Hi, I'm new to ubuntu

[Max Brown]

wait, got it working
deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 7.10 _Gutsy Gibbon_ - Release i386 (20071016)]/ gutsy
main restricted
deb-src http://lug.mtu.edu/ubuntu/ gutsy main restricted #Added by
software-properties
# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade
to
# newer versions of the distribution.

# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
# deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy main restricted
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy main restricted

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
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# deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates main restricted
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates main
restricted

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the
Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as
to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## universe WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu
security
## team.
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# deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy universe
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy universe
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
# deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates universe
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates universe

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the
Ubuntu 
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as
to 
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in 
## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu
## security team.
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
# deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy multiverse
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy multiverse
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
# deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates multiverse
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the
'backports'
## repository.
## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it
includes
## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful
features.
## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any
review
## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
deb http://lug.mtu.edu/ubuntu/ gutsy-backports main restricted universe
multiverse
deb-src http://lug.mtu.edu/ubuntu/ gutsy-backports main restricted
universe multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's
## 'partner' repository. This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is
## offered by Canonical and the respective vendors as a service to
Ubuntu
## users.
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu gutsy partner
deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu gutsy partner

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# deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu gutsy-security main restricted
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# deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu gutsy-security main
restricted
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# deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu gutsy-security universe
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# deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu gutsy-security universe
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
# deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu gutsy-security multiverse
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
deb http://lug.mtu.edu/ubuntu/ gutsy multiverse main universe restricted
deb-src http://lug.mtu.edu/ubuntu/ gutsy multiverse universe #Added by
software-properties
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-security restricted main
multiverse universe
deb-src http://lug.mtu.edu/ubuntu/ gutsy-security restricted main
multiverse universe #Added by software-properties
deb http://lug.mtu.edu/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates restricted main multiverse
universe
deb-src http://lug.mtu.edu/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates restricted main
multiverse universe #Added by software-properties
deb http://lug.mtu.edu/ubuntu/ gutsy-proposed universe main multiverse
restricted
deb-src http://lug.mtu.edu/ubuntu/ gutsy-proposed universe main
multiverse restricted
# deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu gutsy-security multiverse

On Wed, 2009-07-22 at 07:55 -0400, Fred Roller wrote:
> On Wed, 2009-07-22 at 04:21 -0400, Max Brown wrote:
> > I'm not sure if this is where i'm supposed to post questions, but i have
> > found that i can't use the add/remove programs feature because every
> > time i try to update my lists after i hit reload i get an error message
> > 
> > "Could not download all repository indexes
> > 
> > 
> > The repository might be no longer available or could not be contacted
> > because of network problems. If available an older version of the failed
> > index will be used. Otherwise the repository will be ignored. Check your
> > network connection and the correct writing of the repository address in
> > the preferences."
> > 
> > underneath this there is a list of url's 
> > if you can help please shoot me an email, it would make this the perfect
> > operating system, if that worked. 
> > 
> > if this is the wrong place to post shoot me an email and let me know,
> > sorry.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
> How new?  Do you know how to open a terminal software and run commands
> from the command line (cli)?  If not then:
> 
> click on:
> Applications->Accessories->Terminal
> 
> you should see a new window open with a prompt similar to:
> 
> froller at metis:~$
> 
> from here you can run the command as previously suggested:
> 
> froller at metis:~$sudo cat /etc/apt/sources.list
> 
> at which point it will ask for a password (your log in password)
> 
> [sudo] password for froller:
> 
> at which point a bunch of information will fly by, just scroll back up
> to the password prompt and highlight from their down. Right click and
> "copy".
> 
> paste and post here.  This will let us know if you have everything setup
> correct in the repositories.
> 
> Welcome to Ubuntu.  You are correct, it's a great OS.
> 
> -- 
> Fred R.
> www.fwrgallery.com
> 
> "Life is like Linux - simple; if you are fighting it, you are doing
> something wrong."
> 
> 
>