E: Unable to fetch some archives, maybe run apt-get update or try with --fix-missing?

Question

I am using ubuntu 13.10 on evaluation board and my internet is not working. Also i need to install softwares and apt-get install is also not working.

Terminal says : E: Unable to fetch some archives, maybe run apt-get update or try with --fix-missing?

apt-get gets files from the internet and installs them, so if your internet is not working then it won't be able to fetch the files. — chesedo, Oct 24 '13 at 11:01
Unless he was getting a 404 error, then getting back to the grid is the exact solution. — xquilt, Aug 20 '22 at 05:38

score 48 · Answer 1 · edited Oct 19 '15 at 07:09

48

Run sudo apt-get update command.

If sudo apt-get update is also not working then follow the steps below:-

Open /etc/apt/sources.list file.
Check the word after http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ in the sources.list file, let the word be xyz
Go to the address http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ and then click on dists. Now check whether xyz is present at this path. If it is not present, then replace xyz with the element which is present in 'dists' such as:- saucy, lucid, trusty etc.
Now run sudo apt-get update command.

Regards

Sanjay Sharma

edited Oct 19 '15 at 07:09

Racing

answered Jul 21 '14 at 12:48

user307672

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worked for me, I used to replace 'raring' by 'trusty' and most of the problem solved. – Devesh Saini Jul 25 '14 at 04:13
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I did not get any entry containing "http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/" in source.list file. – Harsha Biyani Oct 20 '16 at 06:11
In my case: "http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu" -> "http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/trusty/" in the /etc/apt/sources.list file fixed the problem. Thanks – Utpal Kumar Dec 17 '20 at 02:19

score 44 · Answer 2 · edited Sep 07 '16 at 15:18

44

Just type

sudo apt-get clean

(and re-install)

edited Sep 07 '16 at 15:18

edwinksl

answered Sep 07 '16 at 14:00

Lucifer

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