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Can't install Skype on Ubuntu 12.04 64 bit

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http://askubuntu.com – I've tried many different ways: I downloaded the file on the Skype website, which returned me this error "Cannot install ia-32-libs" I followed this instructions https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Skype and here is what I got: **W: Failed to fetch http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/dists/precise/partner/Packages/binar... 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.191 80] W: Failed to fetch http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/dists/precise/partner/Packages/binar... 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.191 80] E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones (HowTos)

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Submitted by funckax on 08/30/2012

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Here is what i get when trying to install the update: first I get a window message with all this:

W:Failed to fetch http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise/main/source/Sources 403 Forbidden , W:Failed to fetch http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise/main/binary-amd64/Packages 403 Forbidden , W:Failed to fetch http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise/main/binary-i386/Packages

Error 404 in Ubuntu 36 weeks 5 days ago

How is fix this problem?

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.canonical.com/dists/[distro]/partner/source/Sources 404 Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.canonical.com/dists/[distro]/partner/binary-i386/Packages 404 Not Found

E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

Following situation: I tried to install skype wie the USC, but uninstalled it again since it was an old version and did not work correctly. So I installed Skype from skypes website. But it seems like there is a problem with the old skype repository.

I suppose this is the right place for this new thread.

Failed to fetch repositories 23 weeks 1 day ago

I am having trouble downloading the Ubuntu repositories:

$ sudo apt-get update ... Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/maverick/main/binary-amd64/Packag... 404 Not Found

Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/maverick/restricted/binary-amd64/... 404 Not Found ...

I can connect to the server fine:

# ping archive.ubuntu.com PING archive.ubuntu.com

When I press the button "check" to find updates, I always get this error:

Failed to get information from repository

W:Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/dylanmccall/ppa/ubuntu/dists/precise/main/sourc... 404 Not Found, W:Failed to fetch htp://ppa.launchpad.net/dylanmccall/ppa/ubuntu/dists/precise/main/binary-amd64/Packages 404 Not Found, W:Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpa

I upgraded my laptop from Ubuntu 10.04 to Ubuntu 12.04 on my laptop. It is a 64bit computer.

W:Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/dists/pangolin/main/binary-i386/Packages 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.190 80] , W:Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/dists/pangolin/universe/binary-i386/Packages 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.190 80] , E:Some index files failed to download.

Lately whenever I run

sudo apt-get update

it gives me the following error after the 'reading database' step

W: Duplicate sources.list entry http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ precise/partner amd64 Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/archive.canonical.com_ubuntu_dists_precise_partner_binary-amd64_Packages) W: Duplicate sources.list entry http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ precise/partner i386 Pac