[xubuntu-users] Error running Software Updater

[John R. Sowden]

I tried sudo apt upgrade.  It loaded 388k of fiels, but when I ran the 
software updater, I got the same error message:
   "failed to download repository information"

John


On 10/01/2017 08:36 PM, Luke Van Dervoort wrote:
> I got that the other day. Instead of update, do upgrade instead and 
> let it a do what it can. That resolved it for me. Then do the update.
>
> On Oct 1, 2017 8:28 PM, "John R. Sowden" <jsowden at americansentry.net 
> <mailto:jsowden at americansentry.net>> wrote:
>
>     getting an error running software updater.  cannot download
>     repositories, the 'software is up to date'
>
>     ran synaptic pkg mgr, ubuntu in search box, ran 'reload package
>     information', got 'could not download all repository indexes' and
>     the following text:
>
>     Failed to fetch
>     http://archive/getdeb.net/ubuntu/dists/xenial-getdeb/InRelease
>     <http://archive/getdeb.net/ubuntu/dists/xenial-getdeb/InRelease>
>     Could not resolve 'archive 'Some index files failed to download.
>     They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
>
>     trying to update purebasic.
>
>     john
>
>
>
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