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On Fri, Mar 24, 2017 at 4:04 PM, Eero Volotinen <eero.volotinen at iki.fi> wrote:
> intresting.
>
> there is no release file and ubuntu/ path in endless:
> http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ubuntu/ubuntu/ubuntu/ubuntu/ubuntu/ubuntu/
>

AFAIK, the top level ubuntu dir won't have the Release file... that
will exist in ubuntu/dists/DIST/:

http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/yakkety/

which does have the Release file.

I had no issues switching my sources to Yakkety and updating apt:

Get:27 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety-backports InRelease
[102 kB]
Get:28 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety/main Sources [903 kB]
Get:29 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety-security/restricted
Sources [2,292 B]
Get:30 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety-security/multiverse
Sources [1,144 B]
Get:31 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety-security/universe
Sources [17.1 kB]
Get:32 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety-security/main amd64
Packages [112 kB]
Get:33 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety-security/main i386
Packages [109 kB]
Get:34 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety-security/main
Translation-en [50.2 kB]
Get:35 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety-security/main amd64
DEP-11 Metadata [10.9 kB]
Get:36 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety-security/main DEP-11
64x64 Icons [10.6 kB]
Get:37 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety-security/restricted
amd64 Packages [6,720 B]
Get:38 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety-security/restricted
i386 Packages [6,704 B]
Get:39 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety-security/restricted
Translation-en [2,240 B]
Get:40 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety-security/restricted
amd64 DEP-11 Metadata [186 B]
Get:41 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety-security/multiverse
amd64 Packages [2,832 B]
Get:42 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety-security/multiverse
i386 Packages [2,996 B]
Get:43 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety-security/multiverse
Translation-en [1,268 B]
Get:44 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety-security/multiverse
amd64 DEP-11 Metadata [212 B]
Get:45 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety-security/multiverse
DEP-11 64x64 Icons [29 B]
Get:46 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety-security/universe
amd64 Packages [56.5 kB]
Get:47 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety-security/universe
i386 Packages [54.3 kB]
Get:48 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety-security/universe
Translation-en [35.2 kB]
Get:49 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety-security/universe
amd64 DEP-11 Metadata [10.1 kB]
Get:50 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety-security/universe
DEP-11 64x64 Icons [11.8 kB]
Get:51 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety/restricted Sources
[5,376 B]
Get:52 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety/multiverse Sources [181 kB]
Get:53 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety/universe Sources [8,044 kB]
Get:54 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety/main amd64 Packages
[1,222 kB]
Get:55 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety/main i386 Packages
[1,218 kB]
Get:56 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety/main Translation-en
[582 kB]
Get:57 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety/main amd64 DEP-11
Metadata [654 kB]
Get:58 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety/main DEP-11 64x64
Icons [368 kB]
Get:59 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety/restricted amd64
Packages [8,416 B]
Get:60 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety/restricted i386
Packages [8,724 B]
Get:61 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety/restricted
Translation-en [2,996 B]
Get:62 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety/restricted amd64
DEP-11 Metadata [187 B]
Get:63 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety/multiverse amd64
Packages [146 kB]
Get:64 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety/multiverse i386
Packages [141 kB]
Get:65 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety/multiverse
Translation-en [108 kB]
Get:66 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety/multiverse amd64
DEP-11 Metadata [47.6 kB]
Get:67 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety/multiverse DEP-11
64x64 Icons [246 kB]
Get:68 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety/universe amd64
Packages [7,729 kB]
Get:69 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety/universe i386 Packages
[7,712 kB]
Get:70 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety/universe
Translation-en [4,484 kB]
Get:71 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety/universe amd64 DEP-11
Metadata [2,669 kB]
Get:72 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety/universe DEP-11 64x64
Icons [7,194 kB]
Get:73 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety-updates/main Sources
[86.5 kB]
Get:74 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety-updates/restricted
Sources [2,292 B]
Get:75 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety-updates/multiverse
Sources [2,744 B]
Get:76 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety-updates/universe
Sources [50.7 kB]
Get:77 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety-updates/main amd64
Packages [224 kB]
Get:78 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety-updates/main i386
Packages [221 kB]
Get:79 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety-updates/main
Translation-en [100.0 kB]
Get:80 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety-updates/main amd64
DEP-11 Metadata [146 kB]
Get:81 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety-updates/main DEP-11
64x64 Icons [87.3 kB]
Get:82 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety-updates/restricted
amd64 Packages [6,720 B]
Get:83 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety-updates/restricted
i386 Packages [6,704 B]
Get:84 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety-updates/restricted
Translation-en [2,240 B]
Get:85 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety-updates/restricted
amd64 DEP-11 Metadata [185 B]
Get:86 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety-updates/multiverse
amd64 Packages [4,632 B]
Get:87 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety-updates/multiverse
i386 Packages [4,480 B]
Get:88 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety-updates/multiverse
Translation-en [2,252 B]
Get:89 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety-updates/multiverse
amd64 DEP-11 Metadata [212 B]
Get:90 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety-updates/multiverse
DEP-11 64x64 Icons [29 B]
Get:91 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety-updates/universe amd64
Packages [144 kB]
Get:92 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety-updates/universe i386
Packages [142 kB]
Get:93 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety-updates/universe
Translation-en [76.2 kB]
Get:94 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety-updates/universe amd64
DEP-11 Metadata [111 kB]
Get:95 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety-updates/universe
DEP-11 64x64 Icons [144 kB]
Get:96 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety-backports/main Sources
[1,908 B]
Get:97 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety-backports/universe
Sources [1,012 B]
Get:98 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety-backports/main amd64
Packages [2,484 B]
Get:99 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety-backports/main i386
Packages [2,484 B]
Get:100 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety-backports/main
Translation-en [1,608 B]
Get:101 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety-backports/main amd64
DEP-11 Metadata [3,328 B]
Get:102 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety-backports/main DEP-11
64x64 Icons [29 B]
Get:103 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety-backports/restricted
amd64 DEP-11 Metadata [187 B]
Get:104 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety-backports/multiverse
amd64 DEP-11 Metadata [216 B]
Get:105 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety-backports/multiverse
DEP-11 64x64 Icons [29 B]
Get:106 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety-backports/universe
amd64 Packages [1,560 B]
Get:107 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety-backports/universe
i386 Packages [1,564 B]
Get:108 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety-backports/universe
Translation-en [632 B]
Get:109 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety-backports/universe
amd64 DEP-11 Metadata [216 B]
Get:110 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety-backports/universe
DEP-11 64x64 Icons [29 B]
Fetched 46.4 MB in 50s (921 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done

Perhaps just a hiccup?  Or perhaps you're getting routed to a bad mirror?
bladernr at galactica:/etc/apt$ host archive.ubuntu.com
archive.ubuntu.com has address 91.189.88.162
archive.ubuntu.com has address 91.189.88.161
archive.ubuntu.com has address 91.189.88.149
archive.ubuntu.com has address 91.189.88.152

Do you have the same issues if you change "archive.ubuntu.com" for
each of those IPs?  Maybe one of them is down or something...

>
> 2017-03-24 22:02 GMT+02:00 Eero Volotinen <eero.volotinen at iki.fi>:
>>
>> Well, net works, but apt-get not..
>>
>> Reading package lists... Done
>> W: The repository 'http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety Release' does
>> not have a Release file.
>> N: Data from such a repository can't be authenticated and is therefore
>> potentially dangerous to use.
>> N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user
>> configuration details.
>> E: Failed to fetch
>> http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/yakkety/multiverse/source/Sources
>> 404  Not Found
>> E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old
>> ones used instead.
>>
>>
>> 2017-03-24 21:47 GMT+02:00 Ralf Mardorf <silver.bullet at zoho.com>:
>>>
>>> On Fri, 24 Mar 2017 21:36:19 +0200, Eero Volotinen wrote:
>>> >Err:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety/restricted Sources
>>> >  404  Not Found
>>>
>>> Perhaps just the server was down or for some other reason unavailable.
>>> A few minutes back startpage.com didn't respond, things like this
>>> happen.
>>>
>>> From here now everything is ok for
>>>
>>> $ date; ping archive.ubuntu.com
>>> Fri Mar 24 20:46:10 CET 2017
>>> PING archive.ubuntu.com (91.189.88.162) 56(84) bytes of data.
>>> 64 bytes from yukinko.canonical.com (91.189.88.162): icmp_seq=1 ttl=51
>>> time=40.3 ms 64 bytes from yukinko.canonical.com (91.189.88.162):
>>> icmp_seq=2 ttl=51 time=39.6 ms 64 bytes from yukinko.canonical.com
>>> (91.189.88.162): icmp_seq=3 ttl=51 time=40.2 ms 64 bytes from
>>> yukinko.canonical.com (91.189.88.162): icmp_seq=4 ttl=51 time=40.2 ms
>>>
>>> ^C--- archive.ubuntu.com ping statistics ---
>>> 4 packets transmitted, 4 received, 0% packet loss, time 3004ms
>>> rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 39.641/40.119/40.335/0.371 ms
>>>
>>> as well as for
>>>
>>> $ firefox http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/
>>>
>>>
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