can't update 12.04

[chetkgp]

I installed a fresh ubuntu 12.04 on my i5 machine.
However the update manager fails with the following error.

E:Unable to parse package file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise-security_multiverse_i18n_Index (1)

Any idea what should be done to get the updates to work ?

[chetkgp]

When I do a
sudo apt-get update

I get several messages of the form.

Get:70 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-security/main i386 Packages [73 B]
91% [70 Packages bzip2 0 B] [Waiting for headers] 68.0 kB/s 12sbzip2: (stdin) is not a bzip2 file.

Could this be the reason for the " E:Unable to parse package file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise-security_multiverse_i18n_Index (1)" error?

How do I fix this ?

[ibjsb4]

In terminal:

sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/* -vf

sudo apt-get update

[chetkgp]

i tried
sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/* -vf
sudo apt-get update

but the same error :(

[NikTh]

Hi ,
can you give here the results of this command ?

find /etc/apt -name '*.list' -exec bash -c 'echo -e "\n$1\n"; cat -n "$1"' _ '{}' \;Click on "New Reply" and put the results inside [CODE] tags to be easier to read. See here how (http://i.stack.imgur.com/zADbK.png)

Thanks

[chetkgp]

Hi NikTh

This is the output of the find command



/etc/apt/sources.list

1 # deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS _Precise Pangolin_ - Release amd64 (20120823.1)]/ dists/precise/main/binary-i386/
2
3 # deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS _Precise Pangolin_ - Release amd64 (20120823.1)]/ dists/precise/restricted/binary-i386/
4 # deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS _Precise Pangolin_ - Release amd64 (20120823.1)]/ precise main restricted
5
6 # See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
7 # newer versions of the distribution.
8 deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise main restricted
9 deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise main restricted
10
11 ## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
12 ## distribution.
13 deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-updates main restricted
14 deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-updates main restricted
15
16 ## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
17 ## team. Also, please note that software in universe WILL NOT receive any
18 ## review or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
19 deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise universe
20 deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise universe
21 deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-updates universe
22 deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-updates universe
23
24 ## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
25 ## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
26 ## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
27 ## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu
28 ## security team.
29 deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise multiverse
30 deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise multiverse
31 deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-updates multiverse
32 deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-updates multiverse
33
34 ## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
35 ## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
36 ## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
37 ## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
38 ## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
39 deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-backports main restricted universe multiverse
40 deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-backports main restricted universe multiverse
41
42 deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security main restricted
43 deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security main restricted
44 deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security universe
45 deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security universe
46 deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security multiverse
47 deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security multiverse
48
49 ## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's
50 ## 'partner' repository.
51 ## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by Canonical and the
52 ## respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu users.
53 # deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu precise partner
54 # deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu precise partner
55
56 ## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by third-party
57 ## developers who want to ship their latest software.
58 deb http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise main
59 deb-src http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise main

[raja.genupula]

open your terminal and type as


sudo rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
sudo apt-get update

one more helpful link : http://askubuntu.com/questions/190221/difference-between-sudo-rm-rf-and-rm-vf

[ibjsb4]

Are you building or modifying software packages from source code?

If not, uncheck source code and update. That may clear the problem.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories/Ubuntu#Ubuntu_Software_Tab

Hi raja

[chetkgp]

@ ibjsb4

I unchecked all the source code but that doesn't help.

@ Raja.genupula

I've tried removing the lists already, but the error
still persists.

[ibjsb4]

Try changing server

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories/Ubuntu#Download_Server

[chetkgp]

I have tried changing the server as well,
but that too does'nt work!

[NikTh]

Hi ,
your sources list file seems perfect , but I have a query here.. where is the server ? Usually when you install Ubuntu it asks you for the Country and add automatically the appropriate server in your sources.list file.
eg: for US the sources.list is something like

http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise blahblahblah

You can try this if you want.

gksudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.listand comment out these lines

29 deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise multiverse
30 deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise multiverse
31 deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-updates multiverse
32 deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-updates multiverseplace this symbol # at the start. Save the file and try again

sudo apt-get update ; sudo apt-get dist-upgradeand see if working. Maybe the problem is temporally.

You can re-enable these sources , by Un-commenting the lines (remove the symbol #)

Thanks

[chetkgp]

NikTh,

My location is in india.
/etc/apt/sourses.list was initially set to an indian location.
I get the same error with this setting as well.

commenting the lines in sourses.list doesnt work either.

[NikTh]

Hi ,
can you please post the output of

sudo apt-get update
Thanks

[chetkgp]

Hi NikTh

I ran the update today morning. It seems
to show a new set of errors today and not
the usual " E:Unable to parse package file..."

Please see the results:


root@aria:~# apt-get update
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com precise InRelease
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates InRelease
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports InRelease
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-security InRelease
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise Release.gpg
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates Release.gpg
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports Release.gpg
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-security Release.gpg
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise Release
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates Release
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports Release
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-security Release
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/main amd64 Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted amd64 Packages
Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe amd64 Packages [429 kB]
Get:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/main i386 Packages [154 kB]
Get:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted i386 Packages [8,366 B]
Get:4 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe i386 Packages [437 kB]
Get:5 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/main TranslationIndex [155 kB]
Get:6 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted TranslationIndex [8,374 B]
Get:7 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe TranslationIndex [3,564 B]
Get:8 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/main amd64 Packages [2,461 B]
86% [8 Packages bzip2 0 B] [Waiting for headers] 98.0 kB/s 1sbzip2: (stdin) is not a bzip2 file.
Get:9 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/restricted amd64 Packages [2,850 B]
86% [9 Packages bzip2 0 B] [Waiting for headers] 98.0 kB/s 1sbzip2: (stdin) is not a bzip2 file.
Get:10 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/universe amd64 Packages [1,945 B]
Get:11 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/main i386 Packages [14 B]
Get:12 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/restricted i386 Packages [16.7 kB]
Get:13 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/universe i386 Packages [2,489 B]
Get:14 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/main TranslationIndex [1,941 B]
Get:15 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/restricted TranslationIndex [14 B]
Get:16 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/universe TranslationIndex [16.7 kB]
Get:17 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/main amd64 Packages [2,504 B]
Get:18 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/restricted amd64 Packages [72 B]
85% [18 Packages bzip2 0 B] [Waiting for headers] 98.0 kB/s 1sbzip2: (stdin) is not a bzip2 file.
Get:19 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/universe amd64 Packages [72 B]
85% [19 Packages bzip2 0 B] [Waiting for headers] 98.0 kB/s 1sbzip2: (stdin) is not a bzip2 file.
Get:20 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/multiverse amd64 Packages [70 B]
85% [20 Packages bzip2 0 B] [Waiting for headers] 98.0 kB/s 1sbzip2: (stdin) is not a bzip2 file.
Get:21 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/main i386 Packages [73 B]
85% [21 Packages bzip2 0 B] [Waiting for headers] 98.0 kB/s 1sbzip2: (stdin) is not a bzip2 file.
Get:22 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/restricted i386 Packages [198 kB]
Get:23 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/universe i386 Packages [55.7 kB]
Get:24 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/multiverse i386 Packages [3,969 B]
Get:25 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/main TranslationIndex [2,189 B]
Get:26 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/multiverse TranslationIndex [204 kB]
Get:27 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/restricted TranslationIndex [56.5 kB]
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/universe TranslationIndex
Get:28 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-security/main amd64 Packages [2,388 B]
Get:29 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-security/restricted amd64 Packages [73 B]
75% [29 Packages bzip2 0 B] [Waiting for headers] 122 kB/s 3sbzip2: (stdin) is not a bzip2 file.
Get:30 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-security/universe amd64 Packages [71 B]
75% [30 Packages bzip2 0 B] [Waiting for headers] 122 kB/s 3sbzip2: (stdin) is not a bzip2 file.
Get:31 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-security/multiverse amd64 Packages [71 B]
75% [31 Packages bzip2 0 B] [Waiting for headers] 122 kB/s 3sbzip2: (stdin) is not a bzip2 file.
Get:32 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-security/main i386 Packages [73 B]
75% [32 Packages bzip2 0 B] [Waiting for headers] 122 kB/s 3sbzip2: (stdin) is not a bzip2 file.
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-security/restricted i386 Packages
Get:33 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-security/universe i386 Packages [553 kB]
81% [33 Packages bzip2 0 B] [Waiting for headers] 122 kB/s 3sbzip2: (stdin) is not a bzip2 file.
Get:34 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-security/multiverse i386 Packages [20 B]
81% [34 Packages bzip2 0 B] [Waiting for headers] 122 kB/s 3sbzip2: (stdin) is not a bzip2 file.
Get:35 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-security/main TranslationIndex [8,523 B]
Get:36 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-security/multiverse TranslationIndex [18.9 kB]
Get:37 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-security/restricted TranslationIndex [2,238 B]
Get:38 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-security/universe TranslationIndex [1,778 B]
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/main amd64 Packages [2,461 B]
Get:39 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/universe Translation-en_IN [2,139 B]
80% [39 Translation-en_IN bzip2 0 B] [Waiting for headers] 91.4 kB/s 5sbzip2: (stdin) is not a bzip2 file.
Err http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-security/restricted amd64 Packages
404 Not Found
Err http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-security/universe amd64 Packages
404 Not Found
Err http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-security/multiverse amd64 Packages
404 Not Found
Err http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-security/main i386 Packages
404 Not Found
Err http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-security/universe i386 Packages
404 Not Found
Err http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-security/multiverse i386 Packages
404 Not Found
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe Translation-en
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/universe Translation-en
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/universe Translation-en_IN
Fetched 2,354 kB in 32s (71.9 kB/s)
W: Failed to fetch bzip2:/var/lib/apt/lists/partial/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise_universe_b inary-amd64_Packages Hash Sum mismatch

W: Failed to fetch bzip2:/var/lib/apt/lists/partial/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise_main_binar y-i386_Packages Hash Sum mismatch

W: Failed to fetch bzip2:/var/lib/apt/lists/partial/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise_restricted _binary-i386_Packages Hash Sum mismatch

W: Failed to fetch bzip2:/var/lib/apt/lists/partial/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise_universe_b inary-i386_Packages Hash Sum mismatch

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise/main/i18n/Index No Hash entry in Release file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise_main_i18n_ Index

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise/restricted/i18n/Index No Hash entry in Release file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise_restricted _i18n_Index

W: Failed to fetch gzip:/var/lib/apt/lists/partial/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise-updates_restricted_binary-amd64_Packages Hash Sum mismatch

W: Failed to fetch bzip2:/var/lib/apt/lists/partial/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise-updates_universe_binary-amd64_Packages Hash Sum mismatch

W: Failed to fetch bzip2:/var/lib/apt/lists/partial/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise-updates_main_binary-i386_Packages Hash Sum mismatch

W: Failed to fetch bzip2:/var/lib/apt/lists/partial/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise-updates_restricted_binary-i386_Packages Hash Sum mismatch

W: Failed to fetch bzip2:/var/lib/apt/lists/partial/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise-updates_universe_binary-i386_Packages Hash Sum mismatch

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise-updates/main/i18n/Index No Hash entry in Release file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise-updates_main_i18n_Index

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise-updates/restricted/i18n/Index No Hash entry in Release file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise-updates_restricted_i18n_Index

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise-updates/universe/i18n/Index No Hash entry in Release file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise-updates_universe_i18n_Index

W: Failed to fetch bzip2:/var/lib/apt/lists/partial/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise-backports_main_binary-amd64_Packages Hash Sum mismatch

W: Failed to fetch gzip:/var/lib/apt/lists/partial/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise-backports_restricted_binary-amd64_Packages Hash Sum mismatch

W: Failed to fetch gzip:/var/lib/apt/lists/partial/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise-backports_universe_binary-amd64_Packages Hash Sum mismatch

W: Failed to fetch gzip:/var/lib/apt/lists/partial/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise-backports_multiverse_binary-amd64_Packages Hash Sum mismatch

W: Failed to fetch gzip:/var/lib/apt/lists/partial/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise-backports_main_binary-i386_Packages Hash Sum mismatch

W: Failed to fetch bzip2:/var/lib/apt/lists/partial/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise-backports_restricted_binary-i386_Packages Hash Sum mismatch

W: Failed to fetch bzip2:/var/lib/apt/lists/partial/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise-backports_universe_binary-i386_Packages Hash Sum mismatch

W: Failed to fetch bzip2:/var/lib/apt/lists/partial/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise-backports_multiverse_binary-i386_Packages Hash Sum mismatch

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise-backports/main/i18n/Index No Hash entry in Release file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise-backports_main_i18n_Index

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise-backports/multiverse/i18n/Index No Hash entry in Release file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise-backports_multiverse_i18n_Index

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise-backports/restricted/i18n/Index No Hash entry in Release file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise-backports_restricted_i18n_Index

W: Failed to fetch bzip2:/var/lib/apt/lists/partial/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise-security_main_binary-amd64_Packages Hash Sum mismatch

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise-security/restricted/binary-amd64/Packages 404 Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise-security/universe/binary-amd64/Packages 404 Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise-security/multiverse/binary-amd64/Packages 404 Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise-security/main/binary-i386/Packages 404 Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise-security/universe/binary-i386/Packages 404 Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise-security/multiverse/binary-i386/Packages 404 Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise-security/main/i18n/Index No Hash entry in Release file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise-security_main_i18n_Index

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise-security/multiverse/i18n/Index No Hash entry in Release file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise-security_multiverse_i18n_Index

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise-security/restricted/i18n/Index No Hash entry in Release file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise-security_restricted_i18n_Index

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise-security/universe/i18n/Index No Hash entry in Release file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise-security_universe_i18n_Index

E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

[NikTh]

Hi ,
have you tried to follow the Package Manager Troubleshooting Procedure (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PackageManagerTroubleshootingProcedure) ?

Thanks

[chetkgp]

Hi NikTh,

I followed the instructions in the Package Manager trouble shooting
procedure step-by-step. However, when I executed the line


LANG=C;sudo apt-get update -o APT::Cache-Limit=100000000it gave the same error


E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.