I can also confirm that here in the UK the problem exists as well. I also checked each site link in a web browser and I can get to these web sites. I also checked my etc/hosts file and this was correctly populated.
output from 'apt-get update' :- Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org lucid Release.gpg Ign http://packages.medibuntu.org/ lucid/free Translation-en_GB Ign http://packages.medibuntu.org/ lucid/non-free Translation-en_GB Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org lucid Release Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org lucid/free Packages Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org lucid/non-free Packages Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org lucid/free Sources Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org lucid/non-free Sources Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net lucid Release.gpg Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net/psyke83/ppa/ubuntu/ lucid/main Translation-en_GB Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net lucid Release Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net lucid/main Packages Hit http://archive.canonical.com lucid Release.gpg Ign http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ lucid/partner Translation-en_GB Hit http://archive.canonical.com lucid Release Hit http://archive.canonical.com lucid/partner Packages Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com lucid Release.gpg Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/main Translation-en_GB Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/restricted Translation-en_GB Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates Release.gpg Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/main Translation-en_GB Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/restricted Translation-en_GB Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com lucid-security Release.gpg Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/main Translation-en_GB Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/restricted Translation-en_GB Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com lucid Release Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates Release Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com lucid-security Release Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com lucid/main Packages Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com lucid/restricted Packages Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com lucid/main Sources Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com lucid/restricted Sources Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/main Packages Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/restricted Packages Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/main Sources Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/restricted Sources Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com lucid-security/main Packages Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com lucid-security/restricted Packages Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com lucid-security/main Sources Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com lucid-security/restricted Sources Err http://archive.getdeb.net lucid-getdeb Release.gpg Something wicked happened resolving 'archive.getdeb.net:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname) Ign http://archive.getdeb.net/ubuntu/ lucid-getdeb/apps Translation-en_GB Hit http://archive.getdeb.net lucid-getdeb Release Hit http://archive.getdeb.net lucid-getdeb/apps Packages Hit http://archive.getdeb.net lucid-getdeb/apps Sources W: Failed to fetch http://archive.getdeb.net/ubuntu/dists/lucid-getdeb/Release.gpg Something wicked happened resolving 'archive.getdeb.net:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname) E: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones used instead. di...@diddy-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get update Hit http://archive.canonical.com lucid Release.gpg Get: 1 http://archive.getdeb.net lucid-getdeb Release.gpg [836B] Ign http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ lucid/partner Translation-en_GB Hit http://archive.canonical.com lucid Release Ign http://archive.getdeb.net/ubuntu/ lucid-getdeb/apps Translation-en_GB Hit http://archive.canonical.com lucid/partner Packages Hit http://archive.getdeb.net lucid-getdeb Release Hit http://archive.getdeb.net lucid-getdeb/apps Packages Hit http://archive.getdeb.net lucid-getdeb/apps Sources Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org lucid Release.gpg Ign http://packages.medibuntu.org/ lucid/free Translation-en_GB Ign http://packages.medibuntu.org/ lucid/non-free Translation-en_GB Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org lucid Release Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org lucid/free Packages Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org lucid/non-free Packages Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org lucid/free Sources Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org lucid/non-free Sources Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com lucid Release.gpg Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/main Translation-en_GB Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/restricted Translation-en_GB Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/multiverse Translation-en_GB Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/universe Translation-en_GB Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates Release.gpg Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/main Translation-en_GB Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/restricted Translation-en_GB Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/multiverse Translation-en_GB Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/universe Translation-en_GB Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com lucid-security Release.gpg Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/main Translation-en_GB Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/restricted Translation-en_GB Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/multiverse Translation-en_GB Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/universe Translation-en_GB Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com lucid Release Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates Release Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com lucid-security Release Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com lucid/main Packages Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com lucid/restricted Packages Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com lucid/multiverse Packages Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com lucid/universe Packages Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com lucid/main Sources Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com lucid/restricted Sources Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com lucid/multiverse Sources Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com lucid/universe Sources Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/main Packages Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/restricted Packages Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/multiverse Packages Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/universe Packages Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/main Sources Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/restricted Sources Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/multiverse Sources Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/universe Sources Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com lucid-security/main Packages Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com lucid-security/restricted Packages Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com lucid-security/multiverse Packages Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com lucid-security/universe Packages Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com lucid-security/main Sources Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com lucid-security/restricted Sources Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com lucid-security/multiverse Sources Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com lucid-security/universe Sources Get: 2 http://dl.google.com stable Release.gpg [189B] Ign http://dl.google.com/linux/deb/ stable/main Translation-en_GB Get: 3 http://dl.google.com stable Release [2,540B] Get: 4 http://dl.google.com stable/main Packages [892B] Err http://ppa.launchpad.net lucid Release.gpg Something wicked happened resolving 'ppa.launchpad.net:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname) Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net/bisigi/ppa/ubuntu/ lucid/main Translation-en_GB Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net lucid Release.gpg Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net/docky-core/ppa/ubuntu/ lucid/main Translation-en_GB Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net lucid Release.gpg Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net/psyke83/ppa/ubuntu/ lucid/main Translation-en_GB Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net lucid Release Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net lucid Release Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net lucid Release Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net lucid/main Packages Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net lucid/main Packages Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net lucid/main Packages Err http://linux.dropbox.com lucid Release.gpg Something wicked happened resolving 'linux.dropbox.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname) Ign http://linux.dropbox.com/ubuntu/ lucid/main Translation-en_GB Hit http://linux.dropbox.com lucid Release Hit http://linux.dropbox.com lucid/main Packages Ign http://linux.dropbox.com lucid/main Sources Ign http://linux.dropbox.com lucid/main Sources Hit http://linux.dropbox.com lucid/main Sources Fetched 4,457B in 26s (169B/s) W: Failed to fetch http://linux.dropbox.com/ubuntu/dists/lucid/Release.gpg Something wicked happened resolving 'linux.dropbox.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname) W: Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/bisigi/ppa/ubuntu/dists/lucid/Release.gpg Something wicked happened resolving 'ppa.launchpad.net:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname) E: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones used instead. -- Apt has strange network errors when updating indexes. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/574886 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
