu. com lucid-security/main Packages archive. canonical. com lucid/partner Packages us.archive. ubuntu. com lucid-proposed Release.gpg us.archive. ubuntu. com/ubuntu/ lucid-proposed/ restricted Translation-en_US us.archive. ubuntu. com/ubuntu/ lucid-proposed/main Translation-en_US us.archive. ubuntu. com/ubuntu/ lucid-proposed/ multiverse Translation-en_US us.archive. ubuntu. com/ubuntu/ lucid-proposed/ universe Translation-en_US security. ubuntu. com lucid-security/ restricted Packages security. ubuntu. com lucid-security/main Sources security. ubuntu. com lucid-security/ restricted Sources security. ubuntu. com lucid-security/ universe Packages us.archive. ubuntu. com lucid Release [57.2kB] security. ubuntu. com lucid-security/ universe Sources security. ubuntu. com lucid-security/ multiverse Packages security. ubuntu. com lucid-security/ multiverse Sources us.archive. ubuntu. com lucid-updates Release us.archive. ubuntu. com lucid-proposed Release us.archive. ubuntu. com lucid/main Packages [1,387kB] us.archive. ubuntu. com lucid/restricted Packages [6,189B] us.archive. ubuntu. com lucid/main Sources [659kB] us.archive. ubuntu. com lucid/restricted Sources [3,761B] us.archive. ubuntu. com lucid/universe Packages [5,451kB] packages. medibuntu. org lucid Release.gpg medibuntu. org:80 (88.191.82.11). - connect (110: Connection timed out) packages. medibuntu. org/ lucid/free Translation-en_US medibuntu. org:http: packages. medibuntu. org/ lucid/non-free Translation-en_US medibuntu. org:http: packages. medibuntu. org lucid Release packages. medibuntu. org lucid/free Packages packages. medibuntu. org lucid/non-free Packages packages. medibuntu. org lucid/free Packages packages. medibuntu. org lucid/non-free Packages packages. medibuntu. org lucid/free Packages medibuntu. org:http: packages. medibuntu. org lucid/non-free Packages medibuntu. org:http: us.archive. ubuntu. com lucid/universe Sources [3,173kB] us.archive. ubuntu. com lucid/multiverse Packages [176kB] us.archive. ubuntu. com lucid/multiverse Sources [118kB] us.archive. ubuntu. com lucid-updates/main Packages us.archive. ubuntu. com lucid-updates/ restricted Packages us.archive. ubuntu. com lucid-updates/main Sources us.archive. ubuntu. com lucid-updates/ restricted Sources us.archive. ubuntu. com lucid-updates/ universe Packages us.archive. ubuntu. com lucid-updates/ universe Sources us.archive. ubuntu. com lucid-updates/ multiverse Packages us.archive. ubuntu. com lucid-updates/ multiverse Sources us.archive. ubuntu. com lucid-proposed/ restricted Packages us.archive. ubuntu. com lucid-proposed/main Packages us.archive. ubuntu. com lucid-proposed/ multiverse Packages us.archive. ubuntu. com lucid-proposed/ universe Packages
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Fetched 11.0MB in 50s (218kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
Current status: 505 new [+1].