can't update 12.04

[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.list

and 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 multiverse

place this symbol # at the start. Save the file and try again

sudo apt-get update ; sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

and 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_binary-amd64_Packages  Hash Sum mismatch

W: Failed to fetch bzip2:/var/lib/apt/lists/partial/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise_main_binary-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_binary-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 ?

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=100000000

it gave the same error

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