404 Fetching Error when tying to update xubuntu 14.04 to 16.04

Question

when I use this command sudo do-release-upgrade I always get the error which is given below

Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com xenial/universe Sources                                                                                            

Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com xenial/universe amd64 Packages                                                                                     

Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com xenial/universe i386 Packages                                                                                      

Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com xenial/universe Sources                                                                                            
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.26 80]                                                                                                              
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com xenial/universe amd64 Packages                                                                                     
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.26 80]                                                                                                              
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com xenial/universe i386 Packages                                                                                      
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.26 80]                                                                                                              
Fetched 2.874 kB in 6s (0 B/s)                                                                                                                      

Error during update 

A problem occurred during the update. This is usually some sort of 
network problem, please check your network connection and retry. 

W:Failed to fetch 
http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/xenial/universe/source/Sources 
404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.26 80] 
, W:Failed to fetch 
http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/xenial/universe/binary-amd64/Packages 
404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.26 80] 
, W:Failed to fetch 
http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/xenial/universe/binary-i386/Packages 
404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.26 80] 
, E:Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or 
old ones used instead.

What about your internet connection? – M. Becerra Feb 24 '17 at 14:11 — M. Becerra, Feb 24 '17 at 14:11

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 10 '17 at 12:26

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In my case the access to one particular file from default/current mirror was very slow.

wget http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/xenial/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

I tested a bunch of mirrors and used the one that was quick and worked.

answered Jul 10 '17 at 12:26

Shubham Chaudhary

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404 Fetching Error when tying to update xubuntu 14.04 to 16.04

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