I recently installed 14.04 on a older laptop. When updates are requested by the OS and I say go ahead, it won't connect.
Of course, it connects to the internet just fine.
How do I fix this?
I recently installed 14.04 on a older laptop. When updates are requested by the OS and I say go ahead, it won't connect.
Of course, it connects to the internet just fine.
How do I fix this?
The OS usually gives an error message in situations like this. Did Ubuntu not do that? The message will often suggest a solution. Or you could run in a terminal
and post any error messages back here wrapped in code tags for good presentation.Code:sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade
Otherwise, all I can say is: "No idea."
It is a machine. It is more stupid than we are. It will not stop us from doing stupid things.
Ubuntu user #33,200. Linux user #530,530
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I don't know how to do "code tags"...
It seems to have worked this time. Last time I used the update app.
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-------------------------------------------------------------Code:roger@earlleen-ThinkPad-R50p:~$ sudo apt-get update [sudo] password for roger: Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty InRelease Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates InRelease Ign http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security InRelease Ign http://archive.canonical.com trusty InRelease Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com trusty InRelease Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports InRelease Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty Release.gpg Get:1 http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security Release.gpg [933 B] Hit http://archive.canonical.com trusty Release.gpg Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com trusty Release.gpg Get:2 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates Release.gpg [933 B] Get:3 http://downloads.sourceforge.net all InRelease [1,891 B] Get:4 http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security Release [58.5 kB] Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com trusty Release Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports Release.gpg Hit http://archive.canonical.com trusty Release Ign http://downloads.sourceforge.net all InRelease Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty Release Get:5 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates Release [58.5 kB] Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com trusty/main Sources Hit http://archive.canonical.com trusty/partner Sources Ign http://downloads.sourceforge.net all/main i386 Packages/DiffIndex Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com trusty/main i386 Packages Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports Release Hit http://archive.canonical.com trusty/partner i386 Packages Get:6 http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/main Sources [20.6 kB] Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/main Sources Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/restricted Sources Get:7 http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/restricted Sources [14 B] Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/universe Sources Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/multiverse Sources Get:8 http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/universe Sources [4,727 B] Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/main i386 Packages Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/restricted i386 Packages Get:9 http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/multiverse Sources [688 B] Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/universe i386 Packages Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/multiverse i386 Packages Get:10 http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/main i386 Packages [58.9 kB] Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/main Translation-en Get:11 http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/restricted i386 Packages [14 B] Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/multiverse Translation-en Get:12 http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/universe i386 Packages [21.5 kB] Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com trusty/main Translation-en_US Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/restricted Translation-en Ign http://archive.canonical.com trusty/partner Translation-en_US Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com trusty/main Translation-en Get:13 http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/multiverse i386 Packages [1,392 B] Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/universe Translation-en Ign http://archive.canonical.com trusty/partner Translation-en Get:14 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/main Sources [67.1 kB] Hit http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/main Translation-en Get:15 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/restricted Sources [14 B] Get:16 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/universe Sources [50.7 kB] Hit http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/multiverse Translation-en Get:17 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/multiverse Sources [2,681 B] Get:18 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/main i386 Packages [162 kB] Hit http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/restricted Translation-en Hit http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/universe Translation-en Err http://downloads.sourceforge.net all/main Sources 404 Not Found Get:19 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/restricted i386 Packages [14 B] Get:20 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/universe i386 Packages [125 kB] Ign http://downloads.sourceforge.net all/main Translation-en_US Hit http://downloads.sourceforge.net all/main i386 Packages Get:21 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/multiverse i386 Packages [7,569 B] Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/main Translation-en Ign http://downloads.sourceforge.net all/main Translation-en Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/multiverse Translation-en Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/restricted Translation-en Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/universe Translation-en Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/main Sources Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/restricted Sources Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/universe Sources Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/multiverse Sources Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/main i386 Packages Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/restricted i386 Packages Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/universe i386 Packages Ign http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/main Translation-en_US Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/multiverse i386 Packages Ign http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/multiverse Translation-en_US Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/main Translation-en Ign http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/restricted Translation-en_US Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/multiverse Translation-en Ign http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/universe Translation-en_US Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/restricted Translation-en Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/universe Translation-en Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/main Translation-en_US Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/multiverse Translation-en_US Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/restricted Translation-en_US Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/universe Translation-en_US Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/main Translation-en_US Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/multiverse Translation-en_US Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/restricted Translation-en_US Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/universe Translation-en_US Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/main Translation-en_US Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/multiverse Translation-en_US Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/restricted Translation-en_US Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/universe Translation-en_US Fetched 644 kB in 11s (57.1 kB/s) W: GPG error: http://downloads.sourceforge.net all InRelease: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY CCC158AFC1289A29 W: Failed to fetch http://downloads.sourceforge.net/pro...source/Sources 404 Not Found E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead. roger@earlleen-ThinkPad-R50p:~$
LONG list here, so only questionable or ? items shown
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Code:WARNING: The following packages cannot be authenticated! seamonkey-mozilla-build Install these packages without verification? [y/N] y Get:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/main mount i386 2.20.1-5.1ubuntu20.1 [113 kB] Get:2 http://downloads.sourceforge.net/pro...a/mozilla/apt/ all/main seamonkey-mozilla-build i386 2.26.1-0ubuntu1 [32.3 MB] ... Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.19-0ubuntu6) ... Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.103ubuntu4.2) ... update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-29-generic roger@earlleen-ThinkPad-R50p:~$
Last edited by QIII; June 20th, 2014 at 06:20 AM.
To use code tags:
1. If you are using the "Reply to Thread" button - highlight text and use the # button in the text box header. Alternatively, click the # button first, place your cursor between the code tags and type or paste your text.
2. If using "Quick Reply" then type [code] at the beginning and [/code] at the end. The square brackets are required.
It appears to me that you are good except for that sourceforge source.
Go to the Software Center, Edit, Software Sources. In the "Other Sources" tab, find that one and uncheck it.
Last edited by QIII; June 20th, 2014 at 06:27 AM.
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This universe is crazy. I'm going back to my own.
Thanks for the "code" info!
You're welcome.
I guess I should add that if you remove that source, anything you installed from there will not be updated -- or, if it is a package that is in the normal repos it may be replaced with what is available from Canonical.
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This universe is crazy. I'm going back to my own.
I'll know more about if it works next time I get a normal update.
I am no expert but I have been using Ubuntu since version 6 and it has been my experience that new installs and some upgrades require a hardwire connection to do updates. It appears that it is necessary for the computer to recognize the network adapter and then it will find the wifi apparatus. Just a thought.
Now it's saying "Failed to download Repository Information" when I do a manual check, and suggests I check the internet connection. However, it did pop up an update, and that one worked.
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