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RogerDavis
June 20th, 2014, 03:14 AM
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?

grahammechanical
June 20th, 2014, 04:25 AM
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


sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

and post any error messages back here wrapped in code tags for good presentation.

Otherwise, all I can say is: "No idea."

RogerDavis
June 20th, 2014, 06:18 AM
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


sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

and post any error messages back here wrapped in code tags for good presentation.

Otherwise, all I can say is: "No idea."
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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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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/project/ubuntuzilla/mozilla/apt/dists/all/main/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
...

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/project/ubuntuzilla/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:~$
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QIII
June 20th, 2014, 06:19 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
at the beginning and 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.

RogerDavis
June 20th, 2014, 06:25 AM
Thanks for the "code" info!

QIII
June 20th, 2014, 06:31 AM
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.

RogerDavis
June 20th, 2014, 06:53 AM
I'll know more about if it works next time I get a normal update.

Don Heard
June 23rd, 2014, 08:21 PM
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.

RogerDavis
June 24th, 2014, 01:56 AM
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.