[ubuntu-za] Failed to update repository information

Wesley Werner wesley.werner at gmail.com
Sun May 29 18:43:36 UTC 2011


What does your /etc/apt/sources.list file contain? Do you add entries to 
older distros that may not be supported anymore?

On 28/05/2011 13:42, Robin Bownes wrote:
> When I try to update repository information, I get the following error 
> message:
>
> /W:Failed to fetch 
> gzip:/var/lib/apt/lists/partial/za.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_natty_main_source_Sources  
> Hash Sum mismatch/
> /, E:Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or 
> old ones used instead./
>
> I do get some application updates, but Update Manager constantly tells 
> me to upgrade repository information because it has not been updated 
> for x number of days.
>
> I have been experiencing this problem since upgrading to Natty. 
> However, my wife, who is still running 10.10 is experiencing a similar 
> problem, although her error message of course lists a different 
> repository as being problematic. 

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