"Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead."

Question

I have Ubuntu 13.10 installed as a dual boot system with Windows 7. Ubuntu loads normally, but when I try to update with Synaptic Package Manager, I get the following error message and the system stops there....

Failed to fetch http://mirror.ox.ac.uk/sites/archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/saucy/InRelease  
Failed to fetch http://mirror.ox.ac.uk/sites/archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/saucy-updates/InRelease

(and other links listed too!)

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

What is wrong please?

http://askubuntu.com/questions/208037/some-index-files-failed-to-download-while-updating
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yilmi · Answer 1 · 2013-12-18T18:15:04.377

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You should check your source file config : /etc/apt/sources.list

This website will also help you generate a sources.list : http://repogen.simplylinux.ch/index.php

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To better understand what can be the problem check your log files : /var/log/dpkg.log also /var/log/apt

edited Dec 18 '13 at 18:15

answered Dec 18 '13 at 18:09

yilmi

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Very many thanks for your help. I edited the sources.list and this seems to have sorted the problem. Thanks again. – user226737 Dec 18 '13 at 19:06

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 18 '13 at 21:59

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This means that those mirrors are down for the moment (or permanently). You should replace them with good mirrors (ie. removing the mirror.ox.ac.uk/sites/ part will get you a good mirror) or replace them entirely with your own preferred mirror.

answered Dec 18 '13 at 21:59

Braiam

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"Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead."

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