update problem

[amazoohwawa]

everytime i try to update i get the following:

Could not download all repository indexes

The repository may no longer be available or could not be contacted because of network problems. If available an older version of the failed index will be used. Otherwise the repository will be ignored. Check your network connection and ensure the repository address in the preferences is correct.

and therefore i am unable to perform many tasks.

this is a clean install of 9.10 on a brand new laptop

[Soul-Sing]

And if you change via software sources: settings: change the server to main server in ubuntu software tab?
If this doesn't help, post the results of
sudo apt-get update,
sudo apt-get upgrade

[amazoohwawa]

jim@acer-linux:~$ sudo apt-get update
[sudo] password for jim:
Get:1 http://dl.google.com stable Release.gpg [189B]
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic Release.gpg
Ign http://dl.google.com stable/main Translation-en_US
Get:2 http://dl.google.com stable Release [2,540B]
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Translation-en_US
Get:3 http://dl.google.com stable/main Packages [914B]
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic/multiverse Translation-en_US
Get:4 http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates Release.gpg [189B]
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/multiverse Translation-en_US
Get:5 http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic-security Release.gpg [189B]
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic-security/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic-security/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic-security/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic-security/multiverse Translation-en_US
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic Release
Get:6 http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates Release [44.1kB]
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates Release
Get:7 http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic-security Release [44.1kB]
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic/restricted Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic/restricted Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic/universe Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic/universe Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic/multiverse Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic/multiverse Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/main Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/restricted Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/main Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/restricted Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/universe Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/universe Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/multiverse Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/multiverse Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic-security/main Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic-security/restricted Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic-security/main Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic-security/restricted Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic-security/universe Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic-security/universe Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic-security/multiverse Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic-security/multiverse Sources
Fetched 4,023B in 6s (614B/s)
Reading package lists... Done
W: GPG error: http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates Release: The following signatures were invalid: BADSIG 40976EAF437D05B5 Ubuntu Archive Automatic Signing Key <ftpmaster@ubuntu.com>
jim@acer-linux:~$ sudo apt-get upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
jim@acer-linux:~$

[Soul-Sing]

maybe this thread would be helpful: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1152619
(it is a copy of your problem.)

[amazoohwawa]

this is what i get now:

E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/apt/lists/lock - open (2: No such file or directory)
E: Unable to lock the list directory

[Soul-Sing]

do you have any other packagemanagers open? please them and try again via sudo apt-get etc
if not:
sudo rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/lock

sudo apt-get update