ubuntu/apt-get update said "Failed to Fetch http:// .... 404 not found"

Hi all, I'm trying to run apt-get update on ubuntu 9.10

I've configured my proxy server and I can access the internet without any problem:

/etc/apt# wget "http://www.google.com"
Resolving (...)
Proxy request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 292 [text/html]
Saving to: `index.html'
100%[=================================================================================================================================>] 292         --.-K/s   in 0s      

2010-04-02 17:20:33 (29.8 MB/s) - `index.html' saved [292/292]

But when I tried to use apt-get I got the following message:

Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic Release.gpg
Ign http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic Release.gpg       
Ign http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic Release   
Ign http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic/multiverse Translation-en_US
Ign http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic-updates Release.gpg
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Sources
Ign http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic-updates/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic-updates/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic-updates/multiverse Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic/restricted Sources
Ign http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic-updates/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic-security Release.gpg
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Sources
Ign http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic-security/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic-security/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic-security/multiverse Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic/restricted Sources
Ign http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic-security/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic Release
Err http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Sources
  404  Not Found
Ign http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic-updates Release
Ign http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic-security Release
Err http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic/restricted Sources
  404  Not Found
Ign http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic/main Packages
Ign http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic/restricted Packages
Ign http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic/multiverse Packages
Ign http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic/restricted Sources
Ign http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic/main Sources
Ign http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic/universe Sources
Ign http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic/universe Packages
Ign http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic-updates/main Packages
Ign http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic-updates/restricted Packages
Ign http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic-updates/multiverse Packages
Ign http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic-updates/restricted Sources
Ign http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic-updates/main Sources
Ign http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic-updates/universe Sources
Ign http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic-updates/universe Packages
Ign http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic-security/main Packages
Ign http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic-security/restricted Packages
Ign http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic-security/multiverse Packages
Ign http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic-security/restricted Sources
Ign http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic-security/main Sources
Ign http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic-security/universe Sources
Ign http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic-security/universe Packages
Ign http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic/main Packages
Ign http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic/restricted Packages
Ign http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic/multiverse Packages
Ign http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic/restricted Sources
Ign http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic/main Sources
Ign http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic/universe Sources
Ign http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic/universe Packages
Ign http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic-updates/main Packages
Ign http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic-updates/restricted Packages
Ign http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic-updates/multiverse Packages
Ign http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic-updates/restricted Sources
Ign http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic-updates/main Sources
Ign http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic-updates/universe Sources
Ign http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic-updates/universe Packages
Ign http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic-security/main Packages
Ign http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic-security/restricted Packages
Ign http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic-security/multiverse Packages
Ign http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic-security/restricted Sources
Ign http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic-security/main Sources
Ign http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic-security/universe Sources
Ign http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic-security/universe Packages
Err http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic/main Packages
  404  Not Found
Err http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic/restricted Packages
  404  Not Found
Err http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic/multiverse Packages
  404  Not Found
Err http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic/restricted Sources
  404  Not Found
Err http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic/main Sources
  404  Not Found
Err http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic/universe Sources
  404  Not Found
Err http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic/universe Packages
  404  Not Found
Err http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic-updates/main Packages
  404  Not Found
Err http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic-updates/restricted Packages
  404  Not Found
Err http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic-updates/multiverse Packages
  404  Not Found
Err http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic-updates/restricted Sources
  404  Not Found
Err http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic-updates/main Sources
  404  Not Found
Err http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic-updates/universe Sources
  404  Not Found
Err http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic-updates/universe Packages
  404  Not Found
Err http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic-security/main Packages
  404  Not Found
Err http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic-security/restricted Packages
  404  Not Found
Err http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic-security/multiverse Packages
  404  Not Found
Err http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic-security/restricted Sources
  404  Not Found
Err http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic-security/main Sources
  404  Not Found
Err http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic-security/universe Sources
  404  Not Found
Err http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr karmic-security/universe Packages
  404  Not Found
W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/karmic/main/source/Sources.gz  404  Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/karmic/restricted/source/Sources.gz  404  Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr/ubuntu/dists/karmic/main/binary-i386/Packages.gz  404  Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr/ubuntu/dists/karmic/restricted/binary-i386/Packages.gz  404  Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr/ubuntu/dists/karmic/multiverse/binary-i386/Packages.gz  404  Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr/ubuntu/dists/karmic/restricted/source/Sources.gz  404  Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr/ubuntu/dists/karmic/main/source/Sources.gz  404  Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr/ubuntu/dists/karmic/universe/source/Sources.gz  404  Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr/ubuntu/dists/karmic/universe/binary-i386/Packages.gz  404  Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr/ubuntu/dists/karmic-updates/main/binary-i386/Packages.gz  404  Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr/ubuntu/dists/karmic-updates/restricted/binary-i386/Packages.gz  404  Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr/ubuntu/dists/karmic-updates/multiverse/binary-i386/Packages.gz  404  Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr/ubuntu/dists/karmic-updates/restricted/source/Sources.gz  404  Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr/ubuntu/dists/karmic-updates/main/source/Sources.gz  404  Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr/ubuntu/dists/karmic-updates/universe/source/Sources.gz  404  Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr/ubuntu/dists/karmic-updates/universe/binary-i386/Packages.gz  404  Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr/ubuntu/dists/karmic-security/main/binary-i386/Packages.gz  404  Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr/ubuntu/dists/karmic-security/restricted/binary-i386/Packages.gz  404  Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr/ubuntu/dists/karmic-security/multiverse/binary-i386/Packages.gz  404  Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr/ubuntu/dists/karmic-security/restricted/source/Sources.gz  404  Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr/ubuntu/dists/karmic-security/main/source/Sources.gz  404  Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr/ubuntu/dists/karmic-security/universe/source/Sources.gz  404  Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr/ubuntu/dists/karmic-security/universe/binary-i386/Packages.gz  404  Not Found

apt.conf

However I can 'see' those files with firefox.

more /etc/apt/apt.conf
Acquire::http::proxy "http://www.myproxyname.fr:3128";

I also tried with port '80', or with a blank /etc/apt/apt.conf

source.list

grep -v "#" /etc/apt/sources.list

deb http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr/ubuntu/ karmic main restricted multiverse
deb http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr/ubuntu/ karmic-updates main restricted multiverse
deb http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr/ubuntu/ karmic universe
deb http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr/ubuntu/ karmic-updates universe
deb http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr/ubuntu/ karmic-security main restricted multiverse
deb http://ubuntu.univ-nantes.fr/ubuntu/ karmic-security universe

does anyone knows how to fix this ?

Thanks

Pierre

From serverfault Pierre

• How are you sure that wget is using the proxy? Is it the only way out?How are you sure that wget is using the proxy? Is it the only way out? Or what is your .wgetrc config file?

  Off the top of my head it looks like proxy needs to be Proxy based on this info.

  Pierre : I've configured the proxy with System > preferences > "Network Proxy" > (filled http proxy) and I clicked "Appply System wide" ~/.wgetrc does not exists

  freedom_is_chaos : Try: Acquire::http::Proxy "http://proxy.blah.fr:3128";
  From freedom_is_chaos

• Ok sorry, the sysadmin came and corrected the URl for the proxy that was wrong.

  From Pierre