Brickwizard
Well-Known Member
Fancy playing in the terminal, try
sudo apt-get upgrade && sudo apt-get upgrade -f
followed by
sudo apt-get autoclean
sudo apt-get upgrade && sudo apt-get upgrade -f
followed by
sudo apt-get autoclean
Yeah tried that, it won't allow me to change mirrors, I just get the error message I posted above about can't download repository indexesFamily, especially grandchildren, come first. We're a patient bunch and generally not in any rush.
Also, I just noticed this:
"It will not allow me to change mirrors."
Maybe open that program (I don't know what it's called on Mint) from the terminal with sudo - and then try to change the mirrors in accordance with @Condobloke's suggestion?
sudo ufw status
not a problem, most of us have been there at some time.I've been told to report to the kitchen
echo "nameserver 8.8.8.8" | sudo tee /etc/resolv.conf > /dev/null
sudo apt update
No use I'm afraidTry this in the terminal
then runCode:echo "nameserver 8.8.8.8" | sudo tee /etc/resolv.conf > /dev/null
This is only a temporary solution if it works we will move to a more permanent oneCode:sudo apt update
If the above does not work then I would try -
all your Ubuntu repos has "InRelease" at the end of line -
InRelease-Path determines the path to the InRelease file, relative to the normal position of an InRelease file. By default, this option is unset and APT will try to fetch an InRelease or, if that fails, a Release file and its associated Release.gpg file. By setting this option, the specified path will be tried instead of the InRelease file, and the fallback to Release files will be disabled
I would remove "InRelease" from all those lines re-save the file and try updating again
Yeah I have been using this laptop with Linux on for about four years without any issues, I only do fairly straight forward stuff mostly browsing & emails so I'm not very up with using the terminal or editing files so some of the things being suggested are a bit beyond me, maybe I will have to try re installing the system again.Fujitsu Lifebooks can be problematic for some Linux distros, if I remember correctly. Other have had problems with them,
But yours was running, so it should do so, again.
sudo apt update
Do I type this into a terminal and which bit from Get to 2,961 ?It seems your https is connecting whereas http is not
Try removing this - Get:3 https://mega.nz/linux/repo/xUbuntu_20.04 ./ InRelease [2,961 B] from your repositories then runagainCode:sudo apt update
It seems to me this is rerouting things
kgiii@kgiii-msi:~$ ping 91.189.91.38
PING 91.189.91.38 (91.189.91.38) 56(84) bytes of data.
^C
--- 91.189.91.38 ping statistics ---
11 packets transmitted, 0 received, 100% packet loss, time 10218ms
you should be able to remove that repository through the Update Manager as @Brickwizard has statedDo I type this into a terminal and which bit from Get to 2,961 ?
sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list
Do you or you ISP have any kind of firewall enabled? If so and if you can disable it see it will let you change mirrors then.