Update manager failed to download repository?

[bbno3]

Ubuntu 12.04

The update manager failed to download repository information saying theres no Internet but i am on the Internet?

W:Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/di...curity/Release Unable to find expected entry 'independent/source/Sources' in Release file (Wrong sources.list entry or malformed file)
, W:Failed to fetch http://gg.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/...recise/Release Unable to find expected entry 'independent/source/Sources' in Release file (Wrong sources.list entry or malformed file)
, W:Failed to fetch http://gg.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/...pdates/Release Unable to find expected entry 'independent/source/Sources' in Release file (Wrong sources.list entry or malformed file)
, W:Failed to fetch http://gg.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/...kports/Release Unable to find expected entry 'independent/source/Sources' in Release file (Wrong sources.list entry or malformed file)
, E:Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

[MG&TL]

Can you post the output from a terminal of:

cat /etc/apt/sources.list

[irv]

This might be that the server the repository is on was down. I have extra repositories setup and once in awhile one is down and I will get this message but will still do an update on the ones that are up and running. If you run the command in a terminal you can copy and paste the exact message you are getting.

sudo apt-get update

It will ask for you user password and then start the update.

[bbno3]

# deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 11.10 _Oneiric Ocelot_ - Release amd64 (20111012)]/ dists/oneiric/main/binary-i386/

# deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 11.10 _Oneiric Ocelot_ - Release amd64 (20111012)]/ oneiric main restricted

# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.
deb http://gg.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise main restricted independent
deb-src http://gg.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise main restricted independent

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

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team. Also, please note that software in universe WILL NOT receive any
## review or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
deb http://gg.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise universe
deb-src http://gg.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise universe
deb http://gg.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates universe
deb-src http://gg.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates universe

## 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
## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu
## security team.
deb http://gg.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise multiverse
deb-src http://gg.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise multiverse
deb http://gg.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates multiverse
deb-src http://gg.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates multiverse

## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
deb http://gg.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-backports main restricted universe multiverse independent
deb-src http://gg.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-backports main restricted universe multiverse independent

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security main restricted independent
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security main restricted independent
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security universe
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security universe
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security multiverse
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's
## 'partner' repository.
## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by Canonical and the
## respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu users.
# deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu oneiric partner
# deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu oneiric partner

## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by third-party
## developers who want to ship their latest software.
deb http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise main
deb-src http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise main

As for sudo update
W: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/di...curity/Release Unable to find expected entry 'independent/source/Sources' in Release file (Wrong sources.list entry or malformed file)

W: Failed to fetch http://gg.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/...recise/Release Unable to find expected entry 'independent/source/Sources' in Release file (Wrong sources.list entry or malformed file)

W: Failed to fetch http://gg.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/...pdates/Release Unable to find expected entry 'independent/source/Sources' in Release file (Wrong sources.list entry or malformed file)

W: Failed to fetch http://gg.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/...kports/Release Unable to find expected entry 'independent/source/Sources' in Release file (Wrong sources.list entry or malformed file)

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

[irv]

In package manager under setting > repository, you have some software sources that are not comparable with your version of ubuntu. Here is a couple of screen shots of my setup in 12.04. I have a lot of extra repositories set under other software sources, but what I would do is uncheck any other sources you have and just try to update with ubuntu software sources and see what happens.
Software Sources01.png Software Sources.png

[Old_Grey_Wolf]

I have never seen a sources.list file with "independent" in them. It is in the file in several places. I would edit the sources.list file and remove the word independent from the end of those lines. Then execute sudo apt-get update and sudo apt-get upgrade.

[bbno3]

@IRV

How do i know what ones to uncheck? I'm still quite new to ubuntu.

[plucky]

@IRV

How do i know what ones to uncheck? I'm still quite new to ubuntu.

Edit the file with

gksudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

and remove "independent" from all those lines as there is no "Independent" repository

 deb http://gg.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise main restricted independent
deb-src http://gg.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise main restricted independent
deb http://gg.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates main restricted independent
deb-src http://gg.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates main restricted independent

Then run

sudo apt-get update

and see if you get the same errors

Good luck

[cecilieaux]

Can you post the output from a terminal of:

cat /etc/apt/sources.list

The output is:

# deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 10.10 _Maverick Meerkat_ - Release i386 (20101007)]/ maverick main restricted
# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.

deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise main restricted independent
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise main restricted independent

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

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team. Also, please note that software in universe WILL NOT receive any
## review or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise universe
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise universe
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-updates universe
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-updates universe

## 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
## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu
## security team.
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise multiverse
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise multiverse
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-updates multiverse
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-updates multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'backports'
## repository.
## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
# deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-backports main restricted universe multiverse
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-backports main restricted universe multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's
## 'partner' repository.
## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by Canonical and the
## respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu users.
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu precise partner
deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu maverick partner

## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by third-party
## developers who want to ship their latest software.
deb http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise main
deb-src http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise main

# deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security main restricted independent
# deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security main restricted independent
# deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security universe
# deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security universe
# deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security multiverse
# deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security multiverse
# deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-backports restricted main multiverse universe independent
# deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/scopes-pack...-scopes/ubuntu precise main # disabled on upgrade to precise
# deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/scopes-pack...-scopes/ubuntu precise main # disabled on upgrade to precise

[cecilieaux]

The output is:

# deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 10.10 _Maverick Meerkat_ - Release i386 (20101007)]/ maverick main restricted
# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.

deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise main restricted independent
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise main restricted independent

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

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team. Also, please note that software in universe WILL NOT receive any
## review or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise universe
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise universe
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-updates universe
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-updates universe

## 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
## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu
## security team.
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise multiverse
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise multiverse
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-updates multiverse
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-updates multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'backports'
## repository.
## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
# deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-backports main restricted universe multiverse
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-backports main restricted universe multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's
## 'partner' repository.
## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by Canonical and the
## respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu users.
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu precise partner
deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu maverick partner

## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by third-party
## developers who want to ship their latest software.
deb http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise main
deb-src http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise main

# deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security main restricted independent
# deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security main restricted independent
# deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security universe
# deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security universe
# deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security multiverse
# deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security multiverse
# deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-backports restricted main multiverse universe independent
# deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/scopes-pack...-scopes/ubuntu precise main # disabled on upgrade to precise
# deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/scopes-pack...-scopes/ubuntu precise main # disabled on upgrade to precise

Oops! I think I jumped in the middle of the wrong thread ... sorrreee!