Muon Package Manager - Unable to download packages:

[Bumpalot]

Using Ubuntu 12.04 plus KDE Desktop
Muon Package Manager - Check for Updates:
"Unable to download the following packages:
Failed to download file:/var/cache/apt-build/repository/dists/apt-build/main/binary-i386/Packages
File not found"
My system only shows /var/cache/apt-build/repository/dists/apt-build/main/binary-amd64/Packages
Do I have a problem here? If so, how can I rectify it?

Despite this, my system is working wonderfully!

[dequire]

Using Ubuntu 12.04 plus KDE Desktop
Muon Package Manager - Check for Updates:
"Unable to download the following packages:
Failed to download file:/var/cache/apt-build/repository/dists/apt-build/main/binary-i386/Packages
File not found"
My system only shows /var/cache/apt-build/repository/dists/apt-build/main/binary-amd64/Packages
Do I have a problem here? If so, how can I rectify it?

Despite this, my system is working wonderfully!

You could open a terminal and type

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

See what happens and report back here.

[Bumpalot]

Thanks for the reply!
W: Failed to fetch file:/var/cache/apt-build/repository/dists/apt-build/main/binary-i386/Packages File not found

[Snowhog]

Show us your /etc/apt/sources.list file contents.

[Bumpalot]

bumpy@bumpyputer:~$ sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
[sudo] password for bumpy:
Ign file: apt-build InRelease
Ign file: apt-build Release.gpg
Get:1 file: apt-build Release [107 B]
Ign file: apt-build/main TranslationIndex
Err file: apt-build/main i386 Packages
File not found
Ign file: apt-build/main Translation-en_CA
Ign file: apt-build/main Translation-en
Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com precise InRelease
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security InRelease
Ign http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise InRelease
Ign http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates InRelease
Ign http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports InRelease
Ign http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-proposed InRelease
Ign http://archive.canonical.com precise InRelease
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise InRelease
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise InRelease
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise InRelease
Get:2 http://extras.ubuntu.com precise Release.gpg [72 B]
Get:3 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security Release.gpg [198 B]
Get:4 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise Release.gpg [198 B]
Get:5 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates Release.gpg [198 B]
Get:6 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports Release.gpg [198 B]
Hit http://archive.canonical.com precise Release.gpg
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise InRelease
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release.gpg
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com precise Release
Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org precise InRelease
Get:7 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security Release [49.6 kB]
Get:8 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-proposed Release.gpg [198 B]
Get:9 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise Release [49.6 kB]
Hit http://archive.canonical.com precise Release
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release.gpg
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com precise/main Sources
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release.gpg
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release.gpg
Hit http://archive.canonical.com precise/partner Sources
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com precise/main amd64 Packages
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com precise/main i386 Packages
Get:10 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates Release [49.6 kB]
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release
Hit http://archive.canonical.com precise/partner amd64 Packages
Hit http://archive.canonical.com precise/partner i386 Packages
Ign http://archive.canonical.com precise/partner TranslationIndex
Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org precise/free Sources
Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com precise/main TranslationIndex
Get:11 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/main Sources [22.5 kB]
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release
Get:12 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports Release [49.6 kB]
Get:13 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/restricted Sources [14 B]
Get:14 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/universe Sources [7,832 B]
Get:15 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/multiverse Sources [713 B]
Get:16 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/main amd64 Packages [67.8 kB]
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release
Get:17 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-proposed Release [49.6 kB]
Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org precise/non-free Sources
Get:18 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/main Sources [934 kB]
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Sources
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main amd64 Packages
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main i386 Packages
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main TranslationIndex
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Sources
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main amd64 Packages
Get:19 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/restricted amd64 Packages [14 B]
Get:20 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/universe amd64 Packages [18.8 kB]
Get:21 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/multiverse amd64 Packages [1,155 B]
Get:22 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/main i386 Packages [70.2 kB]
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main i386 Packages
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main TranslationIndex
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Sources
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main amd64 Packages
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main i386 Packages
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main TranslationIndex
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Sources
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main amd64 Packages
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main i386 Packages
Get:23 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/restricted i386 Packages [14 B]
Get:24 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/universe i386 Packages [19.0 kB]
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main TranslationIndex
Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org precise/free amd64 Packages
Get:25 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/multiverse i386 Packages [1,394 B]
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/main TranslationIndex
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/multiverse TranslationIndex
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/restricted TranslationIndex
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/universe TranslationIndex
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/main Translation-en
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/multiverse Translation-en
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/restricted Translation-en
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/universe Translation-en
Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org precise/non-free amd64 Packages
Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com precise/main Translation-en_CA
Ign http://archive.canonical.com precise/partner Translation-en_CA
Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com precise/main Translation-en
Ign http://archive.canonical.com precise/partner Translation-en
Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org precise/free i386 Packages
Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org precise/non-free i386 Packages
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Translation-en_CA
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Translation-en
Get:26 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted Sources [5,470 B]
Get:27 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe Sources [5,019 kB]
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Translation-en_CA
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Translation-en
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Translation-en_CA
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Translation-en
Ign http://packages.medibuntu.org precise/free TranslationIndex
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Translation-en_CA
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Translation-en
Ign http://packages.medibuntu.org precise/non-free TranslationIndex
Ign http://packages.medibuntu.org precise/free Translation-en_CA
Ign http://packages.medibuntu.org precise/free Translation-en
Ign http://packages.medibuntu.org precise/non-free Translation-en_CA
Ign http://packages.medibuntu.org precise/non-free Translation-en
Get:28 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/multiverse Sources [155 kB]
Get:29 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/main amd64 Packages [1,273 kB]
Get:30 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted amd64 Packages [8,452 B]
Get:31 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe amd64 Packages [4,786 kB]
Get:32 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/multiverse amd64 Packages [119 kB]
Get:33 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/main i386 Packages [1,274 kB]
Get:34 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted i386 Packages [8,431 B]
Get:35 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe i386 Packages [4,796 kB]
Get:36 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/multiverse i386 Packages [121 kB]
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/main TranslationIndex
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/multiverse TranslationIndex
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted TranslationIndex
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe TranslationIndex
Get:37 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/main Sources [124 kB]
Get:38 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/restricted Sources [1,379 B]
Get:39 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/universe Sources [30.6 kB]
Get:40 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/multiverse Sources [1,058 B]
Get:41 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/main amd64 Packages [311 kB]
Get:42 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/restricted amd64 Packages [2,417 B]
Get:43 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/universe amd64 Packages [85.2 kB]
Get:44 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/multiverse amd64 Packages [1,829 B]
Get:45 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/main i386 Packages [314 kB]
Get:46 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/restricted i386 Packages [2,439 B]
Get:47 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/universe i386 Packages [85.7 kB]
Get:48 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/multiverse i386 Packages [2,047 B]
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/main TranslationIndex
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/multiverse TranslationIndex
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/restricted TranslationIndex
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/universe TranslationIndex
Get:49 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/main Sources [1,845 B]
Get:50 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/restricted Sources [14 B]
Get:51 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/universe Sources [11.1 kB]
Get:52 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/multiverse Sources [1,383 B]
Get:53 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/main amd64 Packages [1,271 B]
Get:54 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/restricted amd64 Packages [14 B]
Get:55 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/universe amd64 Packages [9,701 B]
Get:56 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/multiverse amd64 Packages [996 B]
Get:57 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/main i386 Packages [1,271 B]
Get:58 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/restricted i386 Packages [14 B]
Get:59 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/universe i386 Packages [9,703 B]
Get:60 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/multiverse i386 Packages [999 B]
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/main TranslationIndex
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/multiverse TranslationIndex
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/restricted TranslationIndex
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/universe TranslationIndex
Get:61 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-proposed/restricted amd64 Packages [14 B]
Get:62 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-proposed/main amd64 Packages [167 kB]
Get:63 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-proposed/multiverse amd64 Packages [14 B]
Get:64 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-proposed/universe amd64 Packages [21.6 kB]
Get:65 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-proposed/restricted i386 Packages [14 B]
Get:66 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-proposed/main i386 Packages [169 kB]
Get:67 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-proposed/multiverse i386 Packages [14 B]
Get:68 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-proposed/universe i386 Packages [21.6 kB]
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-proposed/main TranslationIndex
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-proposed/multiverse TranslationIndex
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-proposed/restricted TranslationIndex
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-proposed/universe TranslationIndex
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/main Translation-en_CA
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/main Translation-en
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/multiverse Translation-en
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted Translation-en
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe Translation-en_CA
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe Translation-en
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/main Translation-en
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/multiverse Translation-en
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/restricted Translation-en
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/universe Translation-en
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/main Translation-en
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/multiverse Translation-en
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/restricted Translation-en
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/universe Translation-en
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-proposed/main Translation-en_CA
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-proposed/main Translation-en
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-proposed/multiverse Translation-en
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-proposed/restricted Translation-en
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-proposed/universe Translation-en_CA
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-proposed/universe Translation-en
Fetched 20.3 MB in 32s (635 kB/s)
W: Failed to fetch file:/var/cache/apt-build/repository/dists/apt-build/main/binary-i386/Packages File not found

E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
bumpy@bumpyputer:~$

[vinnywright]

cat /etc/apt/sources.list

will show what @Snowhog asked to see .

the 5th entry down in the apt-get list is the 1 giving you trouble ....post the output of the above command to start looking for why!!

VINNY

[Bumpalot]

bumpy@bumpyputer:/$ cat /etc/apt/sources.list
# deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 12.04 LTS _Precise Pangolin_ - Release amd64 (20120425)]/ dists/precise/main/binary-i386/

# deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 12.04 LTS _Precise Pangolin_ - Release amd64 (20120425)]/ precise main restricted

# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.
deb http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise main restricted
deb-src http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise main restricted

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates main restricted
deb-src http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates main restricted

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team. Also, please note that software in universe WILL NOT receive any
## review or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
deb http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise universe
deb-src http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise universe
deb http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates universe
deb-src http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates universe

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu
## security team.
deb http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise multiverse
deb-src http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise multiverse
deb http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates multiverse
deb-src http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates multiverse

## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security main restricted
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security main restricted
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security universe
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security universe
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security multiverse
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's
## 'partner' repository.
## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by Canonical and the
## respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu users.
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu precise partner
deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu precise partner

## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by third-party
## developers who want to ship their latest software.

deb http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-proposed restricted main multiverse universe
bumpy@bumpyputer:/$

[Snowhog]

Okay. Nothing in this list. I'm assuming then, that you have some 'non-standard/third-party' repositories. Show us the output of:

ls -la /etc/apt/sources.list.d/

[Bumpalot]

bumpy@bumpyputer:~$ ls -la /etc/apt/sources.list.d/
total 56
drwxrwxrwx 2 root root 4096 Jul 7 16:31 .
drwxr-xr-x 6 root root 4096 Jul 7 16:30 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 56 Jul 9 10:37 apt-build.list
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 56 Jul 9 10:37 apt-build.list.save
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 66 Jul 9 10:37 medibuntu.list
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 66 Jul 9 10:37 medibuntu.list.save
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 138 Jul 9 10:37 muravjov-il-ppa-precise.list
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 136 Jul 9 10:37 muravjov-il-ppa-precise.list.save
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 128 Jul 9 10:37 nae-team-ppa-precise.list
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 128 Jul 9 10:37 nae-team-ppa-precise.list.save
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 144 Jul 9 10:37 rye-ubuntuone-extras-precise.list
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 144 Jul 9 10:37 rye-ubuntuone-extras-precise.list.save
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 134 Jul 9 10:37 tualatrix-ppa-precise.list
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 134 Jul 9 10:37 tualatrix-ppa-precise.list.save
bumpy@bumpyputer:~$
I was trying to remove the following from /etc/apt/sources.list after running sudo chmod a+rw sources.list, but can't save it..
medibuntu.list
medibuntu.list.save
muravjov-il-ppa-precise.list
muravjov-il-ppa-precise.list.save
nae-team-ppa-precise.list
nae-team-ppa-precise.list.save
rye-ubuntuone-extras-precise.list
rye-ubuntuone-extras-precise.list.save
tualatrix-ppa-precise.list
tualatrix-ppa-precise.list.save

[Snowhog]

The warning you are getting: W: Failed to fetch file:/var/cache/apt-build/repository/dists/apt-build/main/binary-i386/Packages File not found
Is coming from the apt-build.list file in /etc/apt/sources.list.d

It is just a warning, so can be ignored. I would be curious to see the content of apt.build.list:

cat /etc/apt/sources.list.d/apt-build.list

[Bumpalot]

bumpy@bumpyputer:~$ cat /etc/apt/sources.list.d/apt-build.list
bumpy@bumpyputer:~$
It's empty
bumpy@bumpyputer:~$ cat /etc/apt/sources.list.d/apt-build.list.save
deb file:/var/cache/apt-build/repository apt-build main (File content >> deb file:/var/cache/apt-build/repository apt-build main)
/var/cache/apt-build/repository/ contents: dists folder, Packages.gz, Release file (contents:
Archive: apt-build
Component: main
Origin: apt-build
Label: apt-build
Suite: apt-build
Architecture: amd64

[Snowhog]

I suggest removing both files:

sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/apt-build.*

[Bumpalot]

Great! That did the trick. No longer getting "File not found" message.
I really appreciate your help & the very good & speedy help from this site - sure beats a lot of other Forums for speed, quality replies & follow through. Thanks for your patience & assist!

[Snowhog]

You're welcome. Thank you for the kind words.