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AmirRazoR
Asked: 2012-12-10 09:35:23 +0800 CST

How to fix "E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead." when tunning "sudo apt-get update"?

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This is what I get when I run sudo apt-get update:

Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net quantal InRelease                                 
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net quantal InRelease                                 
Get:1 http://dl.google.com stable InRelease [1,540 B]                          
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal InRelease                                
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net quantal InRelease                                 
Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com quantal InRelease                                 
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates InRelease                        
Ign http://archive.canonical.com quantal InRelease                             
Hit http://dl.google.com stable Release.gpg                                    
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports InRelease                      
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net quantal Release.gpg                               
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com quantal Release.gpg                               
Ign http://archive.canonical.com quantal InRelease                             
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-security InRelease                       
Hit http://dl.google.com stable Release                                        
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net quantal Release.gpg                               
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com quantal Release                                   
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-proposed InRelease                       
Hit http://archive.canonical.com quantal Release.gpg                 
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal Release.gpg                    
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net quantal Release.gpg                     
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com quantal/main Sources                    
Get:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates Release.gpg [933 B]  
Hit http://archive.canonical.com quantal Release.gpg                           
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net quantal Release                         
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports Release.gpg                    
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com quantal/main i386 Packages                        
Hit http://archive.canonical.com quantal Release                     
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-security Release.gpg                     
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net quantal Release                                   
Get:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-proposed Release.gpg [933 B]           
Hit http://archive.canonical.com quantal Release                               
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net quantal Release                                   
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal Release                                  
Hit http://archive.canonical.com quantal/partner Sources                       
Get:4 http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates Release [49.6 kB]              
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net quantal/main Sources                              
Hit http://archive.canonical.com quantal/partner i386 Packages                 
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net quantal/main i386 Packages                        
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports Release                        
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-security Release                         
Hit http://archive.canonical.com quantal/partner Sources                       
Get:5 http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-proposed Release [49.6 kB]             
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net quantal/main Sources                              
Hit http://archive.canonical.com quantal/partner i386 Packages                 
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net quantal/main i386 Packages                        
Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com quantal/main Translation-en_US                    
Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com quantal/main Translation-en                       
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal/main Sources                             
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal/restricted Sources              
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net quantal/main Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal/universe Sources
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net quantal/main i386 Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal/multiverse Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal/main i386 Packages              
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal/restricted i386 Packages                 
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal/universe i386 Packages                   
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal/multiverse i386 Packages                 
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal/main Translation-en                      
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal/multiverse Translation-en                
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal/restricted Translation-en                
Ign http://archive.canonical.com quantal/partner Translation-en_US             
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal/universe Translation-en                  
Ign http://archive.canonical.com quantal/partner Translation-en                
Get:6 http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/main Sources [50.9 kB]         
Ign http://archive.canonical.com quantal/partner Translation-en_US             
Ign http://archive.canonical.com quantal/partner Translation-en                
Get:7 http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/restricted Sources [889 B]     
Get:8 http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/universe Sources [22.2 kB]     
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net quantal/main Translation-en_US                    
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net quantal/main Translation-en                       
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net quantal/main Translation-en_US                    
Get:9 http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/multiverse Sources [2,940 B]   
Get:10 http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/main i386 Packages [127 kB]   
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net quantal/main Translation-en                       
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net quantal/main Translation-en_US                    
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net quantal/main Translation-en                       
Get:11 http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/restricted i386 Packages [1,979 B]
Get:12 http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/universe i386 Packages [67.5 kB]
Get:13 http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/multiverse i386 Packages [8,121 B]
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/main Translation-en              
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/multiverse Translation-en        
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/restricted Translation-en        
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/universe Translation-en          
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/main Sources                   
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/restricted Sources             
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/universe Sources               
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/multiverse Sources             
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/main i386 Packages             
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/restricted i386 Packages       
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/universe i386 Packages         
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/multiverse i386 Packages       
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/main Translation-en            
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/multiverse Translation-en      
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/restricted Translation-en      
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/universe Translation-en        
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-security/main Sources                    
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-security/restricted Sources              
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-security/universe Sources                
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-security/multiverse Sources              
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-security/main i386 Packages              
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-security/restricted i386 Packages        
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-security/universe i386 Packages          
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-security/multiverse i386 Packages        
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-security/main Translation-en             
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-security/multiverse Translation-en
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-security/restricted Translation-en
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-security/universe Translation-en
Get:14 http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-proposed/restricted i386 Packages [14 B]
Get:15 http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-proposed/main i386 Packages [40.2 kB]
Get:16 http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-proposed/multiverse i386 Packages [14 B]
Get:17 http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-proposed/universe i386 Packages [81.3 kB]
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-proposed/main Translation-en
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-proposed/multiverse Translation-en
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-proposed/restricted Translation-en
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-proposed/universe Translation-en
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal/main Translation-en_US                   
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal/multiverse Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/multiverse Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/multiverse Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-security/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-security/multiverse Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-security/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-security/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-proposed/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-proposed/multiverse Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-proposed/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-proposed/universe Translation-en_US
Fetched 506 kB in 45s (11.0 kB/s)
W: Failed to fetch http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/dists/stable/Release
Unable to find expected entry 'main/source/Sources' in Release file (Wrong sources.list entry or malformed file)
E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
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2 Answers

  1. I had same kind of problem with apt-get update:

    -PC:~$ sudo apt-get update
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 11.10 _Oneiric Ocelot_ - Release amd64 (20111012) dists/oneiric/main/binary-i386/ InRelease
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 11.10 _Oneiric Ocelot_ - Release amd64 (20111012) dists/oneiric/main/binary-i386/ Release.gpg
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 11.10 _Oneiric Ocelot_ - Release amd64 (20111012) dists/oneiric/main/binary-i386/ Release
Err cdrom://Ubuntu 11.10 _Oneiric Ocelot_ - Release amd64 (20111012) dists/oneiric/main/binary-i386/ Packages
  Please use apt-cdrom to make this CD-ROM recognized by APT. apt-get update cannot be used to add new CD-ROMs
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 11.10 _Oneiric Ocelot_ - Release amd64 (20111012) dists/oneiric/main/binary-i386/ Translation-en_US
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Hit http://mirrors.nic.funet.fi oneiric-security/universe Translation-en
W: Failed to fetch cdrom://Ubuntu 11.10 _Oneiric Ocelot_ - Release amd64 (20111012)/dists/oneiric/main/binary-i386/Packages  Please use apt-cdrom to make this CD-ROM recognized by APT. apt-get update cannot be used to add new CD-ROMs

    E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

    I got that E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.-problem solved by removing line deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 11.10 _Oneiric Ocelot_ - Release amd64 (20111012)]/ dists/oneiric/main/binary-i386/ from file /etc/apt/sources.list.

    First I tried remove cd-rom-thing from update manager settings, because it seemed to be reason to error and generally proposed fix to the problem, but that didn't help so I found cd-rom dependency from that sources.list-file, removed it and apt-get update works again fine!

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  2. Hi I had a similar problem about this and as I have already posted here on another post ("Failed to fetch" 404 Not Found, why?) I wrote the steps used to resolve this problem (at least for me) on my blog
    Regards

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