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Problems with Ubuntu packages installation on Azure VM

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Friday, August 3, 2018 4:31 PM

Server information:

Ubuntu 17.04

VM DS2-V2 ( 2vcpus, 7GB RAM )

Full access to network (no block rules to traffic out)

Problem: When I try to run any installation or update this happens:

azureuser@SERVER:~$ sudo apt-get update
Ign:1 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty-security InRelease
Ign:2 http://azure.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty InRelease
Ign:3 http://azure.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty-updates InRelease
Ign:4 http://azure.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty-backports InRelease
Err:5 http://azure.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty Release
  404  Not Found
Err:6 http://azure.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty-updates Release
  404  Not Found
Err:7 http://azure.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty-backports Release
  404  Not Found
Err:8 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty-security Release
  404  Not Found [IP: *.*.*.* 80]
Hit:9 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu zesty InRelease
Hit:10 http://ppa.launchpad.net/certbot/certbot/ubuntu zesty InRelease
Hit:11 http://ppa.launchpad.net/ondrej/php/ubuntu zesty InRelease
Reading package lists... Done
E: The repository 'http://azure.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty Release' does no longer have a Release file.
N: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default.
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
E: The repository 'http://azure.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty-updates Release' does no longer have a Release file.
N: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default.
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
E: The repository 'http://azure.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty-backports Release' does no longer have a Release file.
N: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default.
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
E: The repository 'http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty-security Release' does no longer have a Release file.
N: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default.
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.

All replies (3)

Friday, August 3, 2018 5:46 PM âś…Answered

Thanks for the reply.

Short solution, for future users: edit the file /etc/apt/sources.list and replace 

azure.archive.ubuntu.com

AND

security.ubuntu.com

with

*old-releases.ubuntu.com *


Friday, August 3, 2018 5:25 PM

Hi, 

The 17.04 release has gone End of Life. 
This means that the repos might have been closed or moved. 

The following threads might be of intrest. 

https://github.com/Azure/azure-iot-sdk-c/issues/412

https://smyl.es/how-to-fix-ubuntudebian-apt-get-404-not-found-package-repository-errors-saucy-raring-quantal-oneiric-natty/ 


Saturday, August 4, 2018 1:15 PM


Thank you for posting the solution that worked for you, it would benefit other users with a similar issue.