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cant download .osm.pbf from geofabrik

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i want to download from ubuntu the map of specific country. i tried to download it from http://download.geofabrik.de/ by using wget "http://download.geofabrik.de/xxxx.osm.pbf"

but i have got an error say unable to resolve host adress... so how can i download from ubuntu(linux) map?

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asked 24 Oct '15, 20:47

elad159
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edited 24 Oct '15, 22:25

meta: please use spaces between your question tags. Update: thanks!

(24 Oct '15, 20:53) aseerel4c26 ♦

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please post the full command and the error output

(24 Oct '15, 20:54) aseerel4c26 ♦

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are you able to view http://download.geofabrik.de/ in your browser?

(24 Oct '15, 20:57) aseerel4c26 ♦

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@aseerecl4c yes i can view the site geofabrik , the full command is : i write in the command line

sudo wget http://download.geofabrik.de/asia/china-latest.osm.pbf

then i get this:

--2015-10-25 00:23:51-- http://www.download.geofabrik.de/asia/china-latest.osm.pbf 
Resolving www.download.geofabrik.de(www.download.geofabrik.de)... failed:Name or service not know.
wget: unable to resolve host adress 'www.download.geofabrik.de'

(24 Oct '15, 22:25) elad159

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I have no clue why you have a "www" in the wget output... Maybe your ISP / country government is playing bad. Are you in China?

You could try this instead: wget 5.9.155.152/asia/china-latest.osm.pbf - I have replaced the domain by the current IP of the server.

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answered 24 Oct '15, 22:34

aseerel4c26 ♦
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well my problem was because of using the "www" as u said.. thnx anyway , i got a new problem if u can help me out there ill be so glad ! :)

(25 Oct '15, 21:00) elad159

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