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Ubuntu 13.10 will load on computer but not install

Asked by Michael

When i turn on the computer, it gives me options to install ubuntu or continue without installing and some other options that i do not understand but when i install it, it continually (once the installation is complete) keeps going back to asking me to either install ubuntu or continue without installing.
I can go onto ubuntu without the installation process. Every time i install it, at the end of the installation there is always an error popping up saying that programs need to be manually installed and/or aptdaemon error...
How do i restart ubuntu without any errors, i have tried uninstalling and installing it again and again :(????????

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Michael (mdbakewell90) said : 		#1

ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo aptitude install ttf-mscorefonts-installer
sudo: aptitude: command not found
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install ttf-mscorefonts-installer
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package ttf-mscorefonts-installer
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ ubuntu-support-status
Support status summary of 'ubuntu':

You have 1692 packages (99.9%) supported until July 2014 (9m)
You have 1 packages (0.1%) supported until October 2018 (5y)

You have 0 packages (0.0%) that can not/no-longer be downloaded
You have 0 packages (0.0%) that are unsupported

Run with --show-unsupported, --show-supported or --show-all to see more details
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ cat /etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg.d/multiarch
cat: /etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg.d/multiarch: No such file or directory
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ dpkg --print-foreign-architectures
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo grep -R proxy /etc/apt/*
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ grep proxy /etc/environmen
grep: /etc/environmen: No such file or directory
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ echo $http_proxy

ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ echo $ftp_proxy

ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ grep proxy /etc/bash.bashrc
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ grep proxy ~/.bashrc
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ cat /etc/apt/apt.conf
cat: /etc/apt/apt.conf: No such file or directory
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo fuser -vvv /var/lib/dpkg/lock
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo fuser -vvv /var/cache/apt/archives/lock
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ cat /etc/lsb-release
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=13.10
DISTRIB_CODENAME=saucy
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 13.10"
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ uname -a
Linux ubuntu 3.11.0-12-generic #19-Ubuntu SMP Wed Oct 9 16:20:46 UTC 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/lock
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo rm /var/cache/apt/archives/lock
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/lock
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo cp -arf /var/lib/dpkg /var/lib/dpkg.backup
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo mv /var/lib/dpkg/status /var/lib/dpkg/status-bad
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo cp /var/lib/dpkg/status-old /var/lib/dpkg/status || sudo cp /var/backups/apt.extended_states.0 /var/lib/dpkg/status
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo mv /var/lib/dpkg/available /var/lib/dpkg/available-bad
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo cp /var/lib/dpkg/available-old /var/lib/dpkg/available
cp: cannot stat ‘/var/lib/dpkg/available-old’: No such file or directory
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo rm -rf /var/lib/dpkg/updates/*
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo rm /var/cache/apt/*.bin
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo mkdir /var/lib/apt/lists
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo mkdir /var/lib/apt/lists/partial
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ LANG=C;sudo apt-get clean
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ LANG=C;sudo apt-get autoclean
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ LANG=C;sudo apt-get --purge autoremove
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ LANG=C;sudo apt-get --fix-missing update -o APT::Cache-Limit=100000000
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 13.10 _Saucy Salamander_ - Release amd64 (20131016.1) saucy InRelease
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 13.10 _Saucy Salamander_ - Release amd64 (20131016.1) trusty InRelease
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 13.10 _Saucy Salamander_ - Release amd64 (20131016.1) saucy Release.gpg
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 13.10 _Saucy Salamander_ - Release amd64 (20131016.1) trusty Release.gpg
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 13.10 _Saucy Salamander_ - Release amd64 (20131016.1) saucy Release
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 13.10 _Saucy Salamander_ - Release amd64 (20131016.1) trusty Release
Err cdrom://Ubuntu 13.10 _Saucy Salamander_ - Release amd64 (20131016.1) saucy/main amd64 Packages
  Please use apt-cdrom to make this CD-ROM recognized by APT. apt-get update cannot be used to add new CD-ROMs
Err cdrom://Ubuntu 13.10 _Saucy Salamander_ - Release amd64 (20131016.1) saucy/restricted amd64 Packages
  Please use apt-cdrom to make this CD-ROM recognized by APT. apt-get update cannot be used to add new CD-ROMs
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 13.10 _Saucy Salamander_ - Release amd64 (20131016.1) saucy/main Translation-en
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 13.10 _Saucy Salamander_ - Release amd64 (20131016.1) saucy/restricted Translation-en
Err cdrom://Ubuntu 13.10 _Saucy Salamander_ - Release amd64 (20131016.1) trusty/main amd64 Packages
  Please use apt-cdrom to make this CD-ROM recognized by APT. apt-get update cannot be used to add new CD-ROMs
Err cdrom://Ubuntu 13.10 _Saucy Salamander_ - Release amd64 (20131016.1) trusty/restricted amd64 Packages
  Please use apt-cdrom to make this CD-ROM recognized by APT. apt-get update cannot be used to add new CD-ROMs
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 13.10 _Saucy Salamander_ - Release amd64 (20131016.1) trusty/main Translation-en
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 13.10 _Saucy Salamander_ - Release amd64 (20131016.1) trusty/restricted Translation-en
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com saucy-security InRelease
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com saucy InRelease
Get:1 http://security.ubuntu.com saucy-security Release.gpg [933 B]
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com saucy-updates InRelease
Get:2 http://security.ubuntu.com saucy-security Release [49.6 kB]
Get:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com saucy Release.gpg [933 B]
Get:4 http://archive.ubuntu.com saucy-updates Release.gpg [933 B]
Get:5 http://security.ubuntu.com saucy-security/main amd64 Packages [146 kB]
Get:6 http://archive.ubuntu.com saucy Release [49.6 kB]
Get:7 http://security.ubuntu.com saucy-security/restricted amd64 Packages [14 B]
Get:8 http://security.ubuntu.com saucy-security/main Translation-en [80.0 kB]
Get:9 http://archive.ubuntu.com saucy-updates Release [101 kB]
Get:10 http://security.ubuntu.com saucy-security/restricted Translation-en [14 B]
Get:11 http://archive.ubuntu.com saucy/main amd64 Packages [1239 kB]
Get:12 http://archive.ubuntu.com saucy/restricted amd64 Packages [9348 B]
Get:13 http://archive.ubuntu.com saucy/main Translation-en [711 kB]
Get:14 http://archive.ubuntu.com saucy/restricted Translation-en [2686 B]
Get:15 http://archive.ubuntu.com saucy-updates/main amd64 Packages [250 kB]
Get:16 http://archive.ubuntu.com saucy-updates/restricted amd64 Packages [14 B]
Fetched 2641 kB in 20s (132 kB/s)
W: Failed to fetch cdrom://Ubuntu 13.10 _Saucy Salamander_ - Release amd64 (20131016.1)/dists/saucy/main/binary-amd64/Packages Please use apt-cdrom to make this CD-ROM recognized by APT. apt-get update cannot be used to add new CD-ROMs

W: Failed to fetch cdrom://Ubuntu 13.10 _Saucy Salamander_ - Release amd64 (20131016.1)/dists/saucy/restricted/binary-amd64/Packages Please use apt-cdrom to make this CD-ROM recognized by APT. apt-get update cannot be used to add new CD-ROMs

W: Failed to fetch cdrom://Ubuntu 13.10 _Saucy Salamander_ - Release amd64 (20131016.1)/dists/trusty/main/binary-amd64/Packages Please use apt-cdrom to make this CD-ROM recognized by APT. apt-get update cannot be used to add new CD-ROMs

W: Failed to fetch cdrom://Ubuntu 13.10 _Saucy Salamander_ - Release amd64 (20131016.1)/dists/trusty/restricted/binary-amd64/Packages Please use apt-cdrom to make this CD-ROM recognized by APT. apt-get update cannot be used to add new CD-ROMs

E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo dpkg --clear-avail
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ 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 348 not upgraded.
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ 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 348 not upgraded.
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ LANG=C;sudo apt-get update -o APT::Cache-Limit=100000000 && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 13.10 _Saucy Salamander_ - Release amd64 (20131016.1) saucy InRelease
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 13.10 _Saucy Salamander_ - Release amd64 (20131016.1) trusty InRelease
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 13.10 _Saucy Salamander_ - Release amd64 (20131016.1) saucy Release.gpg
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 13.10 _Saucy Salamander_ - Release amd64 (20131016.1) trusty Release.gpg
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 13.10 _Saucy Salamander_ - Release amd64 (20131016.1) saucy Release
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 13.10 _Saucy Salamander_ - Release amd64 (20131016.1) trusty Release
Err cdrom://Ubuntu 13.10 _Saucy Salamander_ - Release amd64 (20131016.1) saucy/main amd64 Packages
  Please use apt-cdrom to make this CD-ROM recognized by APT. apt-get update cannot be used to add new CD-ROMs
Err cdrom://Ubuntu 13.10 _Saucy Salamander_ - Release amd64 (20131016.1) saucy/restricted amd64 Packages
  Please use apt-cdrom to make this CD-ROM recognized by APT. apt-get update cannot be used to add new CD-ROMs
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 13.10 _Saucy Salamander_ - Release amd64 (20131016.1) saucy/main Translation-en
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 13.10 _Saucy Salamander_ - Release amd64 (20131016.1) saucy/restricted Translation-en
Err cdrom://Ubuntu 13.10 _Saucy Salamander_ - Release amd64 (20131016.1) trusty/main amd64 Packages
  Please use apt-cdrom to make this CD-ROM recognized by APT. apt-get update cannot be used to add new CD-ROMs
Err cdrom://Ubuntu 13.10 _Saucy Salamander_ - Release amd64 (20131016.1) trusty/restricted amd64 Packages
  Please use apt-cdrom to make this CD-ROM recognized by APT. apt-get update cannot be used to add new CD-ROMs
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 13.10 _Saucy Salamander_ - Release amd64 (20131016.1) trusty/main Translation-en
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 13.10 _Saucy Salamander_ - Release amd64 (20131016.1) trusty/restricted Translation-en
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com saucy-security InRelease
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com saucy InRelease
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com saucy-security Release.gpg
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com saucy-updates InRelease
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com saucy-security Release
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com saucy Release.gpg
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com saucy-updates Release.gpg
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com saucy-security/main amd64 Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com saucy Release
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com saucy-security/restricted amd64 Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com saucy-updates Release
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com saucy-security/main Translation-en
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com saucy/main amd64 Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com saucy-security/restricted Translation-en
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com saucy/restricted amd64 Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com saucy/main Translation-en
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com saucy/restricted Translation-en
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com saucy-updates/main amd64 Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com saucy-updates/restricted amd64 Packages
W: Failed to fetch cdrom://Ubuntu 13.10 _Saucy Salamander_ - Release amd64 (20131016.1)/dists/saucy/main/binary-amd64/Packages Please use apt-cdrom to make this CD-ROM recognized by APT. apt-get update cannot be used to add new CD-ROMs

W: Failed to fetch cdrom://Ubuntu 13.10 _Saucy Salamander_ - Release amd64 (20131016.1)/dists/saucy/restricted/binary-amd64/Packages Please use apt-cdrom to make this CD-ROM recognized by APT. apt-get update cannot be used to add new CD-ROMs

W: Failed to fetch cdrom://Ubuntu 13.10 _Saucy Salamander_ - Release amd64 (20131016.1)/dists/trusty/main/binary-amd64/Packages Please use apt-cdrom to make this CD-ROM recognized by APT. apt-get update cannot be used to add new CD-ROMs

W: Failed to fetch cdrom://Ubuntu 13.10 _Saucy Salamander_ - Release amd64 (20131016.1)/dists/trusty/restricted/binary-amd64/Packages Please use apt-cdrom to make this CD-ROM recognized by APT. apt-get update cannot be used to add new CD-ROMs

E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ find /etc/apt -name '*.list' -exec bash -c 'echo -e "\n$1\n"; cat -n "$1"' _ '{}' \;

/etc/apt/sources.list

     1 deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 13.10 _Saucy Salamander_ - Release amd64 (20131016.1)]/ saucy main restricted
     2 deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 13.10 _Saucy Salamander_ - Release amd64 (20131016.1)]/ trusty main restricted
     3 deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ saucy main restricted
     4 deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ saucy-security main restricted
     5 deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ saucy-updates main restricted
     6
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$

I got told on this website, https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PackageManagerTroubleshootingProcedure to send this information as well...

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#2

Saucy is EOL and not supported in any way. There is no community support and no packages for updates.

I suggest you wipe Saucy off and do a clean install of Trusty. Trusty is LTS and supported til April 2019.

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