Could not download all repository indexes

[globalhawk]

Hello everyone,

It has been a couple of weeks and` I am not able to figure out whats going on.
I am trying to update / upgrade the OS and I keep getting this constant error:
"COULD NOT DOWNLOAD ALL REPOSITORY INDEXES"

Please forgive my ignorance on the subject.....I switched to ubuntu in the hopes that it would be more user friendly but I just keep getting errors all over the place.
If anyone can help with some advice as to how to proceed it would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.....

[MaindotC]

Did you do this from the command line doing:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

Or did you do this using the Software Updater in System->Administration?

Also, please post the contents of the /etc/apt/sources.list file.

[Pumalite]

From Terminal: post:
cat /etc/apt/sources.list

[globalhawk]

Alan.....thanks for your prompt reply.
I ahve done this from the GUi itself.

[globalhawk]

Puma....couldn't agree more with you......but there was a time I would spend hours hacking at this.....today I don't have the time for that. With my XP machine I download the updates they install automatically and I keep going. I just don't have the time .

[globalhawk]

Find below contents of requested file:

#deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 7.10 _Gutsy Gibbon_ - Release i386 (20071016)]/ gutsy main restricted
# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.


## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.

## 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
## 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.

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'backports'
## repository.
## 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.

## 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 gutsy partner
deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu gutsy partner
deb ftp://ftp.gtlib.gatech.edu/pub/ubuntu gutsy main universe
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-security main universe restricted
deb ftp://ftp.gtlib.gatech.edu/pub/ubuntu gutsy-updates main universe restricted

[Pumalite]

Sorry to hear you are such a busy guy.

[globalhawk]

Please find contents below:
#deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 7.10 _Gutsy Gibbon_ - Release i386 (20071016)]/ gutsy main restricted
# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.


## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.

## 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
## 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.

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'backports'
## repository.
## 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.

## 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 gutsy partner
deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu gutsy partner
deb ftp://ftp.gtlib.gatech.edu/pub/ubuntu gutsy main universe
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-security main universe restricted
deb ftp://ftp.gtlib.gatech.edu/pub/ubuntu gutsy-updates main universe restricted

[Pumalite]

Maybe gatech if giving you problems. Why don't you change them to the main stream repos?
Post the output of:
sudo aptitude update

[globalhawk]

Puma......I changed to the Main server and the below is the result. As a matter of fact I get these error on most of the servers I select.

Err http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy Release.gpg
Could not connect to localhost:4001 (127.0.0.1). - connect (111 Connection refused)
Err http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/main Translation-en_US
Could not connect to localhost:4001 (127.0.0.1). - connect (111 Connection refused)
Err http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/universe Translation-en_US
Could not connect to localhost:4001 (127.0.0.1). - connect (111 Connection refused)
Err http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-updates Release.gpg
Could not connect to localhost:4001 (127.0.0.1). - connect (111 Connection refused)
Err http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-updates/main Translation-en_US
Could not connect to localhost:4001 (127.0.0.1). - connect (111 Connection refused)
Err http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-updates/universe Translation-en_US
Could not connect to localhost:4001 (127.0.0.1). - connect (111 Connection refused)
Err http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-updates/restricted Translation-en_US
Could not connect to localhost:4001 (127.0.0.1). - connect (111 Connection refused)
Err http://archive.canonical.com gutsy Release.gpg
Could not connect to localhost:4001 (127.0.0.1). - connect (111 Connection refused)
Err http://archive.canonical.com gutsy/partner Translation-en_US
Could not connect to localhost:4001 (127.0.0.1). - connect (111 Connection refused)
Err http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security Release.gpg
Could not connect to localhost:4001 (127.0.0.1). - connect (111 Connection refused)
Err http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/main Translation-en_US
Could not connect to localhost:4001 (127.0.0.1). - connect (111 Connection refused)
Err http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/universe Translation-en_US
Could not connect to localhost:4001 (127.0.0.1). - connect (111 Connection refused)
Err http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/restricted Translation-en_US
Could not connect to localhost:4001 (127.0.0.1). - connect (111 Connection refused)
Reading package lists... Done