Question
Ubuntu 14.04: apt-get update "404 not found issue"
I just created a new droplet and attempted to run sudo apt-get update as part of the LAMP tutorial and was hit with a bunch of 404 not found errors (see below). Is there an issue with the mirror currently?
root@EOTNS:~# sudo apt-get update
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security InRelease
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security Release.gpg
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security Release
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/main Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/universe Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/main amd64 Packages
Ign http://mirrors.digitalocean.com trusty InRelease
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/universe amd64 Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/main i386 Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/universe i386 Packages
Ign http://mirrors.digitalocean.com trusty-updates InRelease
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/main Translation-en
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security/universe Translation-en
Ign http://mirrors.digitalocean.com trusty Release.gpg
Ign http://mirrors.digitalocean.com trusty-updates Release.gpg
Ign http://mirrors.digitalocean.com trusty Release
Ign http://mirrors.digitalocean.com trusty-updates Release
Err http://mirrors.digitalocean.com trusty/main Sources
404 Not Found [IP: 192.241.164.26 80]
Err http://mirrors.digitalocean.com trusty/universe Sources
404 Not Found [IP: 192.241.164.26 80]
Err http://mirrors.digitalocean.com trusty/main amd64 Packages
404 Not Found [IP: 192.241.164.26 80]
Err http://mirrors.digitalocean.com trusty/universe amd64 Packages
404 Not Found [IP: 192.241.164.26 80]
Err http://mirrors.digitalocean.com trusty/main i386 Packages
404 Not Found [IP: 192.241.164.26 80]
Err http://mirrors.digitalocean.com trusty/universe i386 Packages
404 Not Found [IP: 192.241.164.26 80]
Ign http://mirrors.digitalocean.com trusty/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://mirrors.digitalocean.com trusty/main Translation-en
Ign http://mirrors.digitalocean.com trusty/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://mirrors.digitalocean.com trusty/universe Translation-en
Err http://mirrors.digitalocean.com trusty-updates/main Sources
404 Not Found [IP: 192.241.164.26 80]
Err http://mirrors.digitalocean.com trusty-updates/universe Sources
404 Not Found [IP: 192.241.164.26 80]
Err http://mirrors.digitalocean.com trusty-updates/main amd64 Packages
404 Not Found [IP: 192.241.164.26 80]
Err http://mirrors.digitalocean.com trusty-updates/universe amd64 Packages
404 Not Found [IP: 192.241.164.26 80]
Err http://mirrors.digitalocean.com trusty-updates/main i386 Packages
404 Not Found [IP: 192.241.164.26 80]
Err http://mirrors.digitalocean.com trusty-updates/universe i386 Packages
404 Not Found [IP: 192.241.164.26 80]
Ign http://mirrors.digitalocean.com trusty-updates/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://mirrors.digitalocean.com trusty-updates/main Translation-en
Ign http://mirrors.digitalocean.com trusty-updates/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://mirrors.digitalocean.com trusty-updates/universe Translation-en
W: Failed to fetch http://mirrors.digitalocean.com/dists/trusty/main/source/Sources 404 Not Found [IP: 192.241.164.26 80]
W: Failed to fetch http://mirrors.digitalocean.com/dists/trusty/universe/source/Sources 404 Not Found [IP: 192.241.164.26 80]
W: Failed to fetch http://mirrors.digitalocean.com/dists/trusty/main/binary-amd64/Packages 404 Not Found [IP: 192.241.164.26 80]
W: Failed to fetch http://mirrors.digitalocean.com/dists/trusty/universe/binary-amd64/Packages 404 Not Found [IP: 192.241.164.26 80]
W: Failed to fetch http://mirrors.digitalocean.com/dists/trusty/main/binary-i386/Packages 404 Not Found [IP: 192.241.164.26 80]
W: Failed to fetch http://mirrors.digitalocean.com/dists/trusty/universe/binary-i386/Packages 404 Not Found [IP: 192.241.164.26 80]
W: Failed to fetch http://mirrors.digitalocean.com/dists/trusty-updates/main/source/Sources 404 Not Found [IP: 192.241.164.26 80]
W: Failed to fetch http://mirrors.digitalocean.com/dists/trusty-updates/universe/source/Sources 404 Not Found [IP: 192.241.164.26 80]
W: Failed to fetch http://mirrors.digitalocean.com/dists/trusty-updates/main/binary-amd64/Packages 404 Not Found [IP: 192.241.164.26 80]
W: Failed to fetch http://mirrors.digitalocean.com/dists/trusty-updates/universe/binary-amd64/Packages 404 Not Found [IP: 192.241.164.26 80]
W: Failed to fetch http://mirrors.digitalocean.com/dists/trusty-updates/main/binary-i386/Packages 404 Not Found [IP: 192.241.164.26 80]
W: Failed to fetch http://mirrors.digitalocean.com/dists/trusty-updates/universe/binary-i386/Packages 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.
root@EOTNS:~#
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I created a ticket and got the following response.
I have the same issue with my Ubuntu 14.04 instance, thank you for looking into it Hacksore!
I had this same problem earlier. Found out the mirror links are missing some information…
If you open up /etc/apt/sources.list
Do a find and replace:
Find: http://mirrors.digitalocean.com
Replace: http://mirrors.digitalocean.com/ubuntu/
Try your sudo apt-get update again and the mirrors should be proper.
Cheers.
Thanks Kakeiso, worked for me.
I’m having this same issue on my Ubuntu droplet but I already have the sources as listed, with the /ubuntu/ on the end.
Just tried this and getting the same problem with ubuntu 14.10.
FYI, I ran into this earlier, but after running an apt-get update before the install/upgrade everything went swimmingly. Thanks!
See @C60 ’s comment! ++++++100001201010101111! <3
Same issue =/
how to resolve it!!