apt-get update gives 404 error on all main ubuntu mirrors

Question

Trying to update my ubuntu 19-04 disco apt sources.list and I have this error message since a few days:

apparently all main mirrors for ubuntu disco are gone from http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/ even google's cache still references the urls I have in my apt sources.list

but I get the same 404 not found from the browser (obviously) so does anyone experienced the same issue recently? I can't imagine that the urls for main repositories for ubuntu 19-04 disco were just updated...?

disco (19.04) is past EOL (End Of Life), so what you are getting is expected. — Doug Smythies, Apr 16 '20 at 14:59
Does this answer your question? How to install software or upgrade from an old unsupported release? — user.dz, Apr 16 '20 at 15:29
not really because I was wondering why I couldn't update my OS facing this 404 error from the default ubuntu mirrors, it seems strange to me that it's handled this way when the EOL comes... — smasper, Apr 16 '20 at 15:34
How in the world is this "off-topic"? This is the topic. It's Ubuntu, and apt is broken because it just spits out 404s instead of telling the user that they're EOL and it's time to update. — Chaim Eliyah, Jul 28 '22 at 15:49

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 16 '20 at 15:14

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thanks @Doug Smythies for pointing that ubuntu 19-04 disco is now EOL (End Of Life) so when this happens, one should upgrade to the latest "10" version with command:

sudo do-release-upgrade

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2020/01/ubuntu-19-04-end-of-life

answered Apr 16 '20 at 15:14

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Closed as "off-topic" and took forever to find, but this is the right answer when your problem doesn't have to do with added PPAs. None of the other 404 answers mention this. – Chaim Eliyah Jul 28 '22 at 15:48

apt-get update gives 404 error on all main ubuntu mirrors

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