Command "sudo apt-get update" runs with some error
I am new to Ubuntu. I am facing some problem running the sudo apt-get update
command. It shows the below mentioned error.
My system configuration:
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
- 32 bit
Command:
sudo apt-get update
Error log:
Err http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security Release.gpg
Something wicked happened resolving 'security.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://in.archive.ubuntu.com precise Release.gpg
Something wicked happened resolving 'in.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://in.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates Release.gpg
Something wicked happened resolving 'in.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security Release
Err http://in.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports Release.gpg
Something wicked happened resolving 'in.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Ign http://in.archive.ubuntu.com precise Release
Ign http://in.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates Release
Ign http://in.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports Release
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/main TranslationIndex
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/multiverse TranslationIndex
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/restricted TranslationIndex
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/universe TranslationIndex
Ign http://in.archive.ubuntu.com precise/main TranslationIndex
Ign http://in.archive.ubuntu.com precise/multiverse TranslationIndex
Ign http://in.archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted TranslationIndex
Ign http://in.archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe TranslationIndex
Ign http://in.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/main TranslationIndex
Ign http://in.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/multiverse TranslationIndex
Ign http://in.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/restricted TranslationIndex
Ign http://in.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/universe TranslationIndex
Ign http://in.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/main TranslationIndex
Ign http://in.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/multiverse TranslationIndex
Ign http://in.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/restricted TranslationIndex
Ign http://in.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/universe TranslationIndex
Err http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/main Sources
Something wicked happened resolving 'security.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/restricted Sources
Something wicked happened resolving 'security.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/universe Sources
Something wicked happened resolving 'security.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/multiverse Sources
Something wicked happened resolving 'security.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/main i386 Packages
Something wicked happened resolving 'security.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/restricted i386 Packages
Something wicked happened resolving 'security.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/universe i386 Packages
Something wicked happened resolving 'security.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/multiverse i386 Packages
Something wicked happened resolving 'security.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/main Translation-en_IN
Something wicked happened resolving 'security.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/main Translation-en
Something wicked happened resolving 'security.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/multiverse Translation-en_IN
Something wicked happened resolving 'security.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/multiverse Translation-en
Something wicked happened resolving 'security.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/restricted Translation-en_IN
Something wicked happened resolving 'security.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/restricted Translation-en
Something wicked happened resolving 'security.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/universe Translation-en_IN
Something wicked happened resolving 'security.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/universe Translation-en
Something wicked happened resolving 'security.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://in.archive.ubuntu.com precise/main Sources
Something wicked happened resolving 'in.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://in.archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted Sources
Something wicked happened resolving 'in.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://in.archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe Sources
Something wicked happened resolving 'in.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://in.archive.ubuntu.com precise/multiverse Sources
Something wicked happened resolving 'in.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://in.archive.ubuntu.com precise/main i386 Packages
Something wicked happened resolving 'in.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://in.archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted i386 Packages
Something wicked happened resolving 'in.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://in.archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe i386 Packages
Something wicked happened resolving 'in.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://in.archive.ubuntu.com precise/multiverse i386 Packages
Something wicked happened resolving 'in.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://in.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/main Sources
Something wicked happened resolving 'in.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://in.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/restricted Sources
Something wicked happened resolving 'in.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://in.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/universe Sources
Something wicked happened resolving 'in.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://in.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/multiverse Sources
Something wicked happened resolving 'in.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://in.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/main i386 Packages
Something wicked happened resolving 'in.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://in.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/restricted i386 Packages
Something wicked happened resolving 'in.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://in.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/universe i386 Packages
Something wicked happened resolving 'in.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://in.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/multiverse i386 Packages
Something wicked happened resolving 'in.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://in.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/main Sources
Something wicked happened resolving 'in.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://in.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/restricted Sources
Something wicked happened resolving 'in.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://in.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/universe Sources
Something wicked happened resolving 'in.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://in.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/multiverse Sources
Something wicked happened resolving 'in.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://in.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/main i386 Packages
Something wicked happened resolving 'in.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://in.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/restricted i386 Packages
Something wicked happened resolving 'in.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://in.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/universe i386 Packages
Something wicked happened resolving 'in.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://in.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/multiverse i386 Packages
Something wicked happened resolving 'in.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://in.archive.ubuntu.com precise/main Translation-en_IN
Something wicked happened resolving 'in.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://in.archive.ubuntu.com precise/main Translation-en
Something wicked happened resolving 'in.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://in.archive.ubuntu.com precise/multiverse Translation-en_IN
Something wicked happened resolving 'in.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://in.archive.ubuntu.com precise/multiverse Translation-en
Something wicked happened resolving 'in.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://in.archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted Translation-en_IN
Something wicked happened resolving 'in.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://in.archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted Translation-en
Something wicked happened resolving 'in.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://in.archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe Translation-en_IN
Something wicked happened resolving 'in.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://in.archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe Translation-en
Something wicked happened resolving 'in.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://in.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/main Translation-en_IN
Something wicked happened resolving 'in.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://in.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/main Translation-en
Something wicked happened resolving 'in.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://in.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/multiverse Translation-en_IN
Something wicked happened resolving 'in.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://in.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/multiverse Translation-en
Something wicked happened resolving 'in.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://in.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/restricted Translation-en_IN
Something wicked happened resolving 'in.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://in.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/restricted Translation-en
Something wicked happened resolving 'in.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://in.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/universe Translation-en_IN
Something wicked happened resolving 'in.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://in.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/universe Translation-en
Something wicked happened resolving 'in.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://in.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/main Translation-en_IN
Something wicked happened resolving 'in.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://in.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/main Translation-en
Something wicked happened resolving 'in.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://in.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/multiverse Translation-en_IN
Something wicked happened resolving 'in.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://in.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/multiverse Translation-en
Something wicked happened resolving 'in.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://in.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/restricted Translation-en_IN
Something wicked happened resolving 'in.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://in.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/restricted Translation-en
Something wicked happened resolving 'in.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://in.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/universe Translation-en_IN
Something wicked happened resolving 'in.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://in.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/universe Translation-en
Something wicked happened resolving 'in.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com precise Release.gpg
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com precise Release
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com precise/main Sources
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com precise/main i386 Packages
Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com precise/main TranslationIndex
Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com precise/main Translation-en_IN
Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com precise/main Translation-en
W: Failed to fetch http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise/Release.gpg Something wicked happened resolving 'in.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
W: Failed to fetch http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise-updates/Release.gpg Something wicked happened resolving 'in.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
W: Failed to fetch http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise-backports/Release.gpg Something wicked happened resolving 'in.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
W: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise-security/Release.gpg Something wicked happened resolving 'security.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
W: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise-security/main/source/Sources Something wicked happened resolving 'security.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
W: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise-security/restricted/source/Sources Something wicked happened resolving 'security.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
W: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise-security/universe/source/Sources Something wicked happened resolving 'security.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
W: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise-security/multiverse/source/Sources Something wicked happened resolving 'security.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
W: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise-security/main/binary-i386/Packages Something wicked happened resolving 'security.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
W: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise-security/restricted/binary-i386/Packages Something wicked happened resolving 'security.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
W: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise-security/universe/binary-i386/Packages Something wicked happened resolving 'security.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
W: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise-security/multiverse/binary-i386/Packages Something wicked happened resolving 'security.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
W: Failed to fetch http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise/main/source/Sources Something wicked happened resolving 'in.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
W: Failed to fetch http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise-updates/multiverse/source/Sources Something wicked happened resolving 'in.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
W: Failed to fetch http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise-updates/main/binary-i386/Packages Something wicked happened resolving 'in.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
W: Failed to fetch http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise-updates/restricted/binary-i386/Packages Something wicked happened resolving 'in.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
W: Failed to fetch http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise-updates/universe/binary-i386/Packages Something wicked happened resolving 'in.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
W: Failed to fetch http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise-updates/multiverse/binary-i386/Packages Something wicked happened resolving 'in.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
W: Failed to fetch http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise-backports/main/source/Sources Something wicked happened resolving 'in.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
W: Failed to fetch http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise-backports/restricted/source/Sources Something wicked happened resolving 'in.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
W: Failed to fetch http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise-backports/universe/source/Sources Something wicked happened resolving 'in.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
W: Failed to fetch http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise-backports/multiverse/source/Sources Something wicked happened resolving 'in.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
W: Failed to fetch http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise-backports/main/binary-i386/Packages Something wicked happened resolving 'in.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
W: Failed to fetch http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise-backports/restricted/binary-i386/Packages Something wicked happened resolving 'in.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
W: Failed to fetch http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise-backports/universe/binary-i386/Packages Something wicked happened resolving 'in.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
W: Failed to fetch http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise-backports/multiverse/binary-i386/Packages Something wicked happened resolving 'in.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
W: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise-security/main/i18n/Translation-en_IN Something wicked happened resolving 'security.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
W: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise-security/main/i18n/Translation-en Something wicked happened resolving 'security.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
W: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise-security/multiverse/i18n/Translation-en_IN Something wicked happened resolving 'security.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
W: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise-security/multiverse/i18n/Translation-en Something wicked happened resolving 'security.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
W: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise-security/restricted/i18n/Translation-en_IN Something wicked happened resolving 'security.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
W: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise-security/restricted/i18n/Translation-en Something wicked happened resolving 'security.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
W: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise-security/universe/i18n/Translation-en_IN Something wicked happened resolving 'security.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
W: Failed to fetch http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise-backports/multiverse/i18n/Translation-en_IN Something wicked happened resolving 'in.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
W: Failed to fetch http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise-backports/multiverse/i18n/Translation-en Something wicked happened resolving 'in.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
W: Failed to fetch http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise-backports/restricted/i18n/Translation-en_IN Something wicked happened resolving 'in.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
W: Failed to fetch http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise-backports/restricted/i18n/Translation-en Something wicked happened resolving 'in.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
W: Failed to fetch http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise-backports/universe/i18n/Translation-en_IN Something wicked happened resolving 'in.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
W: Failed to fetch http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise-backports/universe/i18n/Translation-en Something wicked happened resolving 'in.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
My new "/etc/host" file:
127.0.0.1 localhost
127.0.1.1 user1-ThinkCentre-M71e
91.189.92.152 extras.ubuntu.com
91.189.92.201 in.archive.ubuntu.com
91.189.91.24 security.ubuntu.com
# The following lines are desirable for IPv6 capable hosts
::1 ip6-localhost ip6-loopback
fe00::0 ip6-localnet
ff00::0 ip6-mcastprefix
ff02::1 ip6-allnodes
ff02::2 ip6-allrouters
Solution 1:
It may be a well-known bug in apt-get
that does not use the system's DNS to resolve domains. To fix this you may need to add the following line to /etc/hosts
(you can edit this file with sudo nano /etc/hosts
or sudo gedit /etc/hosts
):
extras.ubuntu.com 91.189.92.152