I cannot update from 19.04 to 19.10 - 'no longer has a release file'

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I was attempting to upgrade to the latest LTS but, am required to update from 19.04 to 19.10 first. I have apparently missed the window to do so as when I attempt to do so with sudo apt-get update I get this result:

Ign:1 http://mirrors.digitalocean.com/ubuntu disco InRelease
Ign:2 http://mirrors.digitalocean.com/ubuntu disco-updates InRelease
Ign:3 http://mirrors.digitalocean.com/ubuntu disco-backports InRelease
Hit:4 http://apt.postgresql.org/pub/repos/apt disco-pgdg InRelease
Err:5 http://mirrors.digitalocean.com/ubuntu disco Release
  404  Not Found [IP: 104.24.116.209 80]
Err:6 http://mirrors.digitalocean.com/ubuntu disco-updates Release
  404  Not Found [IP: 104.24.116.209 80]
Err:7 http://mirrors.digitalocean.com/ubuntu disco-backports Release
  404  Not Found [IP: 104.24.116.209 80]
Ign:8 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu disco-security InRelease
Hit:9 http://apt.postgresql.org/pub/repos/apt xenial-pgdg InRelease
Err:10 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu disco-security Release
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.38 80]
Hit:11 http://ppa.launchpad.net/ondrej/nginx/ubuntu disco InRelease
Hit:12 http://nginx.org/packages/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Hit:13 http://ppa.launchpad.net/ondrej/php/ubuntu disco InRelease
Reading package lists... Done
E: The repository 'http://mirrors.digitalocean.com/ubuntu disco Release' no longer has a Release file.
N: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default.
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
E: The repository 'http://mirrors.digitalocean.com/ubuntu disco-updates Release' no longer has a Release file.
N: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default.
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
E: The repository 'http://mirrors.digitalocean.com/ubuntu disco-backports Release' no longer has a Release file.
N: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default.
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
E: The repository 'http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu disco-security Release' no longer has a Release file.
N: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default.
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.

How can I update my existing release so that I can upgrade to a more current LTS? Thank you!

Answer 1

AHA May 17, 2020

Hey @enjoypb - This is an issue that lots of users run into due to the earlier EOL date of Jan 23 2020 for Ubuntu 19.04

To fix your immediate issue though, I believe you can do this:

Add `old-releases.ubuntu.com` to the `/etc/apt/sources.list` file

Open up the apt sources file with:

sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list

Replace all occurrences of archive.ubuntu.com with old-releases.ubuntu.com

For example:

before:

deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu disco main universe multiverse restricted

after:

deb http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu disco main universe multiverse restricted

Keep in mind that even Ubuntu 19.10 will go to end of life (EOL) in July 2020 https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases

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enjoypb May 17, 2020

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enjoypb May 17, 2020

Thank you for that response. I do not find any reference to archive in my source-list however. This is the verbatim copy. Note a few instances where I made modifications to suit my GIS-related installation. Do you know how I could include the lines you suggested? I’m trying to upgrade to 19.10 so I can further upgrade to the next level LTS. I have a bunch of GIS related elements and need to step through that carefully.

## Note, this file is written by cloud-init on first boot of an instance
## modifications made here will not survive a re-bundle.
## if you wish to make changes you can:
## a.) add ‘aptpreservesources_list: true’ to /etc/cloud/cloud.cfg
## or do the same in user-data
## b.) add sources in /etc/apt/sources.list.d
## c.) make changes to template file /etc/cloud/templates/sources.list.tmpl

# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.
deb http://mirrors.digitalocean.com/ubuntu/ disco main restricted
# deb-src http://mirrors.digitalocean.com/ubuntu/ disco main restricted

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb http://mirrors.digitalocean.com/ubuntu/ disco-updates main restricted
# deb-src http://mirrors.digitalocean.com/ubuntu/ disco-updates main restricted

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team. Also, please note that software in universe WILL NOT receive any
## review or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
# deb http://mirrors.digitalocean.com/ubuntu/ disco universe
# deb-src http://mirrors.digitalocean.com/ubuntu/ disco universe
# deb http://mirrors.digitalocean.com/ubuntu/ disco-updates universe
# deb-src http://mirrors.digitalocean.com/ubuntu/ disco-updates universe
## JH commented out 1st and 3rd line above this line and added 'universe’ to below

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu
## security team.
deb http://mirrors.digitalocean.com/ubuntu/ disco universe multiverse
# deb-src http://mirrors.digitalocean.com/ubuntu/ disco universe multiverse
deb http://mirrors.digitalocean.com/ubuntu/ disco-updates universe multiverse
# deb-src http://mirrors.digitalocean.com/ubuntu/ disco-updates universe multiverse

## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
deb http://mirrors.digitalocean.com/ubuntu/ disco-backports main restricted universe multiverse
# deb-src http://mirrors.digitalocean.com/ubuntu/ disco-backports main restricted universe multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical’s
## 'partner’ repository.
## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by Canonical and the
## respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu users.
# deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu disco partner
# deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu disco partner

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu disco-security main restricted
# deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu disco-security main restricted
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu disco-security universe
# deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu disco-security universe
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu disco-security multiverse
# deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu disco-security multiverse
deb http://apt.postgresql.org/pub/repos/apt disco-pgdg main
deb http://nginx.org/packages/ubuntu/ xenial nginx
# deb-src http://nginx.org/packages/ubuntu/ xenial nginx

#jh added per http://bit.ly/32AXR20
deb http://apt.postgresql.org/pub/repos/apt/ xenial-pgdg main
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- enjoypb May 17, 2020
  
  OK I believe I have it fixed.
  I commented out the original deb sources above and added the line below them e.g.
  
  ##deb http://mirrors.digitalocean.com/ubuntu/ disco main restricted
  
  deb http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu disco main restricted
  
  Thanks for your help!
  
  Reply Report
xZero May 19, 2020

This is the best answer to this question on the internet!

Everyone else give the same generic answer: “Your distro is out of date, please upgrade to 20.04”

I did personally upgraded, but I’m also temporarily running Ubuntu 19.04 on qemu(KVM) just so I can run some legacy software that doesn’t work anymore on 20.04.

Thank you!
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Fenweldryn December 20, 2020

Not working for me. I have been trying to figure this out for 5 hours or more, already bricked the droplet and had to restore a backup (gladly took a snapshot before).

I just wanted to get php 7.3 but nothing works, tried to upgrade ubuntu to 20 but bricked the server. Currently stuck at 19.04 and can’t install php 7.3. When I run sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php there are several addresses not found. The first one is mirrors.digitalocean but my sources.list was all changed to old-releases, I do not understand what is happening. I get not found from archive.ubuntu as well. Any help please?
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Answer 2

enjoypb May 17, 2020

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enjoypb May 17, 2020

Thank you for that response. I do not find any reference to archive in my source-list however. This is the verbatim copy. Note a few instances where I made modifications to suit my GIS-related installation. Do you know how I could include the lines you suggested? I’m trying to upgrade to 19.10 so I can further upgrade to the next level LTS. I have a bunch of GIS related elements and need to step through that carefully.

## Note, this file is written by cloud-init on first boot of an instance
## modifications made here will not survive a re-bundle.
## if you wish to make changes you can:
## a.) add ‘aptpreservesources_list: true’ to /etc/cloud/cloud.cfg
## or do the same in user-data
## b.) add sources in /etc/apt/sources.list.d
## c.) make changes to template file /etc/cloud/templates/sources.list.tmpl

# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.
deb http://mirrors.digitalocean.com/ubuntu/ disco main restricted
# deb-src http://mirrors.digitalocean.com/ubuntu/ disco main restricted

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb http://mirrors.digitalocean.com/ubuntu/ disco-updates main restricted
# deb-src http://mirrors.digitalocean.com/ubuntu/ disco-updates main restricted

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team. Also, please note that software in universe WILL NOT receive any
## review or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
# deb http://mirrors.digitalocean.com/ubuntu/ disco universe
# deb-src http://mirrors.digitalocean.com/ubuntu/ disco universe
# deb http://mirrors.digitalocean.com/ubuntu/ disco-updates universe
# deb-src http://mirrors.digitalocean.com/ubuntu/ disco-updates universe
## JH commented out 1st and 3rd line above this line and added 'universe’ to below

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu
## security team.
deb http://mirrors.digitalocean.com/ubuntu/ disco universe multiverse
# deb-src http://mirrors.digitalocean.com/ubuntu/ disco universe multiverse
deb http://mirrors.digitalocean.com/ubuntu/ disco-updates universe multiverse
# deb-src http://mirrors.digitalocean.com/ubuntu/ disco-updates universe multiverse

## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
deb http://mirrors.digitalocean.com/ubuntu/ disco-backports main restricted universe multiverse
# deb-src http://mirrors.digitalocean.com/ubuntu/ disco-backports main restricted universe multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical’s
## 'partner’ repository.
## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by Canonical and the
## respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu users.
# deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu disco partner
# deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu disco partner

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu disco-security main restricted
# deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu disco-security main restricted
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu disco-security universe
# deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu disco-security universe
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu disco-security multiverse
# deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu disco-security multiverse
deb http://apt.postgresql.org/pub/repos/apt disco-pgdg main
deb http://nginx.org/packages/ubuntu/ xenial nginx
# deb-src http://nginx.org/packages/ubuntu/ xenial nginx

#jh added per http://bit.ly/32AXR20
deb http://apt.postgresql.org/pub/repos/apt/ xenial-pgdg main
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- enjoypb May 17, 2020
  
  OK I believe I have it fixed.
  I commented out the original deb sources above and added the line below them e.g.
  
  ##deb http://mirrors.digitalocean.com/ubuntu/ disco main restricted
  
  deb http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu disco main restricted
  
  Thanks for your help!
  
  Reply Report
xZero May 19, 2020

This is the best answer to this question on the internet!

Everyone else give the same generic answer: “Your distro is out of date, please upgrade to 20.04”

I did personally upgraded, but I’m also temporarily running Ubuntu 19.04 on qemu(KVM) just so I can run some legacy software that doesn’t work anymore on 20.04.

Thank you!
Reply Report
Fenweldryn December 20, 2020

Not working for me. I have been trying to figure this out for 5 hours or more, already bricked the droplet and had to restore a backup (gladly took a snapshot before).

I just wanted to get php 7.3 but nothing works, tried to upgrade ubuntu to 20 but bricked the server. Currently stuck at 19.04 and can’t install php 7.3. When I run sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php there are several addresses not found. The first one is mirrors.digitalocean but my sources.list was all changed to old-releases, I do not understand what is happening. I get not found from archive.ubuntu as well. Any help please?
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Answer 3

nskene August 28, 2020

I had the same issue but found I had to tweak the ’/etc/apt/sources.list’ file a bit further.

I was initially getting error messages like:

The repository 'http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu disco Release' no longer has a Release file.

I changed all references to archive.ubuntu.com with old-releases.ubuntu.com in '/etc/apt/sources.list' using :%s/archive.ubuntu.com/old-releases.ubuntu.com/

What I should have done though was:

:%s/gb.archive.ubuntu.com/old-releases.ubuntu.com/

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