Strange Apt-get error...

[petesmc]

Hi,

I'm new to all this, and i was trying to run apt-get update but i got lots of errors. It usually works, just not for the past few hours.


Get:1 http://security.ubuntu.com hoary-security Release.gpg [189B]
Get:2 http://security.ubuntu.com hoary-security Release [16.9kB]
Hit ftp://ftp.nerim.net stable Release.gpg
Hit ftp://ftp.nerim.net unstable Release.gpg
Ign http://backports.ubuntuforums.org hoary-backports Release.gpg
Ign http://backports.ubuntuforums.org hoary-extras Release.gpg
Hit ftp://ftp.nerim.net testing Release.gpg
Get:3 ftp://ftp.nerim.net stable Release [1348B]
Ign http://backports.ubuntuforums.org hoary-backports Release
Get:4 ftp://ftp.nerim.net unstable Release [2528B]
Ign http://backports.ubuntuforums.org hoary-extras Release
Ign http://backports.ubuntuforums.org hoary-backports/main Packages
Ign http://backports.ubuntuforums.org hoary-backports/universe Packages
Ign http://backports.ubuntuforums.org hoary-backports/multiverse Packages
Ign http://backports.ubuntuforums.org hoary-backports/restricted Packages
Ign http://backports.ubuntuforums.org hoary-extras/main Packages
Ign http://backports.ubuntuforums.org hoary-extras/universe Packages
Ign http://backports.ubuntuforums.org hoary-extras/multiverse Packages
Ign http://backports.ubuntuforums.org hoary-extras/restricted Packages
Err http://backports.ubuntuforums.org hoary-backports/main Packages
403 Forbidden
Err http://backports.ubuntuforums.org hoary-backports/universe Packages
403 Forbidden
Err http://backports.ubuntuforums.org hoary-backports/multiverse Packages
403 Forbidden
Err http://backports.ubuntuforums.org hoary-backports/restricted Packages
403 Forbidden
Err http://backports.ubuntuforums.org hoary-extras/main Packages
403 Forbidden
Err http://backports.ubuntuforums.org hoary-extras/universe Packages
403 Forbidden
Err http://backports.ubuntuforums.org hoary-extras/multiverse Packages
403 Forbidden
Err http://backports.ubuntuforums.org hoary-extras/restricted Packages
403 Forbidden
Hit ftp://ftp.nerim.net testing Release
Get:5 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hoary Release.gpg [189B]
Hit ftp://ftp.nerim.net stable/main Packages
Hit ftp://ftp.nerim.net unstable/main Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hoary-security/main Packages
Hit ftp://ftp.nerim.net testing/main Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hoary-security/restricted Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hoary-security/main Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hoary-security/restricted Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hoary Release
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hoary/main Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hoary/restricted Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hoary/universe Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hoary/multiverse Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hoary/main Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hoary/restricted Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hoary/universe Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hoary/multiverse Sources
Fetched 20.9kB in 4s (4635B/s)
Failed to fetch http://backports.ubuntuforums.org/backports/dists/hoary-backports/main/binary-i386/Packages.gz 403 Forbidden
Failed to fetch http://backports.ubuntuforums.org/backports/dists/hoary-backports/universe/binary-i386/Packages.gz 403 Forbidden
Failed to fetch http://backports.ubuntuforums.org/backports/dists/hoary-backports/multiverse/binary-i386/Packages.gz 403 Forbidden
Failed to fetch http://backports.ubuntuforums.org/backports/dists/hoary-backports/restricted/binary-i386/Packages.gz 403 Forbidden
Failed to fetch http://backports.ubuntuforums.org/backports/dists/hoary-extras/main/binary-i386/Packages.gz 403 Forbidden
Failed to fetch http://backports.ubuntuforums.org/backports/dists/hoary-extras/universe/binary-i386/Packages.gz 403 Forbidden
Failed to fetch http://backports.ubuntuforums.org/backports/dists/hoary-extras/multiverse/binary-i386/Packages.gz 403 Forbidden
Failed to fetch http://backports.ubuntuforums.org/backports/dists/hoary-extras/restricted/binary-i386/Packages.gz 403 Forbidden
Reading package lists... Done
E: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

[equilibrium]

I am getting 403 on backports atm also :( was just about to leave my system upgrading a few packages but all of them get 403 :?

Browsing the backports repository does the same :( 'access denied'

[lonetree]

I am getting the same problem also, found this problem when I was about to install realplayer.

Btw, anyone has problem with mozilla Mplayer plugin problem here? It seems that firefox always being thrown out when plugin activated.

regards.

I like ubuntu, found this the best at the moment.

[svizi]

I am getting the same problem also, found this problem when I was about to install realplayer.

Btw, anyone has problem with mozilla Mplayer plugin problem here? It seems that firefox always being thrown out when plugin activated.

regards.

I like ubuntu, found this the best at the moment.
Same problems here. Plus some more?


E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/apt/lists/lock - open (13 Permission denied)
E: Unable to lock the list directory
stefanos@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get update
Password:
Ign http://download.videolan.org sid Release.gpg
Get:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hoary Release.gpg [189B]
Get:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com hoary Release.gpg [189B]
Get:3 http://security.ubuntu.com hoary-security Release.gpg [189B]
Ign http://download.videolan.org sid Release
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hoary Release
Get:4 http://security.ubuntu.com hoary-security Release [16.9kB]
Get:5 ftp://ftp.nerim.net testing Release.gpg [189B]
Ign http://backports.ubuntuforums.org hoary-backports Release.gpg
Ign http://backports.ubuntuforums.org hoary-extras Release.gpg
Ign http://download.videolan.org sid/main Packages
Get:6 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hoary-updates Release.gpg [189B]
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hoary/multiverse Packages
Ign http://backports.ubuntuforums.org hoary-backports Release
Ign http://download.videolan.org sid/main Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hoary/multiverse Sources
Ign http://backports.ubuntuforums.org hoary-extras Release
Hit http://download.videolan.org sid/main Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hoary Release
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hoary-security/main Packages
Hit http://download.videolan.org sid/main Sources
Ign http://backports.ubuntuforums.org hoary-backports/main Packages
Ign http://backports.ubuntuforums.org hoary-backports/universe Packages
Ign http://backports.ubuntuforums.org hoary-backports/multiverse Packages
Ign http://backports.ubuntuforums.org hoary-backports/restricted Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hoary-security/restricted Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hoary-security/main Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hoary-security/restricted Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hoary-security/universe Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hoary-security/universe Sources
Ign http://backports.ubuntuforums.org hoary-extras/main Packages
Ign http://backports.ubuntuforums.org hoary-extras/universe Packages
Ign http://backports.ubuntuforums.org hoary-extras/multiverse Packages
Ign http://backports.ubuntuforums.org hoary-extras/restricted Packages
Get:7 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hoary-updates Release [16.8kB]
Err http://backports.ubuntuforums.org hoary-backports/main Packages
403 Forbidden
Err http://backports.ubuntuforums.org hoary-backports/universe Packages
403 Forbidden
Err http://backports.ubuntuforums.org hoary-backports/multiverse Packages
403 Forbidden
Hit ftp://ftp.nerim.net testing Release
Ign ftp://ftp.nerim.net testing Release
Err http://backports.ubuntuforums.org hoary-backports/restricted Packages
403 Forbidden
Err http://backports.ubuntuforums.org hoary-extras/main Packages
403 Forbidden
Err http://backports.ubuntuforums.org hoary-extras/universe Packages
403 Forbidden
Err http://backports.ubuntuforums.org hoary-extras/multiverse Packages
403 Forbidden
Err http://backports.ubuntuforums.org hoary-extras/restricted Packages
403 Forbidden
Hit ftp://ftp.nerim.net testing/main Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hoary/main Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hoary/restricted Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hoary/main Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hoary/restricted Sources
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hoary/universe Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hoary/universe Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hoary-updates/main Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hoary-updates/restricted Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hoary-updates/main Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hoary-updates/restricted Sources
Get:8 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hoary/universe Packages [2853kB]
99% [8 Packages gzip 0]
gzip: stdin: not in gzip format
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hoary/universe Packages
Sub-process gzip returned an error code (1)
Fetched 34.3kB in 29s (1165B/s)
Failed to fetch http://backports.ubuntuforums.org/ubp/dists/hoary-backports/main/binary-i386/Packages.gz 403 Forbidden
Failed to fetch http://backports.ubuntuforums.org/ubp/dists/hoary-backports/universe/binary-i386/Packages.gz 403 Forbidden
Failed to fetch http://backports.ubuntuforums.org/ubp/dists/hoary-backports/multiverse/binary-i386/Packages.gz 403 Forbidden
Failed to fetch http://backports.ubuntuforums.org/ubp/dists/hoary-backports/restricted/binary-i386/Packages.gz 403 Forbidden
Failed to fetch http://backports.ubuntuforums.org/ubp/dists/hoary-extras/main/binary-i386/Packages.gz 403 Forbidden
Failed to fetch http://backports.ubuntuforums.org/ubp/dists/hoary-extras/universe/binary-i386/Packages.gz 403 Forbidden
Failed to fetch http://backports.ubuntuforums.org/ubp/dists/hoary-extras/multiverse/binary-i386/Packages.gz 403 Forbidden
Failed to fetch http://backports.ubuntuforums.org/ubp/dists/hoary-extras/restricted/binary-i386/Packages.gz 403 Forbidden
Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/hoary/universe/binary-i386/Packages.gz Sub-process gzip returned an error code (1)
Reading package lists... Done
W: GPG error: ftp://ftp.nerim.net testing Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY 07DC563D1F41B907
W: Couldn't stat source package list http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hoary/universe Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_hoary_universe_ binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these problems
E: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

[kvidell]

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=37525

There's new mirrors for backports.
Read that thread and update your /etc/apt/sources.list files accordingly, and run an apt-get update
- Kev