eiresans
July 8th, 2013, 08:41 PM
Hi, recently I ran into a problem which seemed pretty similar to what's described in this post:
How do I deal with "unauthenticated sources" errors in the Software Center?
(http://askubuntu.com/questions/85641/how-do-i-deal-with-unauthenticated-sources-errors-in-the-software-center)
I was receiving this error message anyway-
Requires installation of untrusted packages: The action would require the installation of packages from not authenticated sources. I had tried to download installations and updates from a variety of different sources, but all returned the same message. Likewise sudo apt-get update/upgrade/install failed. So I tried what was suggested in the above post:
sudo apt-get clean cd /var/lib/apt sudo mv lists lists.old sudo mkdir -p lists/partial sudo apt-get clean sudo apt-get update But then when I open software center the install button has disappeared, not greyed out, totally missing.
From terminal, if I try to install anything, it returns
Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done E: Unable to locate package Update returns:
W: Failed to fetch http://ftp.heanet.ie/pub/ubuntu/dists/precise-security/universe/i18n/Translation-en Unable to connect to 213.94.177.16:80: E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead. This maybe an awful noob statement, but that IP address stays the same no matter what server I direct update manager to download from.
Finally, upgrade, for what it's worth, returns:
Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. I also uninstalled Ubuntu software, hoping against hope that somehow I'd get it reinstalled and somehow that would fix everything.
Further information that might be helpful to anyone in proposing a solution includes my /etc/apt/sources.list.d folder being completely empty. I've now also attempted to edit my sources.list file according to the suggestions on this page: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1642254, but it hasn't fixedthe problem. My /etc/apt/sources.list file presently looks like this:
###### Ubuntu Main Repos
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise main restricted universe multiverse
###### Ubuntu Update Repos
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-security main restricted universe multiverse
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-security main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates main restricted universe multiverse
###### Ubuntu Partner Repo
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu precise partner
deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu precise partner
deb http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise main #Third party developers repository
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/chromium-daily/ppa/ubuntu precise main # disabled on upgrade to precise
Originally it had looked like this:
# deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 12.04 LTS _Precise Pangolin_ - Release amd64 (20120425)]/ dists/precise/main/binary-i386/
# deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 12.04 LTS _Precise Pangolin_ - Release amd64 (20120425)]/ dists/precise/restricted/binary-i386/
# deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 12.04 LTS _Precise Pangolin_ - Release amd64 (20120425)]/ precise main restricted
# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise main universe restricted multiverse
## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-updates main universe restricted multiverse
## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team. Also, please note that software in universe WILL NOT receive any
## review or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu
## security team.
## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security main universe restricted multiverse
## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's
## 'partner' repository.
## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by Canonical and the
## respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu users.
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu precise partner
deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu precise partner
## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by third-party
## developers who want to ship their latest software.
deb http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise main
deb-src http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise main
I'm a bit out of my depth here and would very much appreciate any help anyone can give me. I really hope there is some way to fix this problem without reinstalling the OS.
How do I deal with "unauthenticated sources" errors in the Software Center?
(http://askubuntu.com/questions/85641/how-do-i-deal-with-unauthenticated-sources-errors-in-the-software-center)
I was receiving this error message anyway-
Requires installation of untrusted packages: The action would require the installation of packages from not authenticated sources. I had tried to download installations and updates from a variety of different sources, but all returned the same message. Likewise sudo apt-get update/upgrade/install failed. So I tried what was suggested in the above post:
sudo apt-get clean cd /var/lib/apt sudo mv lists lists.old sudo mkdir -p lists/partial sudo apt-get clean sudo apt-get update But then when I open software center the install button has disappeared, not greyed out, totally missing.
From terminal, if I try to install anything, it returns
Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done E: Unable to locate package Update returns:
W: Failed to fetch http://ftp.heanet.ie/pub/ubuntu/dists/precise-security/universe/i18n/Translation-en Unable to connect to 213.94.177.16:80: E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead. This maybe an awful noob statement, but that IP address stays the same no matter what server I direct update manager to download from.
Finally, upgrade, for what it's worth, returns:
Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. I also uninstalled Ubuntu software, hoping against hope that somehow I'd get it reinstalled and somehow that would fix everything.
Further information that might be helpful to anyone in proposing a solution includes my /etc/apt/sources.list.d folder being completely empty. I've now also attempted to edit my sources.list file according to the suggestions on this page: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1642254, but it hasn't fixedthe problem. My /etc/apt/sources.list file presently looks like this:
###### Ubuntu Main Repos
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise main restricted universe multiverse
###### Ubuntu Update Repos
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-security main restricted universe multiverse
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-security main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates main restricted universe multiverse
###### Ubuntu Partner Repo
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu precise partner
deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu precise partner
deb http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise main #Third party developers repository
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/chromium-daily/ppa/ubuntu precise main # disabled on upgrade to precise
Originally it had looked like this:
# deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 12.04 LTS _Precise Pangolin_ - Release amd64 (20120425)]/ dists/precise/main/binary-i386/
# deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 12.04 LTS _Precise Pangolin_ - Release amd64 (20120425)]/ dists/precise/restricted/binary-i386/
# deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 12.04 LTS _Precise Pangolin_ - Release amd64 (20120425)]/ precise main restricted
# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise main universe restricted multiverse
## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-updates main universe restricted multiverse
## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team. Also, please note that software in universe WILL NOT receive any
## review or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu
## security team.
## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security main universe restricted multiverse
## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's
## 'partner' repository.
## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by Canonical and the
## respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu users.
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu precise partner
deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu precise partner
## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by third-party
## developers who want to ship their latest software.
deb http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise main
deb-src http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise main
I'm a bit out of my depth here and would very much appreciate any help anyone can give me. I really hope there is some way to fix this problem without reinstalling the OS.