when tring to update 8.04 Iget error messages

Please try the instructions below and please copy and paste here the errors you get...

Open a Terminal from the menu Applications → Accessories → Terminal and type:
(if the system ask you a password give your user password, you will not see nothing when you type it, then press enter)

sudo dpkg --configure -a

then to update and upgrade and also check pending or missing packages, still using terminal type:

sudo apt-get -f install
sudo apt-get --fix-missing install
sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get autoremove

Hope this helps

marcobra (Marco Braida) wrote:Err http://security.ubuntu.com
gutsy-security/main Packages
  404 Not Found
Err http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/restricted Packages
  404 Not Found
Err http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/main Sources
  404 Not Found
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-backports/restricted Sources
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-backports/universe Sources
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-backports/multiverse Sources
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/main Packages
  404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.46 80]
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/restricted Packages
  404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.46 80]
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-updates/main Packages
  404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.46 80]
Err http://security.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/restricted Sources
  404 Not Found
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-updates/restricted Packages
  404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.46 80]
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-updates/main Sources
  404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.46 80]
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-updates/restricted Sources
  404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.46 80]
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-updates/multiverse Packages
  404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.46 80]
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-updates/multiverse Sources
  404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.46 80]
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-backports/main Packages
  404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.46 80]
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-backports/restricted Packages
  404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.46 80]
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-backports/universe Packages
  404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.46 80]
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-backports/multiverse Packages
  404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.46 80]
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-backports/main Sources
  404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.46 80]
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-backports/restricted Sources
  404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.46 80]
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-backports/universe Sources
  404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.46 80]
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-backports/multiverse Sources
  404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.46 80]
W: Failed to fetch
http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/gutsy/main/binary-i386/Packages.gz
404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.46 80]

W: Failed to fetch
http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/gutsy/restricted/binary-i386/Packages.gz
404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.46 80]

W: Failed to fetch
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/gutsy-security/main/binary-i386/Packages.gz
404 Not Found

W: Failed to fetch
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/gutsy-security/restricted/binary-i386/Packages.gz
404 Not Found

W: Failed to fetch
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/gutsy-security/main/source/Sources.gz
404 Not Found

W: Failed to fetch
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/gutsy-security/restricted/source/Sources.gz
404 Not Found

W: Failed to fetch
http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/gutsy-updates/main/binary-i386/Packages.gz
404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.46 80]

W: Failed to fetch
http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/gutsy-updates/restricted/binary-i386/Packages.gz
404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.46 80]

W: Failed to fetch
http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/gutsy-updates/main/source/Sources.gz
404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.46 80]

W: Failed to fetch
http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/gutsy-updates/restricted/source/Sources.gz
404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.46 80]

W: Failed to fetch
http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/gutsy-updates/multiverse/binary-i386/Packages.gz
404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.46 80]

W: Failed to fetch
http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/gutsy-updates/multiverse/source/Sources.gz
404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.46 80]

W: Failed to fetch
http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/gutsy-backports/main/binary-i386/Packages.gz
404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.46 80]

W: Failed to fetch
http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/gutsy-backports/restricted/binary-i386/Packages.gz
404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.46 80]

W: Failed to fetch
http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/gutsy-backports/universe/binary-i386/Packages.gz
404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.46 80]

W: Failed to fetch
http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/gutsy-backports/multiverse/binary-i386/Packages.gz
404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.46 80]

W: Failed to fetch
http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/gutsy-backports/main/source/Sources.gz
404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.46 80]

W: Failed to fetch
http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/gutsy-backports/restricted/source/Sources.gz
404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.46 80]

W: Failed to fetch
http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/gutsy-backports/universe/source/Sources.gz
404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.46 80]

W: Failed to fetch
http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/gutsy-backports/multiverse/source/Sources.gz
404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.46 80]

E: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old
ones used instead.

 the one`s [ w ] are the same that i get with update manager

You are not with 8.04 release you are using the Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy release and it is no more supported.

Please read https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+question/69463
and consider to install the 8.04 LTS (Long Time Support Release).

Hope this helps

i installed 7.10 did updates it said you can upgrade to 8.04 i did ,,but it is not giving me any updates

i installed 7.10 did updates it said you can upgrade to 8.04 i did ,,but it is not giving me any updates

Open a Terminal from the menu Applications → Accessories → Terminal and type:

To find your Ubuntu release type
lsb_release -r

to find machine core 32 or 64 bits
lshw | head

Thank you

marcobra (Marco Braida) wrote:
> Your question #76684 on update-manager in ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+question/76684
>
> Status: Open => Needs information
>
> marcobra (Marco Braida) requested for more information:
> Open a Terminal from the menu Applications → Accessories → Terminal and
> type:
>
> To find your Ubuntu release type
> lsb_release -r
>
> to find machine core 32 or 64 bits
> lshw | head
>
> Thank you
>
>
it said 8.04

lsb_release -r said the install is 8.04

Please try this

Open a terminal and type:

sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

and substitute all recurrence of gutsy with hardy save and exit then update your system.

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get autoremove

Hope this helps

 i did and it said hardy not know line 2 source code went back tried again same thing....

Please copy and paste the line that give you error here

Thank you

marcobra (Marco Braida) wrote:# deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 8.04 _
 hardy hardon_ - Release i386 (20071016)]/ hadry hardon
 main restricted
# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.

# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy main restricted

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:

## 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
## universe WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu security
## team.
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
# deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy universe
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy universe
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
# deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates universe
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-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.
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
# deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy multiverse
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy multiverse
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
# deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates multiverse
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-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://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-backports main
restricted universe multiverse
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-backports main
restricted universe 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 gutsy partner
# deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu gutsy partner

# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
# deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu gutsy-security main restricted
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
# deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu gutsy-security main restricted
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
# deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu gutsy-security universe
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
# deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu gutsy-security universe
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
# deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu gutsy-security multiverse
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
# deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu gutsy-security multiverse
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy main universe restricted
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-security universe main
restricted
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-updates universe main restricted

You have errors in your /etc/apt/sources.list

Please try to...
--------------------------------------------

Ubuntu 8.04 Restore original content of /etc/apt/sources.list

Please open a Terminal from the menu Applications → Accessories → Terminal and type:

gksudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

Please give your user password when requested.

Delete all contents of the file and copy and paste ALL the rows below:

## a “general” sources.list for Hardy Heron; all sources are uncommented.

# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.

deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy main restricted
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy main restricted

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.

deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-updates main restricted
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-updates main restricted

## 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

## universe WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu security
## team.

deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy universe
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy universe

deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-updates universe
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-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://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy multiverse
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy multiverse

deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-updates multiverse
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-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://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-backports main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-backports main restricted universe 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 hardy partner
deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu hardy partner

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy-security main restricted
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy-security main restricted

Save and exit from /etc/apt/sources.list

Then please open a Terminal from the menu Applications → Accessories → Terminal and type:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
sudo apt-get clean all
sudo apt-get autoremove

Please give your user password when requested, you don't see nothing when you type it, then press enter.

Hope this helps

marcobra (Marco Braida) wrote:E: Type 'uncommented.' is not known on
line 2 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list
greg@greg:~$ sudo apt-get upgrade
E: Type 'uncommented.' is not known on line 2 in source list
/etc/apt/sources.list
E: The list of sources could not be read.
greg@greg:~$ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
E: Type 'uncommented.' is not known on line 2 in source list
/etc/apt/sources.list
E: The list of sources could not be read.
greg@greg:~$ sudo apt-get clean all
greg@greg:~$ sudo apt-get autoremove
E: Type 'uncommented.' is not known on line 2 in source list
/etc/apt/sources.list
E: The list of sources could not be read.

Please check your /etc/apt/source.list the copied contents is not good i repetd below what you need to copy and paste in it...

## a “general” sources.list for Hardy Heron; all sources are uncommented.

# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.

deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy main restricted
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy main restricted

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.

deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-updates main restricted
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-updates main restricted

## 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

## universe WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu security
## team.

deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy universe
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy universe

deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-updates universe
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-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://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy multiverse
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy multiverse

deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-updates multiverse
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-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://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-backports main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-backports main restricted universe 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 hardy partner
deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu hardy partner

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy-security main restricted
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy-security main restricted

marcobra (Marco Braida) wrote:
> Your question #76684 on update-manager in ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+question/76684
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> marcobra (Marco Braida) proposed the following answer:
> Please check your /etc/apt/source.list the copied contents is not good i
> repetd below what you need to copy and paste in it...
>
>
it said no such file or directory ,. i also downloaded iso 8.04 and it
will not install ...

Sorry there is a typo in my previous answer you need to open the file /etc/apt/sources.list
and not /etc/apt/source.list so type:

sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

marcobra (Marco Braida) wrote:
> Your question #76684 on update-manager in ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+question/76684
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> marcobra (Marco Braida) proposed the following answer:
> Sorry there is a typo in my previous answer you need to open the file /etc/apt/sources.list
> and not /etc/apt/source.list so type:
>
> sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
>
>
OK!!! it updated !! it says i could update to 8.10 if i want .. but i
don`t thank you!! is there any thing else i should do ??

Thanks marcobra (Marco Braida), that solved my question.

marcobra (Marco Braida) wrote:
> Your question #76684 on update-manager in ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+question/76684
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> marcobra (Marco Braida) proposed the following answer:
> As a general suggestion to be sure your system is fully updated/upgraded
> using terminal you can sometimes.
>
> Open a Terminal from the menu Applications → Accessories → Terminal and type:
> (if the system ask you a password give your user password, you will not see nothing when you type it, then press enter)
>
sudo dpkg --configure -a

i had to drop the -a but it work updated 51 of 51 no errors!!!!