[SOLVED] s/w updates crapping out

For the past couple of weeks when s/w update notification happens it won't complete due to "untrusted sourced updates"


I fiddled with the Settings but found nothing to allow. If I just choose Install I get this:

If I press OK it just disappears and the updates don't happen.

Any data as to how to change the "settings" to allow?

Hi,

change your "Software Sources Settings Download Location" per the update guide to "Main", if it is already set to that, change it and try updating again:

viewtopic.php?f=5&t=2247

Let us know if it helps!.

Wolfman wrote:Hi,

change your "Software Sources Settings Download Location" per the update guide to "Main", if it is already set to that, change it and try updating again:

viewtopic.php?f=5&t=2247

Let us know if it helps!.

After searching through SynapticHowto and browsing Settings, Repositories, etc,. There is nothing to set to "Main". A text search of the how to doc also shows nothing in that regards...

Where do bug reports get sent for Zorin 9?

Take a look at the pic!:

Wolfman wrote:Take a look at the pic!:

Software & Updates_006.jpg

That's nice and all BUT, when I go to synaptic pkg manager as instructed there is no such screen as you show.

THIS: is what is there.

I managed to find a different menu where I could choose "Main". Did so and reloaded. Update notice came up. I okay'ed it and still get the message that the updates are from untrusted sources.

Is there a dev email address to send bug reports to for Zorin 9?

Hi,

please take another look at the update guide, there are many tips tips there including repository settings:

viewtopic.php?f=5&t=2247

As far as the "Untrusted" message goes, did you add any further PPA's to your system?, if you did, which ones?.

Wolfman wrote:Hi,

please take another look at the update guide, there are many tips tips there including repository settings:

viewtopic.php?f=5&t=2247

As far as the "Untrusted" message goes, did you add any further PPA's to your system?, if you did, which ones?.

I did look at the update guide. Nothing that directly addresses this message was there. I have installed nothing except a couple of games via the Zorin s/w center.

Where is the forum to address the developers of Z9? Since they would have a list of these error messages and would therefore know exactly what the cause and cure would be...

Look in the members list for "azorin" and "zorink".

Change your software sources location per the guide and try updating again as it isn't a dev problem!.

Wolfman wrote:Look in the members list for "azorin" and "zorink".

Change your software sources location per the guide and try updating again as it isn't a dev problem!.

I did change the sources. No luck. If an OS's inability to allow updates (a human didn't make or authorize the change) isn't a Dev problem. Nothing is. I started working in s/w dev >35 years ago. I'm familiar with what is a dev issue.
I'll try the people you mentioned. Thanks for your effort I appreciate it.

Usually you only get that if you installed a packaged yourself other than from the main repositories, but wait to be corrected!

Freeatlast wrote:

Wolfman wrote:Look in the members list for "azorin" and "zorink".

Change your software sources location per the guide and try updating again as it isn't a dev problem!.

I did change the sources. No luck. If an OS's inability to allow updates (a human didn't make or authorize the change) isn't a Dev problem. Nothing is. I started working in s/w dev >35 years ago. I'm familiar with what is a dev issue.
I'll try the people you mentioned. Thanks for your effort I appreciate it.

Here is a link which might save you some time:

http://ubuntusolved.blogspot.hu/2011/03 ... usted.html

It is also in the guide although I do need to edit it somewhat so it points to it, sorry!.

Wolfman wrote:

Freeatlast wrote:

Wolfman wrote:Look in the members list for "azorin" and "zorink".

Change your software sources location per the guide and try updating again as it isn't a dev problem!.

I did change the sources. No luck. If an OS's inability to allow updates (a human didn't make or authorize the change) isn't a Dev problem. Nothing is. I started working in s/w dev >35 years ago. I'm familiar with what is a dev issue.
I'll try the people you mentioned. Thanks for your effort I appreciate it.

Here is a link which might save you some time:

http://ubuntusolved.blogspot.hu/2011/03 ... usted.html

It is also in the guide although I do need to edit it somewhat so it points to it, sorry!.

Thanks Wolf. I'll try anything at this point. After setting to main and updating I lost all ability to play monies and all repositories wouldn't respond to get files from so I can't repair any packages which the OS is screaming are broken.

No go after running script. tried to install VLC player. repositories still unavailable

Just tried to Reload the package manager...

Could not download all repository indexes

The repository may no longer be available or could not be contacted because of network problems. If available an older version of the failed index will be used. Otherwise the repository will be ignored. Check your network connection and ensure the repository address in the preferences is correct.
Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/jon-severinsso ... 4/Packages 404 Not Found
Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/jon-severinsso ... 6/Packages 404 Not Found
Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

Just for "fun" I tried installing at CL. nada


emilio@Zord:~$ sudo apt-get install ffmpeg
[sudo] password for emilio:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad-faad gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad-videoparsers libaacs0
libbasicusageenvironment0 libbluray1 libboost-program-options1.54.0
libboost-thread1.54.0 libcddb2 libcrystalhd3 libdiscid0 libdlrestrictions1
libdvbpsi8 libebml4 libfluidsynth1 libgavl1 libgnutls28 libgoocanvas-common
libgoocanvas3 libgroupsock1 libgstreamer-plugins-bad1.0-0 libgtkglext1
libhogweed2 libiso9660-8 libjemalloc1 libjs-sphinxdoc libjs-underscore
libkdecore5 liblivemedia23 libmatroska6 libmkv0 libmlt-data
libopencv-calib3d2.4 libopencv-features2d2.4 libopencv-flann2.4
libopencv-ml2.4 libopencv-video2.4 libproxy-tools libresid-builder0c2a
libsidplay2 libsox-fmt-alsa libsox-fmt-base libsox2 libsrtp0 libssh2-1
libtar0 libupnp6 libusageenvironment1 libva-x11-1 libvcdinfo0 libvlc5
libvlccore7 libxcb-composite0 libxcb-xv0 linux-headers-3.13.0-32
linux-headers-3.13.0-32-generic linux-headers-3.13.0-44
linux-headers-3.13.0-44-generic linux-headers-3.13.0-49
linux-headers-3.13.0-49-generic linux-image-3.13.0-32-generic
linux-image-3.13.0-44-generic linux-image-3.13.0-49-generic
linux-image-extra-3.13.0-32-generic linux-image-extra-3.13.0-44-generic
linux-image-extra-3.13.0-49-generic linux-signed-image-3.13.0-44-generic
linux-signed-image-3.13.0-49-generic localechooser-data openshot-doc
python-audioread python-musicbrainz2 python-pygoocanvas python-pymad
python-pyparsing vlc-data
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following extra packages will be installed:
libavcodec54 libavdevice53 libavfilter3 libavformat54
Suggested packages:
frei0r-plugins
The following NEW packages will be installed:
ffmpeg libavcodec54 libavdevice53 libavfilter3 libavformat54
0 upgraded, 5 newly installed, 0 to remove and 10 not upgraded.
Need to get 4,172 kB of archives.
After this operation, 10.9 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y
WARNING: The following packages cannot be authenticated!
libavcodec54 libavformat54 libavfilter3 libavdevice53 ffmpeg
Install these packages without verification? [y/N] y
Err http://ppa.launchpad.net/jon-severinsson/ffmpeg/ubuntu/ trusty/main libavcodec54 amd64 7:1.2.6-1~trusty1
404 Not Found
Err http://ppa.launchpad.net/jon-severinsson/ffmpeg/ubuntu/ trusty/main libavformat54 amd64 7:1.2.6-1~trusty1
404 Not Found
Err http://ppa.launchpad.net/jon-severinsson/ffmpeg/ubuntu/ trusty/main libavfilter3 amd64 7:1.2.6-1~trusty1
404 Not Found
Err http://ppa.launchpad.net/jon-severinsson/ffmpeg/ubuntu/ trusty/main libavdevice53 amd64 7:1.2.6-1~trusty1
404 Not Found
Err http://ppa.launchpad.net/jon-severinsson/ffmpeg/ubuntu/ trusty/main ffmpeg amd64 7:1.2.6-1~trusty1
404 Not Found
E: Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/jon-severinsso ... _amd64.deb 404 Not Found

E: Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/jon-severinsso ... _amd64.deb 404 Not Found

E: Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/jon-severinsso ... _amd64.deb 404 Not Found

E: Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/jon-severinsso ... _amd64.deb 404 Not Found

E: Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/jon-severinsso ... _amd64.deb 404 Not Found

E: Unable to fetch some archives, maybe run apt-get update or try with --fix-missing?

Hi, try this solution - no guarantees!:

http://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/201 ... buntu-ppa/

as for VLC, take a look here:

http://linuxg.net/how-to-install-vlc-2- ... usty-tahr/

Hi,

firstly, where did you get the PPA's from?, did you install them yourself?.

You don't need those codecs packages anyway as all the codecs you need can be obtained from the Zorin/Ubuntu mirrors without the need for 3rd party PPA's!.

Try this terminal command (Ctrl + Alt + t) and disable the 3rd party PPA's that are causing your problem (Take out the tick in your software sources list!):

Code:

sudo apt-get install libav-tools flac faac faad sox ffmpeg2theora libmpeg2-4 uudeview mpeg3-utils mpegdemux liba52-dev mpeg2dec vorbis-tools id3v2 mpg321 mpg123 libflac++6 totem-mozilla icedax  lame libmad0 libjpeg-progs ubuntu-restricted-extras gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly gxine libdvdread4 totem-mozilla icedax tagtool easytag id3tool lame nautilus-script-audio-convert libmad0 mpg321 libavcodec-extra gstreamer1.0-fluendo-mp3 gstreamer1.0-gnonlin gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad-multiverse gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly totem-plugins-extra gstreamer-tools ttf-mscorefonts-installer

That should keep you going without the need for 3rd party PPA's, some of the packages may well be installed, they will be ignored by the installer process!.

Are you running a 32Bit system?.

Wolfman wrote:Hi,

firstly, where did you get the PPA's from?, did you install them yourself?.

You don't need those codecs packages anyway as all the codecs you need can be obtained from the Zorin/Ubuntu mirrors without the need for 3rd party PPA's!.

Try this terminal command (Ctrl + Alt + t) and disable the 3rd party PPA's that are causing your problem (Take out the tick in your software sources list!):

Code:

sudo apt-get install libav-tools flac faac faad sox ffmpeg2theora libmpeg2-4 uudeview mpeg3-utils mpegdemux liba52-dev mpeg2dec vorbis-tools id3v2 mpg321 mpg123 libflac++6 totem-mozilla icedax  lame libmad0 libjpeg-progs ubuntu-restricted-extras gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly gxine libdvdread4 totem-mozilla icedax tagtool easytag id3tool lame nautilus-script-audio-convert libmad0 mpg321 libavcodec-extra gstreamer1.0-fluendo-mp3 gstreamer1.0-gnonlin gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad-multiverse gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly totem-plugins-extra gstreamer-tools ttf-mscorefonts-installer

That should keep you going without the need for 3rd party PPA's, some of the packages may well be installed, they will be ignored by the installer process!.

Are you running a 32Bit system?.

No go. Here is the feedback "E: Package 'hal' has no installation candidate"

64 bit. I didn't install anything before this blew up. I don't know why you keep asking about ppa's (whatever they are).

Swarfendor437 wrote:Hi, try this solution - no guarantees!:

http://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/201 ... buntu-ppa/

as for VLC, take a look here:

http://linuxg.net/how-to-install-vlc-2- ... usty-tahr/

Cannot add PPA: 'ppa:djcj/vlc-stable'.
Please check that the PPA name or format is correct.


I was adding VLC just t test if I could access packages. ffmpeg is shot I can play no video. Why is it so hard in linux to access these package servers?

Do you think if I bought tech support here they could fix this?

I'm sure they could but you can fix it yourself by removing the PPA's you added!.

I removed the package "hal" from the meta command list as I didn't notice it was there and it is no longer supported by Ubuntu and that is why it knocked you back, sorry!.

PPA = Personal Package Archive

Take a look here for further info about PPA management:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories/Ubuntu

Wolfman wrote:I'm sure they could but you can fix it yourself by removing the PPA's you added!.

I removed the package "hal" from the meta command list as I didn't notice it was there and it is no longer supported by Ubuntu and that is why it knocked you back, sorry!.

PPA = Personal Package Archive

Take a look here for further info about PPA management:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories/Ubuntu

I added NOTHING. All I did was hit OK when automatic updated asked permission to update.

I'll get support later this week when I have time. I don't have time right now to become a linux mechanic. No wonder almost no one uses this as a desk top OS. Secure but FAR too fidgety.

Thanks for your effortr in fixing my OS.

OK, not installed it on my current Zorin, but Y-PPA is a very useful application that appears in quite a few lightweight distros - this should be included by default I believe - Y-PPA is a PPA manager that manages your existing and new PPA's that allows you to remove them with least complications and uses a GUI (Graphical User Interface) to complete such actions. Been a while since I used it - last time was in Zorin 5 or 6 I believe - by that I mean when I used it.

Well, after MUCH research I found that this problem is NOT caused by Zorin. It is a known Ubuntu bug. There are a couple of fixes that work in ~60-70% of cases. Otherwise, you have to reinstall the OS (which is what I had to do).

Case closed

Swarfendor437 wrote:OK, not installed it on my current Zorin, but Y-PPA is a very useful application that appears in quite a few lightweight distros - this should be included by default I believe - Y-PPA is a PPA manager that manages your existing and new PPA's that allows you to remove them with least complications and uses a GUI (Graphical User Interface) to complete such actions. Been a while since I used it - last time was in Zorin 5 or 6 I believe - by that I mean when I used it.

Thanks, I ran into this when researching. I'll probably install for emergency usage.

Just to add, I found a way around this which I forgot I had after installing 3rd Party Software (Multi System):

Open a terminal:

Code:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

Sorted!

Swarfendor437 wrote:Just to add, I found a way around this which I forgot I had after installing 3rd Party Software (Multi System):

Open a terminal:

Code:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

Sorted!

Cool, thanks!