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unable to install anything from software-center

Asked by Kaveri Chatra

There is no install button in software center and when i try to install updates using sudo apt-get update, i get this as output:

kaveri@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get update
[sudo] password for kaveri:
Ign http://glug.nith.ac.in precise Release.gpg
Ign http://glug.nith.ac.in precise-updates Release.gpg
Ign http://glug.nith.ac.in precise-backports Release.gpg
Ign http://glug.nith.ac.in precise-security Release.gpg
Hit http://archive.canonical.com precise Release.gpg
Ign http://glug.nith.ac.in precise Release
Ign http://glug.nith.ac.in precise-updates Release
Ign http://glug.nith.ac.in precise-backports Release
Ign http://glug.nith.ac.in precise-security Release
Hit http://archive.canonical.com precise Release
Hit http://archive.canonical.com precise/partner Sources
Hit http://archive.canonical.com precise/partner amd64 Packages
Hit http://archive.canonical.com precise/partner i386 Packages
Ign http://archive.canonical.com precise/partner TranslationIndex
Ign http://glug.nith.ac.in precise/main TranslationIndex
Ign http://glug.nith.ac.in precise/multiverse TranslationIndex
Ign http://glug.nith.ac.in precise/restricted TranslationIndex
Ign http://glug.nith.ac.in precise/universe TranslationIndex
Ign http://glug.nith.ac.in precise-updates/main TranslationIndex
Ign http://glug.nith.ac.in precise-updates/multiverse TranslationIndex
Ign http://glug.nith.ac.in precise-updates/restricted TranslationIndex
Ign http://glug.nith.ac.in precise-updates/universe TranslationIndex
Ign http://archive.canonical.com precise/partner Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.canonical.com precise/partner Translation-en
Ign http://glug.nith.ac.in precise-backports/main TranslationIndex
Ign http://glug.nith.ac.in precise-backports/multiverse TranslationIndex
Ign http://glug.nith.ac.in precise-backports/restricted TranslationIndex
Ign http://glug.nith.ac.in precise-backports/universe TranslationIndex
Ign http://glug.nith.ac.in precise-security/main TranslationIndex
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Err http://glug.nith.ac.in precise/main Sources
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Err http://glug.nith.ac.in precise/restricted Sources
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Err http://glug.nith.ac.in precise/universe Sources
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Err http://glug.nith.ac.in precise/multiverse Sources
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Err http://glug.nith.ac.in precise/main amd64 Packages
  403 Forbidden
Err http://glug.nith.ac.in precise/restricted amd64 Packages
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Err http://glug.nith.ac.in precise/universe amd64 Packages
  403 Forbidden
Err http://glug.nith.ac.in precise/multiverse amd64 Packages
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Err http://glug.nith.ac.in precise/main i386 Packages
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Err http://glug.nith.ac.in precise/restricted i386 Packages
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Err http://glug.nith.ac.in precise/universe i386 Packages
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Err http://glug.nith.ac.in precise/multiverse i386 Packages
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Err http://glug.nith.ac.in precise-updates/main Sources
  403 Forbidden
Err http://glug.nith.ac.in precise-updates/restricted Sources
  403 Forbidden
Err http://glug.nith.ac.in precise-updates/universe Sources
  403 Forbidden
Err http://glug.nith.ac.in precise-updates/multiverse Sources
  403 Forbidden
Err http://glug.nith.ac.in precise-updates/main amd64 Packages
  403 Forbidden
Err http://glug.nith.ac.in precise-updates/restricted amd64 Packages
  403 Forbidden
Err http://glug.nith.ac.in precise-updates/universe amd64 Packages
  403 Forbidden
Err http://glug.nith.ac.in precise-updates/multiverse amd64 Packages
  403 Forbidden
Err http://glug.nith.ac.in precise-updates/main i386 Packages
  403 Forbidden
Err http://glug.nith.ac.in precise-updates/restricted i386 Packages
  403 Forbidden
Err http://glug.nith.ac.in precise-updates/universe i386 Packages
  403 Forbidden
Err http://glug.nith.ac.in precise-updates/multiverse i386 Packages
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Err http://glug.nith.ac.in precise-backports/main Sources
  403 Forbidden
Err http://glug.nith.ac.in precise-backports/restricted Sources
  403 Forbidden
Err http://glug.nith.ac.in precise-backports/universe Sources
  403 Forbidden
Err http://glug.nith.ac.in precise-backports/multiverse Sources
  403 Forbidden
Err http://glug.nith.ac.in precise-backports/main amd64 Packages
  403 Forbidden
Err http://glug.nith.ac.in precise-backports/restricted amd64 Packages
  403 Forbidden
Err http://glug.nith.ac.in precise-backports/universe amd64 Packages
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Err http://glug.nith.ac.in precise-backports/multiverse amd64 Packages
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Err http://glug.nith.ac.in precise-backports/main i386 Packages
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Err http://glug.nith.ac.in precise-backports/restricted i386 Packages
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Err http://glug.nith.ac.in precise-backports/universe i386 Packages
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Err http://glug.nith.ac.in precise-backports/multiverse i386 Packages
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Err http://glug.nith.ac.in precise-security/main Sources
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Err http://glug.nith.ac.in precise-security/restricted Sources
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Err http://glug.nith.ac.in precise-security/universe Sources
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Err http://glug.nith.ac.in precise-security/multiverse Sources
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Err http://glug.nith.ac.in precise-security/main amd64 Packages
  403 Forbidden
Err http://glug.nith.ac.in precise-security/restricted amd64 Packages
  403 Forbidden
Err http://glug.nith.ac.in precise-security/universe amd64 Packages
  403 Forbidden
Err http://glug.nith.ac.in precise-security/multiverse amd64 Packages
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Err http://glug.nith.ac.in precise-security/main i386 Packages
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Err http://glug.nith.ac.in precise-security/restricted i386 Packages
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Err http://glug.nith.ac.in precise-security/universe i386 Packages
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Err http://glug.nith.ac.in precise-security/multiverse i386 Packages
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Ign http://glug.nith.ac.in precise/main Translation-en_US
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E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
kaveri@ubuntu:~$

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Best actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

Try switching to the main server for packages.

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Kaveri Chatra (chatra-kaveri) said : 		#2

Thanks actionparsnip, that solved my question.

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Kaveri Chatra (chatra-kaveri) said : 		#3

it worked, thanks a lot :)

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Mark Rijckenberg (markrijckenberg) said : 		#4

Hi,

Next time you have package manager issues, please follow this procedure:

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

Thanks,

Mark