[SOLVED] no new software installs even after reintalling

[rockerphil]

ok, this is really getting annoying. i've had this same problem for about 3 days now and not even a clean install fixes it. i recently installed a minimalist OS on my only computer using the Ubuntu Gutsy Gibson minimalist CD to install just a CLI and then adding the x windows server, iceWM and Firefox. well software installs fine for a while but then nothing will instal. i'll post the terminal output when trying to install Synaptic now:

phil@phil:~$ sudo apt-get install synaptic
[sudo] password for phil:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
libvte-common libvte9
Suggested packages:
dwww
Recommended packages:
deborphan libgnome2-perl
The following NEW packages will be installed:
libvte-common libvte9 synaptic
0 upgraded, 3 newly installed, 0 to remove and 7 not upgraded.
Need to get 2056kB of archives.
After unpacking 8626kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/main libvte-common 1:0.16.9-0ubuntu3
Connection failed
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/main libvte9 1:0.16.9-0ubuntu3
Could not connect to localhost:4001 (127.0.0.1). - connect (111 Connection refused)
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/main synaptic 0.60ubuntu5
Could not connect to localhost:4001 (127.0.0.1). - connect (111 Connection refused)
Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/v/vte/libvte-common_0.16.9-0ubuntu3_all.deb Connection failed
Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/v/vte/libvte9_0.16.9-0ubuntu3_i386.deb Could not connect to localhost:4001 (127.0.0.1). - connect (111 Connection refused)
Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/s/synaptic/synaptic_0.60ubuntu5_i386.deb Could not connect to localhost:4001 (127.0.0.1). - connect (111 Connection refused)
E: Unable to fetch some archives, maybe run apt-get update or try with --fix-missing?
phil@phil:~$

i have run both "sudo apt-get update" and have run the code with "--fix-missing". i got the problem solved the other day by editing my /etc/hosts file but the problem came back. i'll post the contents of my /etc/hosts file now:

127.0.0.1 localhost
127.0.1.1 phil

# The following lines are desirable for IPv6 capable hosts
::1 ip6-localhost ip6-loopback
fe00::0 ip6-localnet
ff00::0 ip6-mcastprefix
ff02::1 ip6-allnodes
ff02::2 ip6-allrouters
ff02::3 ip6-allhosts


and now the contents of my /etc/apt/sources.list file:

deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy main restricted
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates main restricted
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu gutsy-security main restricted
# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.

deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy main restricted
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy main restricted

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates main restricted
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates main restricted

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## universe WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu security
## team.


i'm a bit agrivated now. and here's the thing, i don't have any CD burning software installed, so don't say "just burn a new install disk" cus that entails reinstalling and then hurrying to install k3b, and i really don't want to test my 10 year old hard drve. so can anyone help?

[shifty_powers]

is this a laptop?

[rockerphil]

no, it's an old Dell Dimension desktop running a 500 MHz Intel Pentium processor and 128 MB of SD RAM

[RiceMonster]

Looks like the server you're trying to install from is down. It shouldn't be too long before they fix it. I've had that problem a couple of times and it was the server. Open up System > Administration > Software Sources and switch to a different server that's close to you.

[shifty_powers]

http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/v/vte/libvte9_0.16.9-0ubuntu3_i386.deb

is the link of one of the debs apt is trying to download. what happens when you click on it?

[shifty_powers]

Looks like the server you're trying to install from is down. It shouldn't be too long before they fix it. I've had that problem a couple of times and it was the server. Open up System > Administration > Software Sources and switch to a different server that's close to you.

no they're not as i cal click on the link that is being refused and donwload the deb...

[Maestro23]

no they're not as i cal click on the link that is being refused and donwload the deb...

Same here. No probs with the link.

[rockerphil]

no, the server isn't down, i can ping the repo just fine. so that's not the problem. like i said, i once fixed the problem momentarily by editing my /etc/hosts file, but now i can't seem to figure it out

[shifty_powers]

but can you access the debs through firefox?

[rockerphil]

yea, i can download the deb fine. but i can't install with apt-get OR aptitude, and this same problem has reoccured after a clean install

[forestpixie]

Don't know if this is of any help, the error you get appears to show that apt is trying to connect locally - I don't understand myself but...

the only references I can seem to find to Could not connect to localhost:4001 (127.0.0.1). - connect (111 Connection refused) are to anon-proxy and tor

You say it was installing ok and then stopped - what was the last thing you installed? Are you behind a proxy?

There is an old debian forum thread about this

http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?t=310&sid=7a47906174ac51bec1eecb918e49b741

[shifty_powers]

have you thought of using something like puppy linux?

http://www.puppylinux.org/

i can't help but feeling that ubuntu is just not going to work on your laptop. maybe thats being defeatist but stil...

[shifty_powers]

https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/6719

are you using a proxy server by any chance?

http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-234704.html

[forestpixie]

Yea - they were two I looked at - certainly seems to be something to do with proxies, although I don't profess to understand the ins and outs of it - there was, I think, a command one was talking about echo $http_proxy which returned something - but not on mine.
Might be worth trying it

[rockerphil]

anybody?

[shifty_powers]

when you installed ubuntu, do you remember the name you gave to the computer?

i.e. my username is shifty and the computers name is shifty-desktop....

[shifty_powers]

go system>preferences>network proxy>proxy configuraiton

what is selected?

[rockerphil]

i feel like an idiot. i remove my proxy programs and reboot, it's working fine now, but hey, thanx, i never would have thought about removing anon-proxy

[forestpixie]

Hope I helped a bit then, can you mark thread as solved :) It's good to come across tthings you've never thought of before - there's learnin in them thar hills

[shifty_powers]

heh yep, thought it would be the proxy ;)

and dude, we've all done things like that.

but it must be a reliuef to finally get ti sorted :D