apt-get update does not work

Question

I have just installed Ubuntu for the second time (separate downloads) onto my nexus 7. Both the times I could not use apt-get upgrade and thus could not install any applications.

Upon the second installation I turned the terminal mode on while setup was happening and noticed that Glibc had not set up properly for some reason both the times (could this be the problem??).

i have tried all the possible things i could find off other questions. some other things i can think would be important are-

during both the downloads the internet connection was lost in the middle and then the download was recovered
i have just attached a new switch into my connection, this has been giving me some DSL problems on my PC but not on WIFI so i dont think this is the cause
i can browse webpages and do virtaully anthing related to the internet on ubuntu but when i try to send an error report or a bug report the the update fails due to no internet connectivity! also when i try to select the best server it gives the same error
ping to 8.8.8.8 gives back a 0% loss
for some reason when i try to select my mirror and chose the regional one (in.ubuntu.archive.com/ubuntu) it selects that mirror but upon reboot resets to the main one. this happens even if i change it in the sources.list
upon installation of the latest 13.04 on my nexus 7, i am asked to upgrade to the more stable 13.10 but i am not able to do this in termianl since it says i have no internet connectivity and when i do it through the update manager, the confirmation window is too big for my screen and i cannot select accept so i am still using the 13.04
apart from the Glibc error displayed on setup i do not beleive there was any other error during installation. i used the Multirom instructions step by step.
the error messages vary everytime from, something wicked has happened to some files failed to install and sometimes both

i have been trying to test this on my old nexus 7 as a test before putting it on my new one, but dont think that i will unless this problem is solved. any help is appreaciated! :)

please tell me if you want to see my sources.list, resolv.conf or installation logs

I have removed http:// so it doesn't show links

root@pranay-finaltest:/home/pranay# apt-get update
Ign archive.ubuntu.com raring Release.gpg
Ign archive.ubuntu.com raring Release
Err archive.ubuntu.com raring/main Sources
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.200 80]
Err archive.ubuntu.com raring/restricted Sources
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.200 80]
Err archive.ubuntu.com raring/universe Sources
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.200 80]
Err archive.ubuntu.com raring/multiverse Sources
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.200 80]
Err archive.ubuntu.com raring/main armhf Packages
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.200 80]
Err archive.ubuntu.com raring/restricted armhf Packages
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.200 80]
Err archive.ubuntu.com raring/universe armhf Packages
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.200 80]
Err archive.ubuntu.com raring/multiverse armhf Packages
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.200 80]
Ign archive.ubuntu.com raring/main Translation-en_IN
Ign archive.ubuntu.com raring/main Translation-en
Ign archive.ubuntu.com raring/multiverse Translation-en_IN
Ign archive.ubuntu.com raring/multiverse Translation-en
Ign archive.ubuntu.com raring/restricted Translation-en_IN
Ign archive.ubuntu.com raring/restricted Translation-en
Ign archive.ubuntu.com raring/universe Translation-en_IN
Ign archive.ubuntu.com raring/universe Translation-en
W: Failed to fetch
archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/raring/main/source/Sources  404  Not
Found [IP: 91.189.92.200 80]

W: Failed to fetch
archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/raring/restricted/source/Sources
404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.200 80]

W: Failed to fetch
archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/raring/universe/source/Sources  404
Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.200 80]

W: Failed to fetch
archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/raring/multiverse/source/Sources
404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.200 80]

W: Failed to fetch
archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/raring/main/binary-armhf/Packages
404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.200 80]

W: Failed to fetch
archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/raring/restricted/binary-armhf/Packages
404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.200 80]

W: Failed to fetch
archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/raring/universe/binary-armhf/Packages
404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.200 80]

W: Failed to fetch
archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/raring/multiverse/binary-armhf/Packages
404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.200 80]

E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones
used instead.
root@pranay-finaltest:/home/pranay# gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
root@pranay-finaltest:/home/pranay# apt-get update
Ign archive.ubuntu.com raring Release.gpg
Ign archive.ubuntu.com raring-security Release.gpg
Ign archive.ubuntu.com raring Release
Ign archive.ubuntu.com raring-security Release
Err ports.ubuntu.com raring-backports Release.gpg
  Something wicked happened resolving 'ports.ubuntu.com:http' (-11 - System
error)
Err archive.ubuntu.com raring/main Sources
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.13 80]
Err archive.ubuntu.com raring/restricted Sources
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.13 80]
Err archive.ubuntu.com raring/universe Sources
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.13 80]
Err archive.ubuntu.com raring/multiverse Sources
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.13 80]
Err archive.ubuntu.com raring/main armhf Packages
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.13 80]
Ign ports.ubuntu.com raring-security Release.gpg
Ign ports.ubuntu.com raring-backports Release
Err archive.ubuntu.com raring/restricted armhf Packages
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.13 80]
Ign ports.ubuntu.com raring-security Release
Err archive.ubuntu.com raring/universe armhf Packages
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.13 80]
Err archive.ubuntu.com raring/multiverse armhf Packages
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.13 80]
Ign archive.ubuntu.com raring/main Translation-en_IN
Ign archive.ubuntu.com raring/main Translation-en
Ign archive.ubuntu.com raring/multiverse Translation-en_IN
Ign archive.ubuntu.com raring/multiverse Translation-en
Ign archive.ubuntu.com raring/restricted Translation-en_IN
Ign archive.ubuntu.com raring/restricted Translation-en
Ign archive.ubuntu.com raring/universe Translation-en_IN
Ign archive.ubuntu.com raring/universe Translation-en
Err archive.ubuntu.com raring-security/main Sources
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.13 80]
Err archive.ubuntu.com raring-security/restricted Sources
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.13 80]
Err archive.ubuntu.com raring-security/universe Sources
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.13 80]
Err archive.ubuntu.com raring-security/multiverse Sources
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.13 80]
24% [Waiting for headers]^C
root@pranay-finaltest:/home/pranay# gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
root@pranay-finaltest:/home/pranay# apt-get update
Ign ports.ubuntu.com raring-security Release.gpg
Ign ports.ubuntu.com raring-security Release
Ign archive.ubuntu.com raring Release.gpg
Ign archive.ubuntu.com raring-updates Release.gpg
Ign archive.ubuntu.com raring-security Release.gpg
Ign archive.ubuntu.com raring Release
Ign archive.ubuntu.com raring-updates Release
Ign archive.ubuntu.com raring-security Release
Err ports.ubuntu.com raring-security/main armhf Packages
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.140 80]
Err ports.ubuntu.com raring-security/restricted armhf Packages
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.140 80]
Err ports.ubuntu.com raring-security/universe armhf Packages
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.140 80]
Err ports.ubuntu.com raring-security/multiverse armhf Packages
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.140 80]
Ign ports.ubuntu.com raring-security/main Translation-en_IN
Ign ports.ubuntu.com raring-security/main Translation-en
Ign ports.ubuntu.com raring-security/multiverse Translation-en_IN
Ign ports.ubuntu.com raring-security/multiverse Translation-en
Ign ports.ubuntu.com raring-security/restricted Translation-en_IN
Ign ports.ubuntu.com raring-security/restricted Translation-en
Ign ports.ubuntu.com raring-security/universe Translation-en_IN
Ign ports.ubuntu.com raring-security/universe Translation-en
Err archive.ubuntu.com raring/main Sources
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]
Err archive.ubuntu.com raring/restricted Sources
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]
Err archive.ubuntu.com raring/universe Sources
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]
Err archive.ubuntu.com raring/multiverse Sources
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]
Err archive.ubuntu.com raring/main armhf Packages
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]
Err archive.ubuntu.com raring/restricted armhf Packages
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]
Err archive.ubuntu.com raring/universe armhf Packages
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]
Err archive.ubuntu.com raring/multiverse armhf Packages
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]
Ign archive.ubuntu.com raring/main Translation-en_IN
Ign archive.ubuntu.com raring/main Translation-en
Ign archive.ubuntu.com raring/multiverse Translation-en_IN
Ign archive.ubuntu.com raring/multiverse Translation-en
Ign archive.ubuntu.com raring/restricted Translation-en_IN
Ign archive.ubuntu.com raring/restricted Translation-en
Ign archive.ubuntu.com raring/universe Translation-en_IN
Ign archive.ubuntu.com raring/universe Translation-en
Err archive.ubuntu.com raring-updates/main Sources
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]
Err archive.ubuntu.com raring-updates/restricted Sources
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]
Err archive.ubuntu.com raring-updates/universe Sources
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]
Err archive.ubuntu.com raring-updates/multiverse Sources
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]
Err archive.ubuntu.com raring-updates/main armhf Packages
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]
Err archive.ubuntu.com raring-updates/restricted armhf Packages
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]
Err archive.ubuntu.com raring-updates/universe armhf Packages
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]
Err archive.ubuntu.com raring-updates/multiverse armhf Packages
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]
Ign archive.ubuntu.com raring-updates/main Translation-en_IN
Ign archive.ubuntu.com raring-updates/main Translation-en
Ign archive.ubuntu.com raring-updates/multiverse Translation-en_IN
Ign archive.ubuntu.com raring-updates/multiverse Translation-en
Ign archive.ubuntu.com raring-updates/restricted Translation-en_IN
Ign archive.ubuntu.com raring-updates/restricted Translation-en
Ign archive.ubuntu.com raring-updates/universe Translation-en_IN
Ign archive.ubuntu.com raring-updates/universe Translation-en
Err archive.ubuntu.com raring-security/main Sources
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]
Err archive.ubuntu.com raring-security/restricted Sources
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]
Err archive.ubuntu.com raring-security/universe Sources
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]
Err archive.ubuntu.com raring-security/multiverse Sources
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]
W: Failed to fetch
ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/dists/raring-security/main/binary-armhf/Packages
404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.140 80]

W: Failed to fetch
ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/dists/raring-security/restricted/binary-armhf/Packages
404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.140 80]

W: Failed to fetch
ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/dists/raring-security/universe/binary-armhf/Packages
404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.140 80]

W: Failed to fetch
ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/dists/raring-security/multiverse/binary-armhf/Packages
404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.140 80]

W: Failed to fetch
archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/raring/main/source/Sources  404  Not
Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]

W: Failed to fetch
archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/raring/restricted/source/Sources
404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]

W: Failed to fetch
archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/raring/universe/source/Sources  404
Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]

W: Failed to fetch
archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/raring/multiverse/source/Sources
404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]

W: Failed to fetch
archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/raring/main/binary-armhf/Packages
404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]

W: Failed to fetch
archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/raring/restricted/binary-armhf/Packages
404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]

W: Failed to fetch
archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/raring/universe/binary-armhf/Packages
404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]

W: Failed to fetch
archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/raring/multiverse/binary-armhf/Packages
404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]

W: Failed to fetch
archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/raring-updates/main/source/Sources
404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]

W: Failed to fetch
archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/raring-updates/restricted/source/Sources
404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]

W: Failed to fetch
archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/raring-updates/universe/source/Sources
404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]

W: Failed to fetch
archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/raring-updates/multiverse/source/Sources
404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]

W: Failed to fetch
archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/raring-updates/main/binary-armhf/Packages
404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]

W: Failed to fetch
archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/raring-updates/restricted/binary-armhf/Packages
404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]

W: Failed to fetch
archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/raring-updates/universe/binary-armhf/Packages
404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]

W: Failed to fetch
archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/raring-updates/multiverse/binary-armhf/Packages
404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]

W: Failed to fetch
archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/raring-security/main/source/Sources
404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]

W: Failed to fetch
archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/raring-security/restricted/source/Sources
404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]

W: Failed to fetch
archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/raring-security/universe/source/Sources
404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]

W: Failed to fetch
archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/raring-security/multiverse/source/Sources
404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.201 80]

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

what message do you get in a terminal when run sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade ? — Panther, Jul 19 '14 at 19:30
If you're using a Nexus 7, you might not be using the i386 or amd64 architecture, in which case you should be using http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/. In addition, navigating to in.ubuntu.archive.com/ubuntu gives a 500 server error. It could be the mirror is down. — saiarcot895, Jul 19 '14 at 19:43
@saiarcot I'll look into the i386 and the amd64 architecture however the problem is not them mirror as I have tried from both main server and the Indian one. Both give the same error — pranay, Jul 20 '14 at 03:02
@bodhi.zazen I have already written in the question. At first I get the some files failed to fetch error and after following some other solutions like deleting lock and changing resolve.conf to googles DNS I have started getting the something wicked happened error — pranay, Jul 20 '14 at 03:05
@saiarcot895 I have checked and my port is already set to ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ — pranay, Jul 20 '14 at 03:25
post the exact commands you ran and the error message please. — Panther, Jul 20 '14 at 03:42
@bodhi.zazen done, just tell me if you want me to post resolve.conf or sources.list too — pranay, Jul 20 '14 at 03:58
your version of ubuntu (13.04) IS BEYOND END OF LIFE. I suggest yuo do a fresh install of 14.04 or see the link Jorge gave you — Panther, Jul 20 '14 at 04:26
why are you using resolvconf to change dns? if you read the file it states that the file will be overwritten. 13.04 uses network-manager if you did not uninstall it. Go into the network-manager and select to edit connections and from there choose ipv4 and you should be able to figure out how to set DNS from there. — mchid, Jul 20 '14 at 05:41
@mchid I have done it with that as well, and the resolve.conf doesn't get overwritten if you have root access — pranay, Jul 20 '14 at 06:20
INCORRECTLY CLOSED AS DUPLICATE: This is NOT a past end-of-life issue with Raring (13.04), but rather an unsupported older version of Ubuntu Touch (or earlier variant). The first question to ask is: *Is this a 'Nexus 7' or 'Nexus 7 (2013)' device?* or *Why have you not installed a later BETA version?* — david6, Jul 22 '14 at 07:57
@david6 no it is past end-of-life. I have done this on both devices 2013 and original and this works. Also I haven't installed a BETA version because this is the most compatible with the nexus range — pranay, Jul 23 '14 at 10:26

mchid · Accepted Answer · 2014-07-23T00:13:08.977

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I tried some of the ip addresses on my browser and sure enough looking at the list I noticed . . . These are all for "updates" and "security" updates which are no longer provided because 13.04 is EOL - LOL.

There are no updates for this version of Ubuntu anymore. You must use a newer version of Ubuntu or remove the update & security URLs from /etc/apt/sources.list which I do not recommend.

http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/raring = 404 not found

however

http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise = connection

edited Jul 23 '14 at 00:13

answered Jul 20 '14 at 05:52

mchid

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I don't think this is a valid answer. The question is about a Nexus 7 device, and running Ubuntu on it. – david6 Jul 22 '14 at 08:13
@david6 no, the question was about running apt-get on an unsupported version of ubuntu. – mchid Jul 23 '14 at 00:14
@david to answer YOUR QUESTION see here https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TrustyTahr/ReleaseNotes#Ubuntu_Touch there is one supported and one Nexus 7, that is no longer supported, listed. Instructions for the supported version are here http://developer.ubuntu.com/start/ubuntu-for-devices/installing-ubuntu-for-devices/ – mchid Jul 23 '14 at 00:37
Unless it is a Nexus 7 (2013). And, I was well aware of your answer. I currently have three 'Nexus 7 (2013)' devices, running Ubuntu Touch BETA or Android 'L' (5.x BETA). – david6 Jul 23 '14 at 06:38
@david6 I have checked and this does work, its a correct answer. I have used every possible feature after this, no bugs or issues – pranay Jul 23 '14 at 10:24

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