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When I'm trying to update my system (Linux Ubuntu 16.04 LTS) through Software Updater, I receive the following error message:

Failed to download repository information

Check your Internet connection.

First I thought it might be the server where it's trying to download the repositories, so I went to Software Updater -> Settings -> Ubuntu Software and changed the Download from selection from Server for United States to Other -> Select Best Server. As a result, my new server is http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/mirrors/archive.ubuntu.com

When returning to the main window, I receive a following notification:

The information about available software is out-of-date

To install software and updates from newly added or changed sources,
you have to reload the information about available software. 

You need a working Internet connection to continue.

Now, after clicking the button Reload, Software Updater starts to update the cache. However, this results into a failure with the following error message:

Failed to download repository information

Check your Internet connection.

Details

W:Target Packages (Packages) is configured multiple times in
/etc/apt/sources.list:53 and /etc/apt/sources.list:54, W:Target
Translations (en) is configured multiple times in
/etc/apt/sources.list:53 and /etc/apt/sources.list:54, W:The 
repository 'http://ppa.launchpad.net/landronimirc/clamtk/ubuntu xenial 
Release' does not have a Release file., W:Data from such a repository 
can't be authenticated and is therefore potentially dangerous to use., 
W:See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user 
configuration details., E:Failed to fetch
http://ppa.launchpad.net/landronimirc/clamtk/ubuntu/dists/xenial/main/bina
ry-amd64/Packages  404  Not Found, E:Some index files failed to 
download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

So, it seems I am unable to update my system at the moment. Does any of the good people here on the forum know how to fix the problem?

Thanks in advance! :-)

Jayaguru-Shishya
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2 Answers2

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The solution is very simple.

First, you have two problems.

The errors:

W:Target Packages (Packages) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:53 and /etc/apt/sources.list:54

W:Target Translations (en) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:53 and /etc/apt/sources.list:54,

are because you have some duplicated information in the file /etc/apt/sources.list. In terminal, type cd /etc/apt, then gksudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list. Review lines 53 and 54, and remove the duplication and save the file.

The error:

W:The repository http://ppa.launchpad.net/landronimirc/clamtk/ubuntu xenial

is because you've got the wrong Ubuntu version for this particular PPA. Change xenial to saucy. The incorrect entry will either be in the file /etc/apt/sources.list, or /etc/apt/sources.list.d/landronimirc-clamtk-quantal.list (quantal may be something else).

Ask if you need more help. Cheers, Al

heynnema
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  • Thanks. I already ran the commands suggested by @sagarbhooshan below, and I couldn't find the lines 53 and 54 in /etc/apt/sources.listanymore. Actually, the file seems to have only 16 lines right now (main repos, 1 line; update repos, 4 lines; partner repo, 1 line). On the other hand, running sudo apt-get updateresults in five altered error lines: (1) W: The repository 'http://ppa.launchpad.net/landronimirc/clamtk/ubuntu xenial Release' does not have a Release file., (2) N: Data from such a repository can't be authenticated and is therefore potentially dangerous to use., – Jayaguru-Shishya Aug 23 '16 at 18:54
  • (3) N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details., (4) N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details., and (5) N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details. When it comes to /etc/apt/sources.list.d (wow, I just learned how to use the ls command), the appropriate files I've got seem to be landronimirc-ubuntu-clamtk-xenial.list and/or landronimirc-ubuntu-clamtk-xenial.list.save Should I rename the file (replace xenial with saucy), or alter the file's contents? :-O – Jayaguru-Shishya Aug 23 '16 at 19:01
  • You edit the file's content, changing xenial to saucy. In terminal, type sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list.d/landronimirc-ubuntu-clamtk-xenial.list. Cheers, Al – heynnema Aug 23 '16 at 20:37
  • Thousand thanks! That made the trick :-) Software Updater working again! – Jayaguru-Shishya Aug 24 '16 at 18:40
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Well I recommend to follow the steps below in your terminal.

  1. Become privileged user.

    sudo -i

  2. Take a backup of your current source list.

    mv /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list.backup

  3. Clean your system package cache.

    sudo apt-get clean; apt-get autoclean

  4. Add new source list Igenerated for you with United States mirror.

    curl https://repogen.simplylinux.ch/txt/xenial/sources_e3432824238c837b112c3056e4e4e4c5e16313a2.txt | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list

  5. Add the GPG key.

    curl https://repogen.simplylinux.ch/txt/xenial/gpg_e3432824238c837b112c3056e4e4e4c5e16313a2.txt | sudo tee /etc/apt/gpg_keys.txt

  6. Now update.

    sudo apt-get update

That's it. Now try your Software Center / Updater.

Eliah Kagan
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SAGAR Nair
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  • Thanks for your reply. I followed your instructions, but Software Updater still gives me the error message: 
    `Failed to download repository information

Check your internet connection.`

    Meanwhile, here is the end part of terminal after running the commands:

    `Fetched 39,1 MB in 34s (1 121 kB/s) 
Reading package lists... Done
W: The repository 'http://ppa.launchpad.net/landronimirc/clamtk/ubuntu xenial Release' does not have a Release file.
N: Data from such a repository can't be authenticated and is therefore potentially dangerous to use.`
    – Jayaguru-Shishya Aug 22 '16 at 18:31
  • N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details. E: Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/landronimirc/clamtk/ubuntu/dists/xenial/main/binary-amd64/Packages 404 Not Found E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead. root@XXXX:~#

    I hope this helps...

     – Jayaguru-Shishya Aug 22 '16 at 18:31
  • Ok. That may be cache problem. execute the following : rm /var/lib/apt/lists/* ; sudo apt-get update – SAGAR Nair Aug 22 '16 at 18:43
  • I ran the rm -command, and the terminal gives me the following: XXXX@XXXX:~$ rm /var/lib/apt/lists/* rm: cannot remove '/var/lib/apt/lists/partial': Is a directory. Any idea how to proceed? :-O Thanks a lot for your help, by the way...! – Jayaguru-Shishya Aug 22 '16 at 19:10
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    Completely unnecessary. AND, in steps 4/5, I personally wouldn't get those files from a site in china. Cheers, Al – heynnema Aug 22 '16 at 19:39
  • rm /var/lib/apt/lists/* should be run it as root. so first try this command sudo -i then the former command. – SAGAR Nair Aug 23 '16 at 05:55