failure to download repository information
I am getting a "failed to download repository information" notice whenever I try to download or update software. I've tried all of the troubleshooting procedures I could find, but nothing seems to work. Does anyone have any advice? Thanks.
lj@lj-desktop:~$ ubuntu-
Support status summary of 'lj-desktop':
You have 2003 packages (100.0%) 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
lj@lj-desktop:~$ cat /etc/dpkg/
cat: /etc/dpkg/
lj@lj-desktop:~$ dpkg --print-
i386
1386
lj@lj-desktop:~$ sudo grep -R proxy /etc/apt/*
[sudo] password for lj:
lj@lj-desktop:~$ sudo grep -R proxy /etc/apt/*
lj@lj-desktop:~$ grep proxy /etc/environment
lj@lj-desktop:~$ echo $http_proxy
lj@lj-desktop:~$ echo $http_proxy
lj@lj-desktop:~$ grep proxy /etc/bash.bashrc
lj@lj-desktop:~$ grep proxy ~/.bashrc
lj@lj-desktop:~$ cat /etc/apt/apt.conf
cat: /etc/apt/apt.conf: No such file or directory
lj@lj-desktop:~$ sudo fuser -vvv /var/lib/dpkg/lock
lj@lj-desktop:~$ sudo fuser -vvv /var/cache/
lj@lj-desktop:~$ cat /etc/lsb-release
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_
DISTRIB_
DISTRIB_
lj@lj-desktop:~$ cat /etc/lsb-release
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_
DISTRIB_
DISTRIB_
lj@lj-desktop:~$ sudo rm /var/lib/
lj@lj-desktop:~$ sudo rm /var/cache/
lj@lj-desktop:~$ sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/lock
lj@lj-desktop:~$ sudo cp -arf /var/lib/dpkg /var/lib/
lj@lj-desktop:~$ sudo mv /var/lib/
lj@lj-desktop:~$ sudo cp /var/lib/
lj@lj-desktop:~$ sudo mv /var/lib/
lj@lj-desktop:~$ sudo cp /var/lib/
lj@lj-desktop:~$ sudo rm -rf /var/lib/
lj@lj-desktop:~$ sudo rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists
lj@lj-desktop:~$ sudo rm /var/cache/
lj@lj-desktop:~$ sudo mkdir /var/lib/apt/lists
lj@lj-desktop:~$ sudo mkdir /var/lib/
lj@lj-desktop:~$ LANG=C;sudo apt-get clean
lj@lj-desktop:~$ LANG=C;sudo apt-get autoclean
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
lj@lj-desktop:~$ LANG=C;sudo apt-get --purge autoremove
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
cabextract*
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
After this operation, 147 kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] LANG=C;sudo apt-get --fix-missing update -o APT::Cache-
Abort.
lj@lj-desktop:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
lj@lj-desktop:~$ sudo dpkg --clear-avail
lj@lj-desktop:~$ LANG=C;sudo apt-get -f install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following package was automatically installed and is no longer required:
cabextract
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove it.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
lj@lj-desktop:~$ LANG=C;sudo apt-get --fix-missing install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following package was automatically installed and is no longer required:
cabextract
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove it.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
lj@lj-desktop:~$ LANG=C;sudo apt-get update -o APT::Cache-
Ign http://
Ign http://
Ign http://
Get:1 http://
Ign http://
Get:2 http://
Ign http://
Get:3 http://
Get:4 http://
Get:5 http://
Get:6 http://
Get:7 http://
Get:8 http://
Get:9 http://
Get:10 http://
Get:11 http://
Get:12 http://
Get:13 http://
Get:14 http://
Get:15 http://
Get:16 http://
Get:17 http://
Get:18 http://
Get:19 http://
Get:20 http://
Get:21 http://
Get:22 http://
Get:23 http://
Get:24 http://
Get:25 http://
Get:26 http://
Get:27 http://
Fetched 8197 kB in 4s (1919 kB/s)
W: Failed to fetch http://
W: Failed to fetch http://
W: Failed to fetch http://
W: Failed to fetch http://
W: Failed to fetch http://
E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
lj@lj-desktop:~$ find /etc/apt -name '*.list' -exec bash -c 'echo -e "\n$1\n"; cat -n "$1"' _ '{}' \;
/etc/apt/
1 # deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS _Trusty Tahr_ - Release amd64 (20140722.2)]/ trusty main restricted
2 deb-src http://
3
4 # See http://
5 # newer versions of the distribution.
6 deb http://
7 deb-src http://
8
9 ## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
10 ## distribution.
11 deb http://
12 deb-src http://
13
14 ## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
15 ## team. Also, please note that software in universe WILL NOT receive any
16 ## review or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
17 deb http://
18 deb http://
19
20 ## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
21 ## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
22 ## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
23 ## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu
24 ## security team.
25 deb http://
26 deb http://
27
28 ## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
29 ## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
30 ## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
31 ## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
32 ## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
33 deb http://
34 deb-src http://
35
36 deb http://
37 deb-src http://
38 deb http://
39 deb http://
40
41 ## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's
42 ## 'partner' repository.
43 ## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by Canonical and the
44 ## respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu users.
45 deb http://
46 deb-src http://
47
48 ## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by third-party
49 ## developers who want to ship their latest software.
50 # deb http://
51 # deb-src http://
/etc/apt/
1 # deb http://
2 # deb-src http://
3 # deb-src http://
4 # deb-src http://
/etc/apt/
1 # deb http://
2 # deb-src http://
3 # deb-src http://
/etc/apt/
1 ### THIS FILE IS AUTOMATICALLY CONFIGURED ###
2 # You may comment out this entry, but any other modifications may be lost.
3 # deb http://
lj@lj-desktop:~$ ^C
lj@lj-desktop:~$
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