Upgrades being ignored

[jus71n742]

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/t/tzdata/tzdata_2009o+repack-0ubuntu0.8.04.2_all.deb
404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.46 80]


I think this is because I am running an older version of Ubuntu (Ubuntu 8.04 (hardy))
Kernel: 2.6.24-19-generic

Am I correct in my assumption or is there another reason for this? or should I just upgrade it to the newest version?

[yeats]

Did you do a


sudo apt-get update

before updating? (Or Check if you're using Synaptic/Update Manager)?

[Slowjoe]

Thanks Chrissharp123, that helped me out too! Now I understand what apt-get update is about. I feel that where I've read about installing software, this command hasn't really been explained well.

[jus71n742]

Terribly sorry for taking so long to reply. Yes I have done it both ways. both ignore packages

[QIII]

Are you in the US?

If in the US, try setting your Software Sources to download from the "Server for the United States".

It looks like you are going to the main server, which is a good bet unless you are having connectivity problems.

You could try a nearby server, but it sometimes takes a while for the newest stuff to be pushed to mirrors.

[jus71n742]

I download from a server in I think Georgia Tech. I am upgrading to 9.10 so I will deal with this issue if need be later. Thank you for all your help guys