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Update manager broken using 10.04 Ubuntu LTS

Asked by roblon2010

Hello recently installed Ubuntu 10.04, and I'm getting this fault,when trying to update the software package

This is the output message I get,then the process stops

Failed to fetch cdrom://Ubuntu 10.04 LTS _Lucid Lynx_ - Release amd64 (20100429)/dists/lucid/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz Please use apt-cdrom to make this CD-ROM recognized by APT. apt-get update cannot be used to add new CD-ROMs

Failed to fetch cdrom://Ubuntu 10.04 LTS _Lucid Lynx_ - Release amd64 (20100429)/dists/lucid/restricted/binary-amd64/Packages.gz Please use apt-cdrom to make this CD-ROM recognized by APT. apt-get update cannot be used to add new CD-ROMs
Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/user/ppa-name/ubuntu/dists/lucid/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz 404 Not Found
Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

I'm new to Linux and all its components,how do I resolve this issue

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wojox (wojox) said : 		#1

You need to edit your sources.list, inthe terminal copy and paste this:

gksudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

Then at the top of the file comment out (#) the cdrom://Ubuntu 10.04 LTS _Lucid Lynx

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GREG T. (ubuntuer) said : 		#2

you can also go to system -admin. -software sources -under updates uncheck cdrom .

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roblon2010 (robmyrie) said : 		#3

Hello Wojox, followed your steps,I'm still getting issues this the fault message I receive:

Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/user/ppa-name/ubuntu/dists/lucid/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz 404 Not Found
Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

Can you please advise me on fixing this issue

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roblon2010 (robmyrie) said : 		#4

After further testing, I removed this message

Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/user/ppa-name/ubuntu/dists/lucid/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz 404 Not Found
Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

All now working okay,and it appears that I can now download okay

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Sofaki Sofakidi (sofaki12) said : 		#5

Sorry for asking for the same thing again but I couldn't find(and uncheck) the "cdrom" that greg said....Somebody help please!!!!

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Sofaki Sofakidi (sofaki12) said : 		#6

Sorry for asking for the same thing again but I couldn't find(and uncheck) the "cdrom" that greg said....Somebody help please!!!!

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#7

You need to edit your sources.list, in the terminal copy and paste this:

gksudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

Then at the top of the file comment out (#) the cdrom://Ubuntu 10.04 LTS _Lucid Lynx

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Andre Ferreira (deverasarf) said : 		#8

I do not have that line

# deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 10.10 _Maverick Meerkat_ - Release amd64 (20101007)]/ maverick main restricted
# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.

And I have the same issue

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pepe (mario6x1) said : 		#9

I have installed ubuntu tweak and delete http://ppa.launchpad.net/user/ppa-name/ubuntu/dists/lucid/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz it is just more easy for a biginner like me