Ubuntu Issues need help

[Anthony Kagotho]

hi Liam,

Hope this reply is not too late.
There are 3 possibilities:-

1. apt-get system is messed up in which case running the command "sudo 
apt-get dist-upgrade" should sort you out.

2. There are canonical commercial repositiories mentioned in your 
sources list which for some reason cannot be used. You can comment them 
and see if this helps

3. There is a proxy server between you and the ubuntu repos that is 
acting up.  You can try running the commands on a direct link.

Hope this helps.
Thanks.
Anthony
 

Liam wrote:
> This email is from a ubuntu-ke subscriber to other subscribers inluding you:)
> Hi all,
> Hope you are well, I have been having a few issues with my ubuntu server, I
> am unable to install any packages when I run
> # sudo apt-get update
> it presents me with the following error:
> E: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones
> used instead.
> I tried
> # sudo apt-get clean
> then
> # sudo apt-get update and get the same error
> I also get  a dpkg error before when try and onstall an application:
> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
> I run
> # sudo sed -i '1 s/sh -e/sh/' /var/lib/dpkg/info/locales.postinst
> and its still does not run, I have even tried:
> # sudo apt-get -f install
> # sudo apt-get -f update
> # sudo apt-get -f upgrade
> and nothing
> # sudo apt-get install --fix-missing
> # sudo apt-get update --fix-missing
> # sudo apt-get upgrade --fix-missing
>
> can anyone help
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