403 Forbidden error in sudo apt-get upgrade ubuntu 17.4

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Err:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty-updates/main amd64 libqt5test5 amd64 5.7.1+dfsg-2ubuntu4~1.17.04.1
  403  Forbidden [IP: 91.189.91.26 80]
E: Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/q/qtbase-opensource-src/libqt5test5_5.7.1+dfsg-2ubuntu4~1.17.04.1_amd64.deb  403  Forbidden [IP: 91.189.91.26 80]
E: Unable to fetch some archives, maybe run apt-get update or try with --fix-missing?

Have you tried to select another repository server to download from ? THe error you get says "403 Forbidden", that is the server denying you access. — Soren A, Sep 29 '17 at 07:30
yes i have these :
http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ and i do not know how to add more and which one i should add — Adon Naaman, Sep 29 '17 at 07:35

pa4080 · Accepted Answer · 2017-11-26T13:26:04.363

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Yesterday I experienced the same problem with the bg. mirror on my 2 computers with Ubuntu. I tried to open http://bg.archive.ubuntu.com from the browser and received an error. Then I tried http://archive.ubuntu.com and I saw it's working.

So the solution was temporary switching from the local repository bg.archive.ubuntu.com to the central repository archive.ubuntu.com by editing of the file /etc/apt/sources.list. You can do this from the command line by using sed command in this way:

sudo sed 's/bg.archive.ubuntu.com/archive.ubuntu.com/g' /etc/apt/sources.list -i.bak

Later you can restore the original state by the command:

sudo mv /etc/apt/sources.list.bak /etc/apt/sources.list

edited Nov 26 '17 at 13:26

answered Sep 29 '17 at 07:39

pa4080

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how you edit it because it written that i don't have permissions – Adon Naaman Sep 29 '17 at 07:46
@AdonNaaman: You should use sudo command to gain root access to the file: sudo nano /path/to/file/, or sudo -H gedit /path/to/file, or use the command from the answer, etc. – pa4080 Sep 29 '17 at 07:52
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And you can change as well at System Settngs > Software & Updates ("Software Properties" in 16.04) – Sep 29 '17 at 09:25
i did it and the same result – Adon Naaman Sep 29 '17 at 11:06
@AdonNaaman, can you access http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ from the browser? – pa4080 Sep 29 '17 at 11:08
yes i can access the site – Adon Naaman Sep 29 '17 at 11:18
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It solved until now after i write this command : sudo apt-get clean – Adon Naaman Sep 29 '17 at 11:21

score -1 · Answer 2 · edited Sep 29 '17 at 13:26

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I have gotten that problem before and it was the Firewall/Content Filtering appliance that was blocking access to some of my repo addresses. Not sure if that is a possibility for you.

I whitelisted my linux host on the Firewall/Content Filtering appliance so that it would have unrestricted access outbound.

edited Sep 29 '17 at 13:26

TheOdd

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answered Sep 29 '17 at 07:36

Nicholai Cornilliac

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and how you solved it – Adon Naaman Sep 29 '17 at 07:38
I whitelisted my linux host on the Firewall/Content Filtering appliance so that it would have unrestricted access outbound – Nicholai Cornilliac Sep 29 '17 at 07:41
If you are being blocked by a firewall ALL repos will fail, not just ONE. – Soren A Sep 29 '17 at 10:56

403 Forbidden error in sudo apt-get upgrade ubuntu 17.4

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