Error Msg in upgrade to 12.10 from 12.04
While trying to upgrade from 12.04 to 12.10 I keep getting the following messages before the upgrade aborts.
(1)
Third party sources disabled
Some third party entries in your sources.list were disabled. You can re-enable them after the upgrade with the 'software-
(2)
A problem occurred during the update. This is usually some sort of network problem, please check your network connection and retry.
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.
How can I fix this. Ed Kilb
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Please send us the full Terminal output of the following 3 commands:
cat /etc/lsb-release
uname -a
find /etc/apt -name '*.list' -exec bash -c 'echo -e "\n$1\n"; cat -n "$1"' _ '{}' \;
In any case, you need to remove any configuration lines containing the word maverick (Ubuntu 10.10) in your /etc/apt/
Maverick is dead, end-of-life and not supported anymore.
Very strange that it is still present in your /etc/apt/
| Ed Kilb (ekilb) said : | #2 |
I am new to this and don't know where I would type the commands you requested.
Do I open some Linux page and type this in some kind of source code?
Ed Kilb
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From: Mark Rijckenberg <email address hidden>
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Subject: Re: [Question #220620]: Error Msg in upgrade to 12.10 from 12.04
Your question #220620 on Ubuntu changed:
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Status: Open => Answered
Mark Rijckenberg proposed the following answer:
Please send us the full Terminal output of the following 3 commands:
cat /etc/lsb-release
uname -a
find /etc/apt -name '*.list' -exec bash -c 'echo -e "\n$1\n"; cat -n
"$1"' _ '{}' \;
In any case, you need to remove any configuration lines containing the word maverick (Ubuntu 10.10) in your /etc/apt/
Maverick is dead, end-of-life and not supported anymore.
Very strange that it is still present in your /etc/apt/
file
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Open a Command-line
In Gnome (classic)
If you are using the Gnome interface, via "Applications-
In Unity
If you are using the Unity interface, the easiest way to open the Terminal is to use the 'search' function on the dash. Or you can click on the 'More Apps' button, click on the 'See more results' by the installed section, and find it in that list of applications. A third way, available after you click on the 'More Apps' button, is to go to the search bar, and see that the far right end of it says 'All Applications'. You then click on that, and you'll see the full list. Then you can go to Accessories > Terminal after that. So, the methods in Unity are:
Press CTRL-ALT-T key combination.
Dash > Search for Terminal
Dash > More Apps > 'See More Results' > Terminal
Dash > More Apps > Accessories > Terminal
I also suggest reading these guides:
https:/
https:/
So copy-paste each command one by one into the Linux Terminal and send us the full Terminal output by copy-pasting the output here:
| Ed Kilb (ekilb) said : | #4 |
Here is what I received when I put the commands in Terminal.
efk2@efk2-M285-E:~$ cat /etc/lsb-release
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_
DISTRIB_
DISTRIB_
efk2@efk2-M285-E:~$
efk2@efk2-M285-E:~$ uname -a
Linux efk2-M285-E 3.2.0-36-generic #57-Ubuntu SMP Tue Jan 8 21:41:24 UTC 2013 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
efk2@efk2-M285-E:~$
efk2@efk2-M285-E:~$ find /etc/apt -name '*.list' -exec bash -c 'echo -e "\n$1\n"; cat -n
> "$1"' _ '{}' \;
/etc/apt/
Is this what I was supposed to get?
Ed Kilb
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From: Mark Rijckenberg <email address hidden>
To: <email address hidden>
Sent: Friday, February 1, 2013 2:06 AM
Subject: Re: [Question #220620]: Error Msg in upgrade to 12.10 from 12.04
Your question #220620 on Ubuntu changed:
https:/
Status: Open => Needs information
Mark Rijckenberg requested more information:
Open a Command-line
In Gnome (classic)
If you are using the Gnome interface, via
"Applications-
In Unity
If you are using the Unity interface, the easiest way to open the
Terminal is to use the 'search' function on the dash. Or you can click
on the 'More Apps' button, click on the 'See more results' by the
installed section, and find it in that list of applications. A third
way, available after you click on the 'More Apps' button, is to go to
the search bar, and see that the far right end of it says 'All
Applications'. You then click on that, and you'll see the full list.
Then you can go to Accessories > Terminal after that. So, the methods in
Unity are:
Press CTRL-ALT-T key combination.
Dash > Search for Terminal
Dash > More Apps > 'See More Results' > Terminal
Dash > More Apps > Accessories > Terminal
I also suggest reading these guides:
https:/
https:/
So copy-paste each command one by one into the Linux Terminal and send us the full Terminal output by copy-pasting the output here:
https:/
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Yes, that is helpful, but you only sent us a small portion of the output of this command:
find /etc/apt -name '*.list' -exec bash -c 'echo -e "\n$1\n"; cat -n "$1"' _ '{}' \;
Please send ALL the output.
| Ed Kilb (ekilb) said : | #6 |
efk2@efk2-M285-E:~$
efk2@efk2-M285-E:~$ uname -a
Linux efk2-M285-E 3.2.0-36-generic #57-Ubuntu SMP Tue Jan 8 21:41:24 UTC 2013 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
efk2@efk2-M285-E:~$ cat /etc/lsb-release
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_
DISTRIB_
DISTRIB_
efk2@efk2-M285-E:~$ find /etc/apt -name '*.list' -exec bash -c 'echo -e "\n$1\n"; cat -n
> "$1"' _ '{}' \;
/etc/apt/
this is what I keep getting. Would waiting for 13.04 help?
The problem is that I do not see the /etc/apt/
I suggest running this command:
sudo rm /etc/apt/
Then run this command:
gksudo gedit /etc/apt/
Remove all the contents in the /etc/apt/
Then generate a new sources.list file using this link:
http://
After choosing the repositories and release "Precise 12.04", click on "generate list" at the bottom of the page.
Copy the contents from this generated list into the /etc/apt/
Then rerun all the commands in this procedure and send us the Terminal output:
https:/
I would NOT wait for 13.04, because that will take too long.
I would either follow my procedure or perform a clean install of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS or Ubuntu 12.10.
Here is an example of a newly generated /etc/apt/
#######
################### OFFICIAL UBUNTU REPOS ###################
#######
###### Ubuntu Main Repos
deb http://
deb-src http://
###### Ubuntu Update Repos
deb http://
deb http://
deb-src http://
deb-src http://
| Ed Kilb (ekilb) said : | #9 |
My system is upgraded. I used the command you sent. While I didn't get the response I expected,
I did get some source references to Maverick. I deleted all of them and try the upgrade again and it
worked. Thanks for all your help and I even learned about terminal. This case is closed.
Ed Kilb
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From: Mark Rijckenberg <email address hidden>
To: <email address hidden>
Sent: Monday, February 4, 2013 2:51 AM
Subject: Re: [Question #220620]: Error Msg in upgrade to 12.10 from 12.04
Your question #220620 on update-manager in Ubuntu changed:
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Mark Rijckenberg proposed the following answer:
The problem is that I do not see the /etc/apt/
Terminal output, which is extremely strange.
I suggest running this command:
sudo rm /etc/apt/
Then run this command:
gksudo gedit /etc/apt/
Remove all the contents in the /etc/apt/
contents in it)
Then generate a new sources.list file using this link:
http://
After choosing the repositories and release "Precise 12.04", click on
"generate list" at the bottom of the page.
Copy the contents from this generated list into the
/etc/apt/
Then rerun all the commands in this procedure and send us the Terminal
output:
https:/
I would NOT wait for 13.04, because that will take too long.
I would either follow my procedure or perform a clean install of Ubuntu
12.04 LTS or Ubuntu 12.10.
Here is an example of a newly generated /etc/apt/
#######
################### OFFICIAL UBUNTU REPOS ###################
#######
###### Ubuntu Main Repos
deb http://
deb-src http://
###### Ubuntu Update Repos
deb http://
deb http://
deb-src http://
deb-src http://
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| Ed Kilb (ekilb) said : | #11 |
Thanks Mark Rijckenberg, that solved my question.
