10.10 Update Manager fails

[gargoyle60]

After clicking to install notified updates, I receive the following message...


Failed to download package files

Check your Internet connection.

Details...
Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/e/eglibc/libc-dev-bin_2.12.1-0ubuntu10_i386.deb 404 Not Found
Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/e/eglibc/libc6-dev_2.12.1-0ubuntu10_i386.deb 404 Not Found
Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/e/eglibc/libc-bin_2.12.1-0ubuntu10_i386.deb 404 Not Found
Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/e/eglibc/libc6_2.12.1-0ubuntu10_i386.deb 404 Not Found
Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/c/cups/cups-ppdc_1.4.4-6ubuntu2.3_i386.deb 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.167 80]
Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/n/nautilus/libnautilus-extension1_2.32.0-0ubuntu1.1_i386.deb 404 Not Found
Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/e/evolution-data-server/libebackend1.2-0_2.30.3-2ubuntu2_i386.deb 404 Not Found
Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/e/evolution-data-server/libedata-book1.2-2_2.30.3-2ubuntu2_i386.deb 404 Not Found
Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/e/evolution-data-server/libedata-cal1.2-7_2.30.3-2ubuntu2_i386.deb 404 Not Found
Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/e/evolution-data-server/libegroupwise1.2-13_2.30.3-2ubuntu2_i386.deb 404 Not Found
Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/e/evolution-data-server/libgdata1.2-1_2.30.3-2ubuntu2_i386.deb 404 Not Found
Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/e/evolution-data-server/libgdata-google1.2-1_2.30.3-2ubuntu2_i386.deb 404 Not Found
Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/e/evolution-data-server/evolution-data-server_2.30.3-2ubuntu2_i386.deb 404 Not Found
Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/e/evolution-data-server/evolution-data-server-common_2.30.3-2ubuntu2_all.deb 404 Not Found
Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/e/evolution-data-server/libedataserverui1.2-8_2.30.3-2ubuntu2_i386.deb 404 Not Found
Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/n/nautilus/nautilus-data_2.32.0-0ubuntu1.1_all.deb 404 Not Found
Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/n/nautilus/nautilus_2.32.0-0ubuntu1.1_i386.deb 404 Not Found
Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/s/samba/libwbclient0_3.5.4~dfsg-1ubuntu8.1_i386.deb 404 Not Found
Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/s/samba/libsmbclient_3.5.4~dfsg-1ubuntu8.1_i386.deb 404 Not Found
Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/h/hplip/hplip_3.10.6-1ubuntu10.1_i386.deb 404 Not Found
Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/h/hplip/libsane-hpaio_3.10.6-1ubuntu10.1_i386.deb 404 Not Found
Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/h/hplip/hplip-data_3.10.6-1ubuntu10.1_all.deb 404 Not Found
Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/h/hplip/hpijs_3.10.6-1ubuntu10.1_i386.deb 404 Not Found
Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/h/hplip/libhpmud0_3.10.6-1ubuntu10.1_i386.deb 404 Not Found
Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/h/hplip/hplip-cups_3.10.6-1ubuntu10.1_i386.deb 404 Not Found
Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/j/jockey/jockey-gtk_0.5.10-0ubuntu5.1_all.deb 404 Not Found
Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/j/jockey/jockey-common_0.5.10-0ubuntu5.1_all.deb 404 Not Found
Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/s/samba/smbclient_3.5.4~dfsg-1ubuntu8.1_i386.deb 404 Not Found
Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/s/samba/samba-common_3.5.4~dfsg-1ubuntu8.1_all.deb 404 Not Found
Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/s/samba/samba-common-bin_3.5.4~dfsg-1ubuntu8.1_i386.deb 404 Not Found
Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-common_1.9.0-0ubuntu7.1_all.deb 404 Not Found
Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xorg-core_1.9.0-0ubuntu7.1_i386.deb 404 Not Found


My Internet connection is fine, around 3mbps, also stable.

[presence1960]

Try creating a new sources.list file here (http://repogen.simplylinux.ch/)

First create a backup of the sources.list file. Open a terminal and run
sudo cp /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list-backup

Then use the webpage to generate the new sources.list info. Copy/paste the new info into the sources.list file by running in terminal
gksu gedit /etc/apt/sources.listThis will open your sources.list file for editing. Remove all previous entries and paste the new info into the file. Click save and close file. If there were any instructions on the web page to run commands in terminal to fetch keys follow those instructions. When complete open a terminal and run
sudo apt-get update

[ajgreeny]

Should be:-

gksu gedit /etc/apt/sources.listnote list at the end not lst.

[presence1960]

Should be:-

gksu gedit /etc/apt/sources.listnote list at the end not lst.

Thanks ajgreeny, I mistyped, got it correct first time.

[presence1960]

After clicking to install notified updates, I receive the following message...


Failed to download package files

Check your Internet connection.

Details...
Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/e/eglibc/libc-dev-bin_2.12.1-0ubuntu10_i386.deb 404 Not Found
Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/e/eglibc/libc6-dev_2.12.1-0ubuntu10_i386.deb 404 Not Found
Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/e/eglibc/libc-bin_2.12.1-0ubuntu10_i386.deb 404 Not Found
Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/e/eglibc/libc6_2.12.1-0ubuntu10_i386.deb 404 Not Found
Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/c/cups/cups-ppdc_1.4.4-6ubuntu2.3_i386.deb 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.167 80]
Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/n/nautilus/libnautilus-extension1_2.32.0-0ubuntu1.1_i386.deb 404 Not Found
Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/e/evolution-data-server/libebackend1.2-0_2.30.3-2ubuntu2_i386.deb 404 Not Found
Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/e/evolution-data-server/libedata-book1.2-2_2.30.3-2ubuntu2_i386.deb 404 Not Found
Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/e/evolution-data-server/libedata-cal1.2-7_2.30.3-2ubuntu2_i386.deb 404 Not Found
Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/e/evolution-data-server/libegroupwise1.2-13_2.30.3-2ubuntu2_i386.deb 404 Not Found
Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/e/evolution-data-server/libgdata1.2-1_2.30.3-2ubuntu2_i386.deb 404 Not Found
Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/e/evolution-data-server/libgdata-google1.2-1_2.30.3-2ubuntu2_i386.deb 404 Not Found
Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/e/evolution-data-server/evolution-data-server_2.30.3-2ubuntu2_i386.deb 404 Not Found
Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/e/evolution-data-server/evolution-data-server-common_2.30.3-2ubuntu2_all.deb 404 Not Found
Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/e/evolution-data-server/libedataserverui1.2-8_2.30.3-2ubuntu2_i386.deb 404 Not Found
Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/n/nautilus/nautilus-data_2.32.0-0ubuntu1.1_all.deb 404 Not Found
Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/n/nautilus/nautilus_2.32.0-0ubuntu1.1_i386.deb 404 Not Found
Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/s/samba/libwbclient0_3.5.4~dfsg-1ubuntu8.1_i386.deb 404 Not Found
Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/s/samba/libsmbclient_3.5.4~dfsg-1ubuntu8.1_i386.deb 404 Not Found
Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/h/hplip/hplip_3.10.6-1ubuntu10.1_i386.deb 404 Not Found
Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/h/hplip/libsane-hpaio_3.10.6-1ubuntu10.1_i386.deb 404 Not Found
Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/h/hplip/hplip-data_3.10.6-1ubuntu10.1_all.deb 404 Not Found
Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/h/hplip/hpijs_3.10.6-1ubuntu10.1_i386.deb 404 Not Found
Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/h/hplip/libhpmud0_3.10.6-1ubuntu10.1_i386.deb 404 Not Found
Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/h/hplip/hplip-cups_3.10.6-1ubuntu10.1_i386.deb 404 Not Found
Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/j/jockey/jockey-gtk_0.5.10-0ubuntu5.1_all.deb 404 Not Found
Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/j/jockey/jockey-common_0.5.10-0ubuntu5.1_all.deb 404 Not Found
Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/s/samba/smbclient_3.5.4~dfsg-1ubuntu8.1_i386.deb 404 Not Found
Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/s/samba/samba-common_3.5.4~dfsg-1ubuntu8.1_all.deb 404 Not Found
Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/s/samba/samba-common-bin_3.5.4~dfsg-1ubuntu8.1_i386.deb 404 Not Found
Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-common_1.9.0-0ubuntu7.1_all.deb 404 Not Found
Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/x/xorg-server/xserver-xorg-core_1.9.0-0ubuntu7.1_i386.deb 404 Not Found


My Internet connection is fine, around 3mbps, also stable.

It is not your Internet connection, I can't connect to them either.

[presence1960]

BTW which version of ubuntu are you running? If you are running an unsupported version (end of life) the repositories are moved to a different location.

[gargoyle60]

Thanks, seems to be working now.

[Neobuntu]

Please don't shoot the messenger.

An Update Manager, without a clean install element, is flawed. It CAN not be made to work; that is, in a high percentages of users (and more completely over time) WHEN it is needed the most. That is, in the early days (like within the first 3 months) after an "official" release; after the release candidates. Why? Because you can't fix the unknown yet. We have dynamic repositories; not static. Said another way; installed releases, with their required upgrades and INDIVIDUAL changes in the mix, is going to be a different animal (per box), to merge.

A clean install is faster, even with backup and reinstall, to migrate. A clean install, is more with keeping everyone reset to the same "playing field"; that can be better, collectively enhanced. It's far too easy to get into "no-mans land", with (non-clean) dist-upgrades, even with (non-clean) managed migrations. Plus, foundational changes are very important for modern and progressive systems, without legacy (ball and chain) limits. Therefore, you'd benefit best, from a new and clean core, as the core is not static either. While nothings perfect, clean installs are closer (excellence) and easier to manage, by all parties.

The dream of, "there ought to be a way" (without clean installing), has to take into account, you can't change-over to what you don't know/have yet; as the new releases are (at least) more completely stabilized. You simply wind-up, with less overall to fix, as clean installed. There no mixing. It's more "pure", so to speak. You're not dragging a bag of poo (every single, different, system change), alone with you. See, if you take the same(largely), global, new release, for everyone and then add it to everyone’s, very unique and different, systems outcome, then you have (much more) different; for each and everyone. Way different. Thus, a management nightmare. Even though you started with largely the same thing. You mixed it with individual differences. It's no longer even close to the new release. Only, a more distant facsimile.

I'm not suggesting; just a manual, vs. auto, solution. I see no reason, why we can't develop a managed, with-clean-install solution; including backup and restore assistance. In fact; what is known to be changing (not that it all can be known) can be better automated, so everyone isn't reinventing the wheel, individually. While this would be a challenging undertaking, it would be far less than attempting the unattainable, early-on, non-clean, management of dist-upgrades; WHEN it counts the most.(Where we're losing people). Just because, a non-clean, managed dist-upgrade works, on two releases back, doesn't mean it was a success; when it was needed.

Further more, "just waiting" (like staying LTS) does not work! IMH(O)bservation, the old releases, become left behind, at some important level (starting immediately; not by the "plan"). Then the overall issues become less (generally), with the (if clean installed) newer releases, anyway. While this is subjective; meaning, it depends on what you do, I believe when the excitement goes to the new release, so does most of the support. Therefore, this affects MOST people, and it is a serious computer issue.

Nothing drives people away more, than getting stuck; in this "twilight zone" that (new) non-clean, managed, dist-upgrades cause.

I'm not even sure a "rolling release" would solve these issues, as well as a new brand of CLEAN, managed upgrading. On any distribution. Remember, "working" is a relative term. Both might "work", but one of them, might work much better. I'd say; if over 10% don't fully work, then it doesn't really work. Polls show more like 80-90%, do not "work" (for them), and again; I'm not talking about two years later. Initially, it's even worse. That's killing us!

Then, even if the "working", was acceptable, by most (and it's not), you'd have the whole, much more complicated miss-mash, of each and every install, diverting more away from a standard base, and reset, starting point. In other words; if you have a problem, you will not know if it is due to some individual legacy change, due to your particular system. At which point solutions are greatly diminished and time is wasted. Whereas, if you reset, with clean installs, say for example, once a year (or whatever); you would only have to track back, to that point. Systems would be more stable. Less time would be wasted, on computer management, and more saved, for on why we need computers in the first place, and how they may be a better tool.

I would hate to think that the very intelligent people required; that understand and develop core, foundational complexities, can not fathom saving time, and creating better stability, for everyone else. If you want to do something (more) about the "Chicken or the egg, first?", hardware (open driver support), collaboration issues (AKA, anti competitiveness), then this would be it. I personally know people; who I have hard-won over, to open systems, who bailed. Due to no, really managed, not clean, upgrading. Simply because they (like most non-tech people, and therefore most of the human race) prefer not, to tackle a clean install, themselves! Rather than pay for it, or beg for help; they went BACK to buying pre-install systems; even with their shorter, system life spans and already KNOWN, serious security issues. The devil you know, they think. Plus, no matter what you say (to them); people (even, who know better) still have mislead faith, in paid, anti-malware programs. :(

You see, life is too short, for most people, than to futz around. A computers main purpose, is not just to set it up and re-fix it, all the time. I'm all for greater control, and settings choices; but if Ubuntu should stand for anything, it should be about limiting time, and trouble. Also now, even for these fast changing, core upgrades. If you think about it, that's really the main thing, that Ubuntu supplies, as different. If Ubuntu doesn't, or isn't, working on a new and managed clean installer, then some distro will.

[arpanaut]

Nice Rant!

But what the heck does that have to do with the OP's issue?

It was just a messed up sources.list...
these things happen.

Nothing to prompt an all out disabuse of the Ubuntu distribution system.
LOL?????

[aburgess]

I'm working on the same problem. Can presence1960 or anyone else explain " use the webpage to generate the new sources.list info"? Thanks!

EDIT: Found the website: http://repogen.simplylinux.ch/

[arpanaut]

I'm working on the same problem. Can presence1960 or anyone else explain " use the webpage to generate the new sources.list info"? Thanks!


I believe he was referring to this page: http://repogen.simplylinux.ch/index.php (http://repogen.simplylinux.ch/index.php)

To generate a fresh sources.list.
I think the link to that page got removed.

[Neobuntu]

In your Network Connections, edit your connection and select ipv4 only and Apply it.

Also there, un-check "for all users" (or similar), be sure to APPLY it, then check it, and apply it, again.

Let me know here, if that worked.