apt-get installs can't connect to mirror

Question

Getting the following error attempting to run an apt-get update in prep for a package install:

chris@chris-X1C6:/etc/apt$ sudo apt-get update
Hit:1 http://ppa.launchpad.net/teejee2008/ppa/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Err:2 http://mirror.picosecond.org/ubuntu bionic InRelease                               
  Could not connect to mirror.picosecond.org:80 (2001:470:1:12e::133). - connect (101: Network is unreachable) Could not connect to mirror.picosecond.org:80 (184.105.204.133), connection timed out
Err:3 http://mirror.picosecond.org/ubuntu bionic-updates InRelease
  Unable to connect to mirror.picosecond.org:http:
Err:4 http://mirror.picosecond.org/ubuntu bionic-backports InRelease
  Unable to connect to mirror.picosecond.org:http:
Err:5 http://mirror.picosecond.org/ubuntu bionic-security InRelease
  Unable to connect to mirror.picosecond.org:http:
Reading package lists... Done
W: Failed to fetch http://mirror.picosecond.org/ubuntu/dists/bionic/InRelease  Could not connect to mirror.picosecond.org:80 (2001:470:1:12e::133). - connect (101: Network is unreachable) Could not connect to mirror.picosecond.org:80 (184.105.204.133), connection timed out
W: Failed to fetch http://mirror.picosecond.org/ubuntu/dists/bionic-updates/InRelease  Unable to connect to mirror.picosecond.org:http:
W: Failed to fetch http://mirror.picosecond.org/ubuntu/dists/bionic-backports/InRelease  Unable to connect to mirror.picosecond.org:http:
W: Failed to fetch http://mirror.picosecond.org/ubuntu/dists/bionic-security/InRelease  Unable to connect to mirror.picosecond.org:http:
W: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

Doing a bit of googling this seems to be most commonly related to proxy settings. I have installed a proxy via Firefox since I can last recall running apt-get update successfully, but it's not currently active, and even when it is, I'm not seeing any proxy specified:

chris@chris-X1C6:/etc/apt$ env | grep -i proxy
chris@chris-X1C6:/etc/apt$

I've also tried running apt-get update setting the proxy option to false as described in this post (as I don't appear to have an apt.conf file):

sudo apt-get update -o Acquire::http::Proxy="false"

with the same results.

Any ideas what might be causing this and how to fix.

Is it a mirror? I didn't find it in https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+archivemirrors — guiverc, Aug 07 '19 at 06:35
Should be, I haven't changed any of the default config settings. — Chris, Aug 07 '19 at 07:02

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 07 '19 at 07:31

3

software-properties-gtk

Choose download from main server.

sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade

I don't think it is a proxy problem.

Hit:1 http://ppa.launchpad.net/teejee2008/ppa/ubuntu bionic InRelease

Connect to your ppa is possible.

answered Aug 07 '19 at 07:31

nobody

5,437

Weird, that appeared to fix it--update now runs. The picosecond mirror was one of the dropdown options, along with 'Main Server' and 'Server for United States'. Any ideas about how the picosecond mirror would have been added? Like I mentioned, I haven't manually messed with any of the mirror settings. – Chris Aug 07 '19 at 07:59

apt-get installs can't connect to mirror

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