ubuntu apt-install errors

Trying to install emacs on Ubuntu 14:

~$ sudo apt-get install emacs
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
acl at-spi2-core colord dconf-gsettings-backend dconf-service emacs24
emacs24-bin-common emacs24-common emacs24-common-non-dfsg emacsen-common
fontconfig fontconfig-config fonts-dejavu-core gconf-service
gconf-service-backend gconf2-common ghostscript gsfonts hicolor-icon-theme
imagemagick-common libasound2 libasound2-data libatk-bridge2.0-0 libatk1.0-0
libatk1.0-data libatspi2.0-0 libavahi-client3 libavahi-common-data
libavahi-common3 libcairo-gobject2 libcairo2 libcolord1 libcolorhug1
libcroco3 libcups2 libcupsfilters1 libcupsimage2 libdatrie1 libdconf1
libexif12 libfftw3-double3 libfontconfig1 libfreetype6 libgconf-2-4 libgd3
libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 libgdk-pixbuf2.0-common libgif4 libgomp1 libgphoto2-6
libgphoto2-l10n libgphoto2-port10 libgraphite2-3 libgs9 libgs9-common
libgtk-3-0 libgtk-3-bin libgtk-3-common libgudev-1.0-0 libgusb2
libharfbuzz0b libice6 libieee1284-3 libijs-0.35 libjasper1 libjbig0
libjbig2dec0 libjpeg-turbo8 libjpeg8 liblcms2-2 liblqr-1-0 libltdl7
libm17n-0 libmagickcore5 libmagickwand5 libotf0 libpango-1.0-0
 libpangocairo-1.0-0 libpangoft2-1.0-0 libpaper-utils libpaper1 libpixman-1-0
librsvg2-2 librsvg2-common libsane libsane-common libsm6 libthai-data
libthai0 libtiff5 libusb-1.0-0 libv4l-0 libv4lconvert0 libvpx1
libwayland-client0 libwayland-cursor0 libx11-6 libx11-data libxcb-render0
libxcb-shm0 libxcomposite1 libxcursor1 libxdamage1 libxext6 libxfixes3
libxft2 libxi6 libxinerama1 libxkbcommon0 libxpm4 libxrandr2 libxrender1
libxt6 libxtst6 m17n-contrib m17n-db policykit-1 poppler-data x11-common
Suggested packages:
emacs24-el ghostscript-x hpijs libasound2-plugins alsa-utils cups-common
libfftw3-bin libfftw3-dev libgd-tools gphoto2 gtkam fonts-droid gvfs
libjasper-runtime liblcms2-utils m17n-docs libmagickcore5-extra ttf-baekmuk
ttf-arphic-gbsn00lp ttf-arphic-bsmi00lp ttf-arphic-gkai00mp
ttf-arphic-bkai00mp librsvg2-bin avahi-daemon hplip hpoj libsane-extras
sane-utils poppler-utils fonts-japanese-mincho fonts-ipafont-mincho
fonts-japanese-gothic fonts-ipafont-gothic fonts-arphic-ukai
fonts-arphic-uming fonts-unfonts-core
The following NEW packages will be installed:
 acl at-spi2-core colord dconf-gsettings-backend dconf-service emacs emacs24
 emacs24-bin-common emacs24-common emacs24-common-non-dfsg emacsen-common
 fontconfig fontconfig-config fonts-dejavu-core gconf-service
 gconf-service-backend gconf2-common ghostscript gsfonts hicolor-icon-theme
 imagemagick-common libasound2 libasound2-data libatk-bridge2.0-0 libatk1.0-0
 libatk1.0-data libatspi2.0-0 libavahi-client3 libavahi-common-data
 libavahi-common3 libcairo-gobject2 libcairo2 libcolord1 libcolorhug1
 libcroco3 libcups2 libcupsfilters1 libcupsimage2 libdatrie1 libdconf1
 libexif12 libfftw3-double3 libfontconfig1 libfreetype6 libgconf-2-4 libgd3
 libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 libgdk-pixbuf2.0-common libgif4 libgomp1 libgphoto2-6
 libgphoto2-l10n libgphoto2-port10 libgraphite2-3 libgs9 libgs9-common
 libgtk-3-0 libgtk-3-bin libgtk-3-common libgudev-1.0-0 libgusb2
 libharfbuzz0b libice6 libieee1284-3 libijs-0.35 libjasper1 libjbig0
 libjbig2dec0 libjpeg-turbo8 libjpeg8 liblcms2-2 liblqr-1-0 libltdl7 
 libm17n-0 libmagickcore5 libmagickwand5 libotf0 libpango-1.0-0
libpangocairo-1.0-0 libpangoft2-1.0-0 libpaper-utils libpaper1 libpixman-1-0
librsvg2-2 librsvg2-common libsane libsane-common libsm6 libthai-data
libthai0 libtiff5 libusb-1.0-0 libv4l-0 libv4lconvert0 libvpx1
libwayland-client0 libwayland-cursor0 libx11-6 libx11-data libxcb-render0
libxcb-shm0 libxcomposite1 libxcursor1 libxdamage1 libxext6 libxfixes3
libxft2 libxi6 libxinerama1 libxkbcommon0 libxpm4 libxrandr2 libxrender1
libxt6 libxtst6 m17n-contrib m17n-db policykit-1 poppler-data x11-common
0 upgraded, 120 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 6,922 kB/48.7 MB of archives.
After this operation, 197 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Err http://mirrors.linode.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/main libfreetype6 amd64 2.5.2-1ubuntu2.2
404 Not Found [IP: 2600:3c03:1::45a4:df28 80]
Err http://mirrors.linode.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/main libcups2 amd64 1.7.2-0ubuntu1.2
404 Not Found [IP: 2600:3c03:1::45a4:df28 80]
Err http://mirrors.linode.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/main libcupsfilters1 amd64 1.0.52-0ubuntu1.2
404 Not Found [IP: 2600:3c03:1::45a4:df28 80]
Err http://mirrors.linode.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/main libgtk-3-common all 3.10.8-0ubuntu1.2
404 Not Found [IP: 2600:3c03:1::45a4:df28 80]
Err http://mirrors.linode.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/main libgtk-3-0 amd64 3.10.8-0ubuntu1.2
404 Not Found [IP: 2600:3c03:1::45a4:df28 80]
Err http://mirrors.linode.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/main libgudev-1.0-0 amd64 1:204-5ubuntu20.7
404 Not Found [IP: 2600:3c03:1::45a4:df28 80]
Err http://mirrors.linode.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/main libgs9-common all 9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.2
404 Not Found [IP: 2600:3c03:1::45a4:df28 80]
Err http://mirrors.linode.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/main libgs9 amd64 9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.2
404 Not Found [IP: 2600:3c03:1::45a4:df28 80]
Err http://mirrors.linode.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/main ghostscript amd64 9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.2
404 Not Found [IP: 2600:3c03:1::45a4:df28 80] 
Err http://mirrors.linode.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/main libgtk-3-bin amd64 3.10.8-0ubuntu1.2
404 Not Found [IP: 2600:3c03:1::45a4:df28 80]
Err http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-security/main libcups2 amd64 1.7.2-0ubuntu1.2
404 Not Found [IP: 2001:67c:1360:8c01::18 80]
Err http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-security/main libtiff5 amd64 4.0.3-7ubuntu0.1
404 Not Found [IP: 2001:67c:1360:8c01::18 80]
Err http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-security/main libcupsimage2 amd64 1.7.2-0ubuntu1.2
404 Not Found [IP: 2001:67c:1360:8c01::18 80]
E: Failed to fetch http://mirrors.linode.com/ubuntu/pool/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6_2.5.2-1ubuntu2.2_amd64.deb  404  Not Found [IP: 2600:3c03:1::45a4:df28 80]
E: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/c/cups/libcups2_1.7.2-0ubuntu1.2_amd64.deb  404  Not Found [IP: 2001:67c:1360:8c01::18 80]
E: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/t/tiff/libtiff5_4.0.3-7ubuntu0.1_amd64.deb  404  Not Found [IP: 2001:67c:1360:8c01::18 80] 

E: Failed to fetch http://mirrors.linode.com/ubuntu/pool/main/c/cups-filters/libcupsfilters1_1.0.52-0ubuntu1.2_amd64.deb  404  Not Found [IP: 2600:3c03:1::45a4:df28 80]
E: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/c/cups/libcupsimage2_1.7.2-0ubuntu1.2_amd64.deb  404  Not Found [IP: 2001:67c:1360:8c01::18 80]
E: Failed to fetch http://mirrors.linode.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/gtk+3.0/libgtk-3-common_3.10.8-0ubuntu1.2_all.deb  404  Not Found [IP: 2600:3c03:1::45a4:df28 80]
E: Failed to fetch http://mirrors.linode.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/gtk+3.0/libgtk-3-0_3.10.8-0ubuntu1.2_amd64.deb  404  Not Found [IP: 2600:3c03:1::45a4:df28 80]
E: Failed to fetch http://mirrors.linode.com/ubuntu/pool/main/s/systemd/libgudev-1.0-0_204-5ubuntu20.7_amd64.deb  404  Not Found [IP: 2600:3c03:1::45a4:df28 80]
E: Failed to fetch http://mirrors.linode.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/ghostscript/libgs9-common_9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.2_all.deb  404  Not Found [IP: 2600:3c03:1::45a4:df28 80]
E: Failed to fetch http://mirrors.linode.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/ghostscript/libgs9_9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.2_amd64.deb  404  Not Found [IP: 2600:3c03:1::45a4:df28 80]
E: Failed to fetch http://mirrors.linode.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/ghostscript/ghostscript_9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.2_amd64.deb  404  Not Found [IP: 2600:3c03:1::45a4:df28 80]
E: Failed to fetch http://mirrors.linode.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/gtk+3.0/libgtk-3-bin_3.10.8-0ubuntu1.2_amd64.deb  404  Not Found [IP: 2600:3c03:1::45a4:df28 80]
E: Unable to fetch some archives, maybe run apt-get update or try with --fix-missing?

Looking at the last line "http://mirrors.linode.com/ubuntu/pool/m … _amd64.deb">http://mirrors.linode.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/gtk+3.0/libgtk-3-bin3.10.8-0ubuntu1.2amd64.deb" refers to a non-existent file. However, a later version does exist: http://mirrors.linode.com/ubuntu/pool/m … _amd64.deb">http://mirrors.linode.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/gtk+3.0/libgtk-3-bin3.10.8-0ubuntu1.4amd64.deb.

5 Replies

did you run "apt-get update" before trying to install?

@glg:

did you run "apt-get update" before trying to install?

Duh! It's been too long. Thank you so much for the "make sure it's plugged in" answer. :)

@chacham1:

@glg:

did you run "apt-get update" before trying to install?

Duh! It's been too long. Thank you so much for the "make sure it's plugged in" answer. :)

That's not a cupholder! ;)

@glg:

@chacham1:

@glg:

did you run "apt-get update" before trying to install?

Duh! It's been too long. Thank you so much for the "make sure it's plugged in" answer. :)

That's not a cupholder! ;)

Okay, okay, i wrote "click" on my desktop, now what?

(i ain't looking for the userfriendly strip that inspired that one.)

In case you are interested you can check this article about the apt command.

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