ubuntu software center does not connect everything else does?

Asked by rk

rk@rk2:~$ ubuntu-support-status
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/ubuntu-support-status", line 120, in <module>
    (still_supported, support_str) = get_maintenance_status(cache, pkg.name, support_tag)
  File "/usr/bin/ubuntu-support-status", line 41, in get_maintenance_status
    raise Exception("No date tag found")
Exception: No date tag found
rk@rk2:~$ sudo grep -R proxy /etc/apt/*
[sudo] password for rk:
rk@rk2:~$ grep proxy /etc/environment
rk@rk2:~$ sudo grep -R proxy /etc/apt/*
rk@rk2:~$
rk@rk2:~$ grep proxy /etc/environment
rk@rk2:~$
rk@rk2:~$ echo $http_proxy

rk@rk2:~$
rk@rk2:~$ echo $ftp_proxy

rk@rk2:~$
rk@rk2:~$ grep proxy /etc/bash.bashrc
rk@rk2:~$
rk@rk2:~$ grep proxy ~/.bashrc
rk@rk2:~$
rk@rk2:~$ cat /etc/apt/apt.confzipper173
cat: /etc/apt/apt.confzipper173: No such file or directory
rk@rk2:~$ clear

rk@rk2:~$ sudo grep -R proxy /etc/apt/*
rk@rk2:~$ grep proxy /etc/environment
rk@rk2:~$ echo $http_proxy

rk@rk2:~$ cat /etc/apt/apt.conf
cat: /etc/apt/apt.conf: No such file or directory
rk@rk2:~$ sudo fuser -vvv /var/lib/dpkg/lock
rk@rk2:~$ sudo fuser -vvv /var/cache/apt/archives/lock
rk@rk2:~$ cat /etc/lsb-release
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=12.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=precise
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 12.04.4 LTS"
rk@rk2:~$ uname -a
Linux rk2 3.2.0-58-generic-pae #88-Ubuntu SMP Tue Dec 3 18:00:02 UTC 2013 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
rk@rk2:~$ sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/lock
rk@rk2:~$ sudo rm /var/cache/apt/archives/lock
rk@rk2:~$ sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/lock
rk@rk2:~$ sudo cp -arf /var/lib/dpkg /var/lib/dpkg.backup
rk@rk2:~$ sudo mv /var/lib/dpkg/status /var/lib/dpkg/status-bad
rk@rk2:~$ sudo cp /var/lib/dpkg/status-old /var/lib/dpkg/status || sudo cp /var/backups/apt.extended_states.0 /var/lib/dpkg/status
rk@rk2:~$ sudo mv /var/lib/dpkg/available /var/lib/dpkg/available-bad
rk@rk2:~$ sudo cp /var/lib/dpkg/available-old /var/lib/dpkg/available
rk@rk2:~$ sudo rm -rf /var/lib/dpkg/updates/*
rk@rk2:~$ sudo rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists
rk@rk2:~$ sudo rm /var/cache/apt/*.bin
rk@rk2:~$ sudo mkdir /var/lib/apt/lists
rk@rk2:~$ sudo mkdir /var/lib/apt/lists/partial
rk@rk2:~$ LANG=C;sudo apt-get clean
rk@rk2:~$ LANG=C;sudo apt-get autoclean
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
rk@rk2:~$ LANG=C;sudo apt-get --purge autoremove
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  kde-l10n-engb* language-pack-kde-en* language-pack-kde-en-base*
  libsdl-image1.2* libtar0* libva-x11-1* libxcb-composite0* libxcb-keysyms1*
  libxcb-xv0* vlc-plugin-notify* vlc-plugin-pulse*
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 11 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 6288 kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Y
Setting up base-files (6.5ubuntu6.7) ...
(Reading database ... 357801 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing kde-l10n-engb ...
Purging configuration files for kde-l10n-engb ...
Removing libsdl-image1.2 ...
Purging configuration files for libsdl-image1.2 ...
Removing libtar0 ...
Purging configuration files for libtar0 ...
Removing libva-x11-1 ...
Purging configuration files for libva-x11-1 ...
Removing libxcb-composite0 ...
Purging configuration files for libxcb-composite0 ...
Removing libxcb-keysyms1 ...
Purging configuration files for libxcb-keysyms1 ...
Removing libxcb-xv0 ...
Purging configuration files for libxcb-xv0 ...
Removing vlc-plugin-notify ...
Removing vlc-plugin-pulse ...
Removing language-pack-kde-en-base ...
Purging configuration files for language-pack-kde-en-base ...
Removing language-pack-kde-en ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin ...
ldconfig deferred processing now taking place
Processing triggers for vlc-nox ...
Processing triggers for software-center ...
INFO:softwarecenter.db.update:no translation information in database needed
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf.index...
rk@rk2:~$ LANG=C;sudo apt-get --fix-missing update -o APT::Cache-Limit=100000000Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise Release.gpg [198 B]
Get:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates Release.gpg [198 B]
Get:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports Release.gpg [198 B]
Get:4 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-security Release.gpg [198 B]
Get:5 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise Release [49.6 kB]
Get:6 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates Release [49.6 kB]
Get:7 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates Release [49.6 kB]
Get:8 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports Release [49.6 kB]
Get:9 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-security Release [49.6 kB]
Get:10 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/main Sources [934 kB]
Get:11 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted Sources [5470 B]
Get:12 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe Sources [5019 kB]
Get:13 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/multiverse Sources [155 kB]
Get:14 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/main i386 Packages [1274 kB]
Get:15 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted i386 Packages [8431 B]
Get:16 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe i386 Packages [4796 kB]
Get:17 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/multiverse i386 Packages [121 kB]
Get:18 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/main TranslationIndex [3706 B]
Get:19 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/multiverse TranslationIndex [2676 B]
Get:20 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted TranslationIndex [2596 B]
Get:21 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe TranslationIndex [2922 B]
Get:22 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/main Sources [445 kB]
Get:23 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/restricted Sources [7039 B]
Get:24 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/universe Sources [101 kB]
Get:25 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/multiverse Sources [8468 B]
Get:26 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/main i386 Packages [765 kB]
Get:27 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/restricted i386 Packages [11.5 kB]
Get:28 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/universe i386 Packages [232 kB]
Get:29 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/multiverse i386 Packages [14.4 kB]
Get:30 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/main TranslationIndex [3564 B]
Get:31 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/multiverse TranslationIndex [2605 B]
Get:32 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/restricted TranslationIndex [2461 B]
Get:33 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/universe TranslationIndex [2850 B]
Get:34 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/main Sources [4225 B]
Get:35 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/restricted Sources [14 B]
Get:36 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/universe Sources [36.4 kB]
Get:37 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/multiverse Sources [5311 B]
Get:38 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/main i386 Packages [4809 B]
Get:39 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/restricted i386 Packages [14 B]
Get:40 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/universe i386 Packages [37.7 kB]
Get:41 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/multiverse i386 Packages [5178 B]
Get:42 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/main TranslationIndex [72 B]
Get:43 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/multiverse TranslationIndex [72 B]
Get:44 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/restricted TranslationIndex [70 B]
Get:45 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/universe TranslationIndex [73 B]
Get:46 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-security/main Sources [95.4 kB]
Get:47 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-security/restricted Sources [2494 B]
Get:48 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-security/universe Sources [29.9 kB]
Get:49 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-security/multiverse Sources [1792 B]
Get:50 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-security/main i386 Packages [375 kB]
Get:51 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-security/restricted i386 Packages [4620 B]
Get:52 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-security/universe i386 Packages [91.1 kB]
Get:53 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-security/multiverse i386 Packages [2642 B]
Get:54 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-security/main TranslationIndex [74 B]
Get:55 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-security/multiverse TranslationIndex [72 B]
Get:56 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-security/restricted TranslationIndex [72 B]
Get:57 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-security/universe TranslationIndex [73 B]
Get:58 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/main Translation-en [726 kB]
Get:59 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/multiverse Translation-en [93.4 kB]
Get:60 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted Translation-en [2395 B]
Get:61 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe Translation-en [3341 kB]
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Get:63 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/multiverse Translation-en [8293 B]
Get:64 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/restricted Translation-en [2663 B]
Get:65 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/universe Translation-en [134 kB]
Get:66 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/main Translation-en [4235 B]
Get:67 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/multiverse Translation-en [4610 B]
Get:68 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/restricted Translation-en [14 B]
Get:69 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/universe Translation-en [27.7 kB]
Get:70 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-security/main Translation-en [166 kB]
Get:71 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-security/multiverse Translation-en [1299 B]
Get:72 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-security/restricted Translation-en [1253 B]
Get:73 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-security/universe Translation-en [54.8 kB]
Fetched 19.7 MB in 2h 17min 31s (2384 B/s)
Reading package lists... Done
rk@rk2:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
[sudo] password for rk:
rk@rk2:~$ sudo dpkg --clear-avail
rk@rk2:~$ LANG=C;sudo apt-get -f install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
rk@rk2:~$ LANG=C;sudo apt-get --fix-missing install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
rk@rk2:~$ LANG=C;sudo apt-get update -o APT::Cache-Limit=100000000 && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise Release.gpg
Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates Release.gpg [198 B]
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports Release.gpg
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-security Release.gpg
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise Release
Get:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates Release [49.6 kB]
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports Release
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-security Release
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/main Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/multiverse Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/main i386 Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted i386 Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe i386 Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/multiverse i386 Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/main TranslationIndex
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/multiverse TranslationIndex
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted TranslationIndex
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe TranslationIndex
Get:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/main Sources [445 kB]
Get:4 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/restricted Sources [7039 B]
Get:5 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/universe Sources [101 kB]
Get:6 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/multiverse Sources [8468 B]
Get:7 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/main i386 Packages [765 kB]
Get:8 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/restricted i386 Packages [11.5 kB]
Get:9 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/universe i386 Packages [232 kB]
Get:10 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/multiverse i386 Packages [14.4 kB]
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/main TranslationIndex
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/multiverse TranslationIndex
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/restricted TranslationIndex
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/universe TranslationIndex
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/main Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/restricted Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/universe Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/multiverse Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/main i386 Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/restricted i386 Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/universe i386 Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/multiverse i386 Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/main TranslationIndex
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/multiverse TranslationIndex
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/restricted TranslationIndex
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/universe TranslationIndex
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-security/main Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-security/restricted Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-security/universe Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-security/multiverse Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-security/main i386 Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-security/restricted i386 Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-security/universe i386 Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-security/multiverse i386 Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-security/main TranslationIndex
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-security/multiverse TranslationIndex
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-security/restricted TranslationIndex
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-security/universe TranslationIndex
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/main Translation-en
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/multiverse Translation-en
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Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/multiverse Translation-en
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Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/universe Translation-en
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/main Translation-en
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/multiverse Translation-en
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/restricted Translation-en
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/universe Translation-en
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-security/main Translation-en
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-security/multiverse Translation-en
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-security/restricted Translation-en
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Fetched 1634 kB in 11min 29s (2370 B/s)
Reading package lists... Done
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Building dependency tree
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Calculating upgrade... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
rk@rk2:~$ find /etc/apt -name '*.list' -exec bash -c 'echo -e "\n$1\n"; cat -n "$1"' _ '{}' \;

/etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list

/etc/apt/sources.list.d/precise-partner.list

     1 # deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu precise partner #Added by software-center

/etc/apt/sources.list.d/private-ppa.launchpad.net_commercial-ppa-uploaders_getting-started-with-ubuntu-12.04_ubuntu.list

     1 # deb https://private-ppa.launchpad.net/commercial-ppa-uploaders/getting-started-with-ubuntu-12.04/ubuntu precise main #Added by software-center; credentials stored in /etc/apt/auth.conf

/etc/apt/sources.list

     1 # deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS _Precise Pangolin_ - Release i386 (20120817.3)]/ precise main restricted
     2
     3 # See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
     4 # newer versions of the distribution.
     5 deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise main restricted
     6 deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise main restricted
     7
     8 ## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
     9 ## distribution.
    10 deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-updates main restricted
    11 deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-updates main restricted
    12
    13 ## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
    14 ## team. Also, please note that software in universe WILL NOT receive any
    15 ## review or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
    16 deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise universe
    17 deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise universe
    18 deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-updates universe
    19 deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-updates universe
    20
    21 ## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
    22 ## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
    23 ## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
    24 ## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu
    25 ## security team.
    26 deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise multiverse
    27 deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise multiverse
    28 deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-updates multiverse
    29 deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-updates multiverse
    30
    31 ## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
    32 ## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
    33 ## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
    34 ## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
    35 ## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
    36 deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-backports main restricted universe multiverse
    37 deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-backports main restricted universe multiverse
    38
    39 deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security main restricted
    40 deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security main restricted
    41 deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security universe
    42 deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security universe
    43 deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security multiverse
    44 deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security multiverse
    45
    46 ## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's
    47 ## 'partner' repository.
    48 ## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by Canonical and the
    49 ## respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu users.
    50 # deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu precise partner
    51 # deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu precise partner
    52
    53 ## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by third-party
    54 ## developers who want to ship their latest software.
    55 # deb http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise main
    56 # deb-src http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise main
    57 # deb http://download.videolan.org/pub/debian/stable/ /

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Mark Rijckenberg (markrijckenberg) said :
#1

Please send us the full Terminal output from step 9 in this procedure:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PackageManagerTroubleshootingProcedure

Then reboot your PC and retest Ubuntu Software Center.

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rk (rnsk-8) said :
#2

On 01/13/2014 03:31 PM, Mark Rijckenberg wrote:
> Your question #242155 on apt in Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+question/242155
>
> Status: Open => Needs information
>
> Mark Rijckenberg requested more information:
> Please send us the full Terminal output from step 9 in this procedure:
>
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PackageManagerTroubleshootingProcedure
>
> Then reboot your PC and retest Ubuntu Software Center.
>
> Thank you ,,,software center started working again.....

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rk (rnsk-8) said :
#3

started working after step 9

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rk (rnsk-8) said :
#4

ok now