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Trying to run sudo apt-get install aptitude:

Package aptitude is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source

E: Package 'aptitude' has no installation candidate

I tried to add the trusty repositories to my sources files... But I believe there is something wrong with my sources file for apt. Could I get some help as to why sudo apt-get update fails with::

W: Failed to fetch http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/dists/trusty-updates/main/binary-amd64/Packages  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.150 80]

W: Failed to fetch http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/dists/trusty-updates/main/binary-i386/Packages  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.150 80]

W: Failed to fetch http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/dists/trusty-security/main/binary-amd64/Packages  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.150 80]

W: Failed to fetch http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/dists/trusty-security/main/binary-i386/Packages  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.150 80]

W: Failed to fetch http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/dists/trusty/main/binary-amd64/Packages  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.150 80]

W: Failed to fetch http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/dists/trusty/main/binary-i386/Packages  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.150 80]

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

I am currently running:

Description:    Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS
Release:    14.04
Codename:   trusty

Here's my source file:

#############################################################
################### OFFICIAL UBUNTU REPOS ###################
#############################################################

###### Ubuntu Main Repos
# deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise main restricted universe multiverse 
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise main restricted universe multiverse

###### Ubuntu Update Repos
# deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-security main restricted universe multiverse 
# deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates main restricted universe multiverse 
# deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-backports main restricted universe multiverse 
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-security main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-backports main restricted universe multiverse

###### Ubuntu Partner Repo
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu precise partner
deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu precise partner

###### Ubuntu Extras Repo
# deb http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise main
deb-src http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise main

Googling about this has been unsuccessful since many options of repositories being added to the sources file also cause the same problem.

Eduardo J. Sanchez
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    We need a current sources list directly from your computer. That sources list points to 12.04 repos. Also your error message talks about a repo that isn't even in your sources list. May want to post contents of files in /etc/apt/sources.list.d as well. Can't help without proper information. The 404 not found means that source target doesn't exist. – user642432 Feb 23 '17 at 00:53
  • The listed source file is from my computer. I do see it includes weird lines referring to another distribution. I will look into this. – Eduardo J. Sanchez Feb 23 '17 at 21:21

1 Answers1

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Based on the comment by Tadaen Sylvermane, I realized there was something sort of corrupted on the originally-listed sources file. I decided to replace that with a default sources file for my distribution. I went to: https://repogen.simplylinux.ch/index.php, selected the default repositories for my country and distribution, generated a fresh sources file, replaced my old file with the newly generated file, and executed an apt update.

As shown, some URLs were still missing:

ejspeiro@Eduardo-Alienware-14:/etc/apt$ sudo apt-get update
Ign file:  InRelease
Get:1 file:  Release.gpg [819 B]
Get:2 file:  Release [574 B]                                                   
Ign file:  Translation-en_US                                                   
Ign file:  Translation-en                                                      
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty InRelease                                  
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty InRelease 
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main amd64 Packages
Get:3 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-security InRelease [65.9 kB]
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main armhf Packages    
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main i386 Packages                        
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main Translation-en                        
Get:4 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates InRelease [65.9 kB]          
Get:5 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-proposed InRelease [65.9 kB]         
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports InRelease                    
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty Release.gpg                            
Get:6 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-security/main amd64 Packages [588 kB]
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-security/restricted amd64 Packages     
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-security/universe amd64 Packages       
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-security/multiverse amd64 Packages     
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-security/main i386 Packages            
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-security/restricted i386 Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-security/universe i386 Packages        
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-security/multiverse i386 Packages      
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-security/main Translation-en           
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-security/multiverse Translation-en     
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-security/restricted Translation-en     
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-security/universe Translation-en       
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/main amd64 Packages            
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/restricted amd64 Packages      
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/universe amd64 Packages        
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/multiverse amd64 Packages      
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/main i386 Packages             
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/restricted i386 Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/universe i386 Packages         
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/multiverse i386 Packages       
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/main Translation-en            
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/multiverse Translation-en      
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/restricted Translation-en      
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/universe Translation-en        
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-proposed/main amd64 Packages           
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-proposed/restricted amd64 Packages     
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-proposed/universe amd64 Packages       
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-proposed/multiverse amd64 Packages     
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-proposed/main i386 Packages            
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-proposed/restricted i386 Packages      
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-proposed/universe i386 Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-proposed/multiverse i386 Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-proposed/main Translation-en           
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-proposed/multiverse Translation-en     
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-proposed/restricted Translation-en     
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-proposed/universe Translation-en       
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/main amd64 Packages          
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/restricted amd64 Packages    
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/universe amd64 Packages      
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/multiverse amd64 Packages    
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/main i386 Packages           
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/restricted i386 Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/universe i386 Packages       
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/multiverse i386 Packages     
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/main Translation-en          
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/multiverse Translation-en    
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/restricted Translation-en    
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/universe Translation-en      
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty Release                                
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/main Sources                           
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/restricted Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/universe Sources                       
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/multiverse Sources                     
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/main amd64 Packages                    
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/restricted amd64 Packages              
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/universe amd64 Packages                
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/multiverse amd64 Packages              
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/main i386 Packages                     
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/restricted i386 Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/universe i386 Packages                 
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/multiverse i386 Packages               
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/main Translation-en                    
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/multiverse Translation-en              
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/restricted Translation-en              
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/universe Translation-en                
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-security/main armhf Packages           
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.23 80]
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-security/restricted armhf Packages     
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.23 80]
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-security/universe armhf Packages       
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.23 80]
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-security/multiverse armhf Packages     
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.23 80]
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/main armhf Packages            
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.23 80]
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/restricted armhf Packages
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.23 80]
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/universe armhf Packages
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.23 80]
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-updates/multiverse armhf Packages
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.23 80]
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-proposed/main armhf Packages
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.23 80]
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-proposed/restricted armhf Packages
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.23 80]
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-proposed/universe armhf Packages
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.26 80]
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-proposed/multiverse armhf Packages
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.26 80]
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/main armhf Packages
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.26 80]
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/restricted armhf Packages
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.26 80]
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/universe armhf Packages
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.26 80]
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty-backports/multiverse armhf Packages
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.26 80]
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/main armhf Packages
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.23 80]
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/restricted armhf Packages
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.23 80]
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/universe armhf Packages
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.23 80]
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/multiverse armhf Packages
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.23 80]
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/multiverse Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/universe Translation-en_US
Fetched 785 kB in 5min 41s (2,302 B/s)
W: Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/trusty-security/main/binary-armhf/Packages  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.23 80]

W: Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/trusty-security/restricted/binary-armhf/Packages  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.23 80]

W: Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/trusty-security/universe/binary-armhf/Packages  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.23 80]

W: Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/trusty-security/multiverse/binary-armhf/Packages  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.23 80]

W: Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/trusty-updates/main/binary-armhf/Packages  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.23 80]

W: Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/trusty-updates/restricted/binary-armhf/Packages  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.23 80]

W: Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/trusty-updates/universe/binary-armhf/Packages  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.23 80]

W: Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/trusty-updates/multiverse/binary-armhf/Packages  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.23 80]

W: Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/trusty-proposed/main/binary-armhf/Packages  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.23 80]

W: Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/trusty-proposed/restricted/binary-armhf/Packages  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.23 80]

W: Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/trusty-proposed/universe/binary-armhf/Packages  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.26 80]

W: Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/trusty-proposed/multiverse/binary-armhf/Packages  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.26 80]

W: Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/trusty-backports/main/binary-armhf/Packages  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.26 80]

W: Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/trusty-backports/restricted/binary-armhf/Packages  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.26 80]

W: Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/trusty-backports/universe/binary-armhf/Packages  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.26 80]

W: Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/trusty-backports/multiverse/binary-armhf/Packages  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.26 80]

W: Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/trusty/main/binary-armhf/Packages  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.23 80]

W: Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/trusty/restricted/binary-armhf/Packages  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.23 80]

W: Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/trusty/universe/binary-armhf/Packages  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.23 80]

W: Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/trusty/multiverse/binary-armhf/Packages  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.23 80]

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

However, when executed the installation of aptitude, it all went great. Furthermore, the update system starting prompting me for some updates now.

As far as to why https://repogen.simplylinux.ch/index.php generates source files with outdated URLs baffles me. Furthermore, I do not understand why, if this is an LTS which is supposed to be supported until 2019, then why are repositories that could not be found?

Anyway, I am satisfied with this procedure and its outcome, which is why I decided to post it as an answer to my original question.

Eduardo J. Sanchez
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  • The official Ubuntu mirror for the US doesn't provide binary packages for the armf architecture, only amd64 and i386. That's why you got those warning messages. Repogen doesn't do anything architecture-specific because sources.list doesn't normally contain anything like that. It's also strange that you configured DPKG to use all three aforementioned architectures. Afaik only some virtualized platforms can support all these instruction sets. – David Foerster Feb 26 '17 at 21:00