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Problem with Update Manager

Asked by Michael

I get an error when running the Update Manager on 12.04. It tells me to check my internet connection, which is fine, and has the following under details:

"W:Failed to fetch cdrom://Ubuntu 11.04 _Natty Narwhal_ - Release i386 (20110427.1)/dists/natty/main/binary-i386/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 11.04 _Natty Narwhal_ - Release i386 (20110427.1)/dists/natty/restricted/binary-i386/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."

How do we resolve this.

Thanks

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

Run:

gksudo gedit /etc/apt./sources.list

Comment out the top 3 or 4 lines by adding a hash character to the left of the text, these reference the CD as a source for packages.

Save the new file, close gedit then run:

sudo apt-get update

Is it smooth?

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Michael (bradbum) said : 		#2

Hi, thanks for the very prompt response. I had to do this slightly differently and am not sure if it is correct. This is what I found:
1 - I ran the first command and it brought up the "sources.list" file but it showed as blank and the terminal showed as being busy.
2 - I found the file by going into the directory and opened it from there but it would not allow me to update saying I dont have permission as it shows that "root" is the owner.
3 - I then copied its contents and pasted it into the blank file opened up via the command and saved as "sources.list" and over wrote the file in the directory. This after I placed "#" on all lines where "Natty" was listed that didnt have the "#" symbol.
4 - Did the update and didnt get the error as listed originally.

Would there be anything else to do and will this have worked?

Thanks

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#3

If you want to paste the full file, we can advise.

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Michael (bradbum) said : 		#4

Hi, as requested the file contents below:

# deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 11.04 _Natty Narwhal_ - Release i386 (20110427.1)]/ natty main restricted

# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.
deb http://ftp.sun.ac.za/ftp/ubuntu/ precise main restricted
deb-src http://ftp.sun.ac.za/ftp/ubuntu/ precise main restricted

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb http://ftp.sun.ac.za/ftp/ubuntu/ precise-updates main restricted
deb-src http://ftp.sun.ac.za/ftp/ubuntu/ precise-updates main restricted

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team. Also, please note that software in universe WILL NOT receive any
## review or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
deb http://ftp.sun.ac.za/ftp/ubuntu/ precise universe
deb-src http://ftp.sun.ac.za/ftp/ubuntu/ precise universe
deb http://ftp.sun.ac.za/ftp/ubuntu/ precise-updates universe
deb-src http://ftp.sun.ac.za/ftp/ubuntu/ precise-updates universe

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu
## security team.
deb http://ftp.sun.ac.za/ftp/ubuntu/ precise multiverse
deb-src http://ftp.sun.ac.za/ftp/ubuntu/ precise multiverse
deb http://ftp.sun.ac.za/ftp/ubuntu/ precise-updates multiverse
deb-src http://ftp.sun.ac.za/ftp/ubuntu/ precise-updates multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'backports'
## repository.
## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
##deb http://za.old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty-backports main restricted universe multiverse
# deb-src http://za.old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty-backports main restricted universe multiverse

deb http://ftp.sun.ac.za/ftp/ubuntu/ precise-security main restricted
deb-src http://ftp.sun.ac.za/ftp/ubuntu/ precise-security main restricted
deb http://ftp.sun.ac.za/ftp/ubuntu/ precise-security universe
deb-src http://ftp.sun.ac.za/ftp/ubuntu/ precise-security universe
deb http://ftp.sun.ac.za/ftp/ubuntu/ precise-security multiverse
deb-src http://ftp.sun.ac.za/ftp/ubuntu/ precise-security multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's
## 'partner' repository.
## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by Canonical and the
## respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu users.
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu precise partner
# deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu natty partner

## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by third-party
## developers who want to ship their latest software.
deb http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise main
deb-src http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise main
deb http://ftp.sun.ac.za/ftp/ubuntu/ precise-proposed restricted main multiverse universe

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Best actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#5

sudo fuser -vvv /var/lib/dpkg/lock
sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/lock
sudo cp -arf /var/lib/dpkg /var/lib/dpkg.backup
sudo cp /var/lib/dpkg/status-old /var/lib/dpkg/status
sudo cp /var/lib/dpkg/available-old /var/lib/dpkg/available
sudo rm -rf /var/lib/dpkg/updates/*
sudo rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists
sudo rm /var/cache/apt/*.bin
sudo mkdir /var/lib/apt/lists
sudo mkdir /var/lib/apt/lists/partial
LANG=C;sudo apt-get clean
LANG=C;sudo apt-get autoclean
LANG=C;sudo apt-get --purge autoremove
LANG=C;sudo apt-get update -o APT::Cache-Limit=25165824
sudo dpkg --clear-avail
sudo dpkg --configure -a
LANG=C;sudo apt-get -f install
LANG=C;sudo apt-get --fix-missing install
LANG=C;sudo apt-get update -o APT::Cache-Limit=25165824 && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

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Michael (bradbum) said : 		#6

Thank you very much - the support you give is right off the top shelf. Excellent