Problem prevents the update or installation of new software

Question

It's been a week now that whenever i run sudo apt-get update it shows me this:

Err http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal InRelease    Err
http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates InRelease    Err
http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports InRelease    Err
http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-security InRelease    Err
http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-proposed InRelease    Err
http://archive.canonical.com quantal InRelease    Err
http://archive.canonical.com quantal InRelease    Err
http://extras.ubuntu.com quantal InRelease    Err
http://ppa.launchpad.net quantal InRelease    Err
http://ppa.launchpad.net quantal InRelease    Err
http://ppa.launchpad.net quantal InRelease    Err http://dl.google.com
stable InRelease    Err http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal Release.gpg 
Unable to connect to 127.0.0.1:9666: Err http://archive.ubuntu.com
quantal-updates Release.gpg   Unable to connect to 127.0.0.1:9666: Err
http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports Release.gpg   Unable to
connect to 127.0.0.1:9666: Err http://archive.ubuntu.com
quantal-security Release.gpg   Unable to connect to 127.0.0.1:9666:
Err http://archive.canonical.com quantal Release.gpg   Unable to
connect to 127.0.0.1:9666: Err http://extras.ubuntu.com quantal
Release.gpg   Unable to connect to 127.0.0.1:9666: Err
http://ppa.launchpad.net quantal Release.gpg   Unable to connect to
127.0.0.1:9666: Err http://ppa.launchpad.net quantal Release.gpg   Unable to connect to 127.0.0.1:9666: Err http://dl.google.com stable
Release.gpg   Unable to connect to 127.0.0.1:9666: Err
http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-proposed Release.gpg   Unable to
connect to 127.0.0.1:9666: Err http://archive.canonical.com quantal
Release.gpg   Unable to connect to 127.0.0.1:9666: Err
http://ppa.launchpad.net quantal Release.gpg   Unable to connect to
127.0.0.1:9666: Reading package lists... Done W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/quantal/InRelease  

W: Failed to fetch
http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/quantal-updates/InRelease  

W: Failed to fetch
http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/quantal-backports/InRelease  

W: Failed to fetch
http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/quantal-security/InRelease  

W: Failed to fetch
http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/dists/quantal/InRelease  

W: Failed to fetch
http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/quantal/InRelease  

W: Failed to fetch
http://archive.canonical.com/dists/quantal/InRelease  

W: Failed to fetch
http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/dists/stable/InRelease  

W: Failed to fetch
http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/quantal-proposed/InRelease  

W: Failed to fetch
http://ppa.launchpad.net/tualatrix/ppa/ubuntu/dists/quantal/InRelease 


W: Failed to fetch
http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-x-swat/x-updates/ubuntu/dists/quantal/InRelease


W: Failed to fetch
http://ppa.launchpad.net/videolan/stable-daily/ubuntu/dists/quantal/InRelease


W: Failed to fetch
http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/quantal/Release.gpg  Unable to
connect to 127.0.0.1:9666:

W: Failed to fetch
http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/quantal-updates/Release.gpg 
Unable to connect to 127.0.0.1:9666:

W: Failed to fetch
http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/quantal-backports/Release.gpg 
Unable to connect to 127.0.0.1:9666:

W: Failed to fetch
http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/quantal-security/Release.gpg 
Unable to connect to 127.0.0.1:9666:

W: Failed to fetch
http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/quantal-proposed/Release.gpg 
Unable to connect to 127.0.0.1:9666:

W: Failed to fetch
http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/dists/quantal/Release.gpg  Unable
to connect to 127.0.0.1:9666:

W: Failed to fetch
http://archive.canonical.com/dists/quantal/Release.gpg  Unable to
connect to 127.0.0.1:9666:

W: Failed to fetch
http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/quantal/Release.gpg  Unable to
connect to 127.0.0.1:9666:

W: Failed to fetch
http://ppa.launchpad.net/tualatrix/ppa/ubuntu/dists/quantal/Release.gpg
Unable to connect to 127.0.0.1:9666:

W: Failed to fetch
http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-x-swat/x-updates/ubuntu/dists/quantal/Release.gpg
Unable to connect to 127.0.0.1:9666:

W: Failed to fetch
http://ppa.launchpad.net/videolan/stable-daily/ubuntu/dists/quantal/Release.gpg
Unable to connect to 127.0.0.1:9666:

W: Failed to fetch
http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/dists/stable/Release.gpg  Unable
to connect to 127.0.0.1:9666:

W: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old
ones used instead.
and when i try to download and install a software from terminal it tells me:
E: Unable to fetch some archives, maybe run apt-get update or try with
--fix-missing?

i also tried installing Softwares from Synaptic it also gives me errors of same kinds.. also there is a red triangle on the top right of my screen telling me:

the update information is outdated. this may be caused by network problems or a repository that no longer exists,

now i searched a lot on web on trying to solve this problem so i ran plenty of repositories to see if they work.. but non of them worked..

i checked also my software sources, i ticked or Unticked everything on "other software" tab, but still nothing changed.

this is how my software sources is now:

also this is the body of my etc/apt/source.list:

# deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 12.10 _Quantal Quetzal_ - Release i386 (20121017.2)]/ quantal main restricted
See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
newer versions of the distribution.
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu quantal main restricted
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu quantal main restricted
Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
distribution.
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu quantal-updates main restricted
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu quantal-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://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu quantal universe
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu quantal universe
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu quantal-updates universe
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu quantal-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 quantal multiverse
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu quantal multiverse
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu quantal-updates multiverse
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu quantal-updates multiverse
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 quantal-backports main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu quantal-backports main restricted universe multiverse
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu quantal-security main restricted
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu quantal-security main restricted
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu quantal-security universe
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu quantal-security universe
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu quantal-security multiverse
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu quantal-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 quantal partner
deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu quantal partner
Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Ubuntu's
'extras' repository.
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 quantal main
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ quantal partner
deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ quantal partner
deb-src http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu quantal main
deb http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main
deb-src http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu quantal-proposed restricted main multiverse universe

any idea how i can fix this?

why are they all ending with InRelease? Those really don't exist. The links are supposed to end with Release. Have you edited /etc/apt/sources.list? It is also quite weird it is trying to connect to localhost, when downloading *.gpg — Pavel A, Dec 15 '12 at 17:42
i added the body of my source.list to the question, take a look and tell me if i should change anything, thanks. — AmirRazoR, Dec 15 '12 at 18:19
looks okay. Please, repost its contents using block quote - it's hardly readable. — Pavel A, Dec 15 '12 at 18:22

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:23

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apt seems to be using your own computer as a mirror (127.0.0.1:9666). Don't you have/had any software like apt-cacher and removed/disable it?

If this is the case, that information should be configured in /etc/apt/apt.conf or in any file present on /etc/apt/apt.conf.d. To see if it is set in any of those files use :

cat /etc/apt/apt.conf
grep -r proxy /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/

If you see any information regarding a proxy on those files, just edit it using sudo gedit <path_to_file> and comment that section using "#". To have a clue what you should be looking take a look at this answer.

After this just do sudo apt-get update and it should be fixed. If not then you will have to inspect why it is using localhost as a mirror (are you connected to a proxy?).

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:23

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answered Dec 15 '12 at 18:26

Salem

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i did use a proxy actually, it's name is "ultra surf" and yes it's ip and port is exactly (127.0.0.1:9666) so i went to etc/apt/apt.conf.d and i removed that ip and port of that proxy and saved that file, and then i ran get-apt update and now still the same problem. it gave me the exact same errors, i also ran cat /etc/apt/apt.conf grep -r proxy /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/ but it didn't make any changes, what did i do wrong? – AmirRazoR Dec 15 '12 at 18:47
those two commands are to inspect the apt files to see if proxy is set in any of those. If you still get that then probably you have that proxy defined as system-wide: see System Settings > Network > Proxy settings. – Salem Dec 15 '12 at 18:53

Problem prevents the update or installation of new software

See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to

newer versions of the distribution.

Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the

distribution.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Ubuntu's

'extras' repository.

This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by third-party

developers who want to ship their latest software.

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