Failed to fetch http://archive.canonical.com

[vistad]

Hi guys,

today Update Manager wants to download some updates - starts and then reports the

ERROR###ERROR###ERROR###ERROR###ERROR###ERROR###ERROR
W:Failed to fetch http://archive.canonical.com/dists/maya ... ce/Sources 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.191 80]
, W:Failed to fetch http://archive.canonical.com/dists/maya ... 6/Packages 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.191 80]
, E:Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

What are we to do if there is an error upstream? Should we wait, or take action? What action?

[karlchen]

Hello, vistad.

Check the output of the command

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inxi -r

please. Here is mine just for reference

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inxi -r
Repos:     Active apt sources in file: /etc/apt/sources.list
           deb http://packages.linuxmint.com/ maya main upstream import backport
           deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise main restricted universe multiverse
           deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates main restricted universe multiverse
           deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-security main restricted universe multiverse
           deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ precise partner
           deb http://packages.medibuntu.org/ precise free non-free

The only line which may mention the name "maya" is this line:

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deb http://packages.linuxmint.com/ maya main upstream import backport

All other lines which point to Canonical or third party repositories have to use "precise" instead of "maya", because only the Mint repositories will know the name of "maya".
So you may want to correct your sources.list file and try again.

HTH,
Karl

[vistad]

Thank you, Karl!

I happen to have these records:


~ $ inxi -r
Repos: Active apt sources in file: /etc/apt/sources.list
deb http://packages.linuxmint.com/ maya main upstream import
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise main restricted universe multiverse
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates main restricted universe multiverse
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-security main restricted universe multiverse
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ precise partner
deb http://packages.medibuntu.org/ precise free non-free
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ maya partner
deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ maya partner
Active apt sources in file: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/atareao-sunflower-precise.list
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/atareao/sunflower/ubuntu precise main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/atareao/sunflower/ubuntu precise main
Active apt sources in file: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/chromium-daily-beta-precise.list
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/chromium-daily/beta/ubuntu precise main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/chromium-daily/beta/ubuntu precise main
Active apt sources in file: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/skype-wrapper-ppa-precise.list
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/skype-wrapper/ppa/ubuntu precise main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/skype-wrapper/ppa/ubuntu precise main
Active apt sources in file: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/tiheum-equinox-precise.list
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/tiheum/equinox/ubuntu precise main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/tiheum/equinox/ubuntu precise main

[remoulder]

eb http://archive.canonical.com/ maya partner
deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ maya partner

maya is ONLY for mint repos, everything else should reference ubuntu precise.

[karlchen]

Hello, vistad.

As remoulder has explained these 2 lines in the file /etc/apt/sources.list need fixing.
Incorrect:

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deb http://archive.canonical.com/ maya partner
deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ maya partner

Correct:

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deb http://archive.canonical.com/ precise partner
deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ precise partner

In order to edit and correct the file /etc/apt/sources.list run the commandline

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gksu gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

HTH,
Karl

[vistad]

Guys, thank you very much! I edited the records as you said and the Update Manager stopped complaining. I just wonder - I didn't edit that file manually: how those wrong records got into it? It should be someone's dirty code. Thank you once again!

[karlchen]

Hello, vistad.

Glad to learn that our advice helped you solve the updater problem.

Cheers,
Karl

[squeezy]

I just wonder - I didn't edit that file manually: how those wrong records got into it?

I've wondered that myself. It happens often enough that you know not everyone is altering their sources themselves. It's got to be some goofy code.