Question
Apt-get update failing with unable to resolve error
root@docean9:~# apt-get update
Err http://software.virtualmin.com virtualmin-trusty InRelease
Err http://software.virtualmin.com virtualmin-universal InRelease
Err http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security InRelease
Err http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security Release.gpg
Could not resolve ‘security.ubuntu.com’
Err http://software.virtualmin.com virtualmin-trusty Release.gpg
Could not resolve 'software.virtualmin.com’
Err http://software.virtualmin.com virtualmin-universal Release.gpg
Could not resolve 'software.virtualmin.com’
Err http://mirrors.digitalocean.com trusty InRelease
Err http://mirrors.digitalocean.com trusty-updates InRelease
Err http://mirrors.digitalocean.com trusty Release.gpg
Could not resolve 'mirrors.digitalocean.com’
Err http://mirrors.digitalocean.com trusty-updates Release.gpg
Could not resolve 'mirrors.digitalocean.com’
Reading package lists… Done
W: Failed to fetch http://mirrors.digitalocean.com/ubuntu/dists/trusty/InRelease
W: Failed to fetch http://mirrors.digitalocean.com/ubuntu/dists/trusty-updates/I
nRelease
W: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/trusty-security/InRel
ease
W: Failed to fetch http://software.virtualmin.com/gpl/ubuntu/dists/virtualmin-tr
usty/InRelease
W: Failed to fetch http://software.virtualmin.com/gpl/ubuntu/dists/virtualmin-un
iversal/InRelease
W: Failed to fetch http://software.virtualmin.com/gpl/ubuntu/dists/virtualmin-tr
usty/Release.gpg Could not resolve 'software.virtualmin.com’
W: Failed to fetch http://software.virtualmin.com/gpl/ubuntu/dists/virtualmin-un
iversal/Release.gpg Could not resolve 'software.virtualmin.com’
W: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/trusty-security/Relea
se.gpg Could not resolve 'security.ubuntu.com’
W: Failed to fetch http://mirrors.digitalocean.com/ubuntu/dists/trusty/Release.g
pg Could not resolve 'mirrors.digitalocean.com’
W: Failed to fetch http://mirrors.digitalocean.com/ubuntu/dists/trusty-updates/R
elease.gpg Could not resolve 'mirrors.digitalocean.com’
W: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used
instead.
root@docean9:~#
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Having the same problem, essentially. Lots of 404s and Bad header lines while trying to contact mirrors.digitalocean.com.
Err http://mirrors.digitalocean.com utopic-updates/main amd64 Packages
404 Not Found [IP: 2a03:b0c0:0:1::4 80]
Err http://mirrors.digitalocean.com utopic/main i386 Packages
Bad header line [IP: 2a03:b0c0:0:1::4 80]
Same here.
W: Failed to fetch http://mirrors.digitalocean.com/ubuntu/dists/utopic-updates/multiverse/source/Sources 404 Not Found [IP: 192.241.164.26 80]
W: Failed to fetch http://mirrors.digitalocean.com/ubuntu/dists/utopic-updates/main/binary-amd64/Packages 404 Not Found [IP: 192.241.164.26 80]
W: Failed to fetch http://mirrors.digitalocean.com/ubuntu/dists/utopic-updates/restricted/binary-amd64/Packages 404 Not Found [IP: 192.241.164.26 80]
W: Failed to fetch http://mirrors.digitalocean.com/ubuntu/dists/utopic-updates/universe/binary-amd64/Packages 404 Not Found [IP: 192.241.164.26 80]
W: Failed to fetch http://mirrors.digitalocean.com/ubuntu/dists/utopic-updates/multiverse/binary-amd64/Packages 404 Not Found [IP: 192.241.164.26 80]
W: Failed to fetch http://mirrors.digitalocean.com/ubuntu/dists/utopic-backports/main/source/Sources 404 Not Found [IP: 192.241.164.26 80]
W: Failed to fetch http://mirrors.digitalocean.com/ubuntu/dists/utopic-backports/restricted/source/Sources 404 Not Found [IP: 192.241.164.26 80]
E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
I’m having this issue, too. Any solutions?