Looks like defect #154365 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+bug/154365 No fix yet, so this is what I would do:
rename "/etc/apt/sources.list" to "/etc/apt/sources.list.old" The use the following as your "/etc/apt/sources.list" file: deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy main restricted deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy main restricted ## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the ## distribution. deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates main restricted deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates main restricted ##Universe deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy universe deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy universe deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates universe deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates universe ## Multiverse deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy multiverse deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy multiverse deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates multiverse deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates multiverse ## Backports deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-backports main restricted universe multiverse deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-backports main restricted universe multiverse The run these commands to re-index sudo apt-get clean all sudo apt-get update >From what I read and know that should fix what it is complaining about. All references to this problem say that there is something on your system that does not resolve to what you have listed in the sources.list file. So the above steps will fix that. You can always put yours back, there should be no impact if this does not work ( since the sources.list file I list here is from Ubuntu 7.04 stock ) Please let us know if that works. Joe On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 4:47 PM, Allen Weiner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, 2008-05-28 at 12:56 -0400, Joe Apuzzo wrote: > > Allen Weiner wrote: > > > I'm trying to use the Update Manager to upgrade from Ubuntu 7.10 (GG) > to > > > Ubuntu 8.04 (HH). > > > > > > The Update Manager halts in the stage "Setting new software channels", > > > displaying the following message: > > > > > > Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/hardy/Release > > > Unable to find expected entry partner/binary-i386/Packages in > > > Meta-index file (malformed Release file?) > > > > > > I did a Google search on: Ubuntu "failed to fetch" upgrade. Several > > > forum replies ask the OP to post the contents of > > > "/etc/apt/sources.list". I don't have a "etc/apt/sources.list". The > > > subdirectories I have for "etc/apt" are "gpg" and "sources.list.d". > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org > > > http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug > > > Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium > > > Jun 4 - Sqeak! and eToys > > > Jul 2 - KVM (Tenative) > > > Aug 6 - Zenos > > > Sep 3 - TBD > > > > > > > > Sounds like the step that's hanging you up is when the > > /etc/apt/sources.list file get's cleaned. > > That file needs to be re-set to it's original state, so clean out any > > lines you may have added ( just put a # at the start of the line you > > want to comment out ) > > > > I've never edited my "/etc/apt/sources.list". > > Following is my "/etc/apt/sources.list". Does anyone see something there > that would cause my upgrade via Update Manager to fail? > > deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 7.10 _Gutsy Gibbon_ - Release i386 (20071016)]/ gutsy > main restricted > # See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade > to > # newer versions of the distribution. > > # Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify: > # deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy main restricted > # Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify: > # deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy main restricted > > ## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the > ## distribution. > # Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify: > # deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates main restricted > # Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify: > # deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates main > restricted > > ## 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 > ## universe WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu > security > ## team. > # Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify: > # deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy universe > # Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify: > # deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy universe > # Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify: > # deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates universe > # Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify: > # deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates universe > > ## 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. > # Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify: > # deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy multiverse > # Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify: > # deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy multiverse > # Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify: > # deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates multiverse > # Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify: > # deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates multiverse > > ## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the > 'backports' > ## repository. > ## 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://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-backports main > restricted universe multiverse > # deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-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 gutsy partner > # deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu gutsy partner > > # Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify: > # deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu gutsy-security main restricted > # Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify: > # deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu gutsy-security main > restricted > # Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify: > # deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu gutsy-security universe > # Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify: > # deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu gutsy-security universe > # Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify: > # deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu gutsy-security multiverse > # Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify: > deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy main universe restricted > multiverse > deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy universe main > multiverse restricted #Added by software-properties > deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-security universe main > multiverse restricted > deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-security universe > main multiverse restricted > deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates universe main > multiverse restricted > deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates universe main > multiverse restricted > # deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu gutsy-security multiverse > deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy partner > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org > http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug > Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium > Jun 4 - Sqeak! and eToys > Jul 2 - KVM (Tenative) > Aug 6 - Zenos > Sep 3 - TBD > _______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium Jun 4 - Sqeak! and eToys Jul 2 - KVM (Tenative) Aug 6 - Zenos Sep 3 - TBD
