Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Windows Subsystem 403 forbidden on apt-get update












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I am using the Ubuntu Windows Subsystem. When I try to do apt update, the program says that the site is 403 forbidden. I can still access the resources on the site by with my browser. The log is posted below. It is abridged. Please find the full log at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vTyljlAtCg0KAkYFROi-TKL2bwS514NX/view?usp=sharing



Distributor ID: Ubuntu

Description:    Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS

Release:        16.04

Codename:       xenial





$ sudo apt-get update

Ign:1 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease

Ign:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease

Ign:3 mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise InRelease

Ign:4 mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise-updates InRelease

Ign:5 mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise-backports InRelease

Ign:6 mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise-security InRelease

Ign:7 mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise Release

Ign:8 mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise-updates Release

Ign:9 mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise-backports Release

Ign:10 mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise-security Release

Ign:11 mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise/main amd64 Packages

Ign:12 mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise/main all Packages

Ign:13 mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise/main Translation-en_US

Ign:14 mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise/main Translation-en

Ign:15 mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise/restricted amd64 Packages

Ign:16 mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise/restricted all Packages

Ign:17 mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise/restricted Translation-en_US

...(Some more ignoring, abridged)

Ign:139 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports/universe Translation-en_US

Reading package lists... Done

W: The repository 'mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise Release' does not have a Release file.

N: Data from such a repository can't be authenticated and is therefore potentially dangerous to use.

N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.

W: The repository 'mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise-updates Release' does not have a Release file.

N: Data from such a repository can't be authenticated and is therefore potentially dangerous to use.

N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.

W: The repository 'mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise-backports Release' does not have a Release file.

N: Data from such a repository can't be authenticated and is therefore potentially dangerous to use.

N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.

W: The repository 'mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise-security Release' does not have a Release file.

N: Data from such a repository can't be authenticated and is therefore potentially dangerous to use.

N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.

W: The repository 'http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security Release' does not have a Release file.

N: Data from such a repository can't be authenticated and is therefore potentially dangerous to use.

N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.

W: The repository 'http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial Release' does not have a Release file.

N: Data from such a repository can't be authenticated and is therefore potentially dangerous to use.

N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.

W: The repository 'http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates Release' does not have a Release file.

N: Data from such a repository can't be authenticated and is therefore potentially dangerous to use.

N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.

W: The repository 'http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports Release' does not have a Release file.

N: Data from such a repository can't be authenticated and is therefore potentially dangerous to use.

N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.

E: Failed to fetch mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt/dists/precise/main/binary-amd64/Packages  No mirror file '/var/lib/apt/mirrors/mirrors.ubuntu.com_mirrors.txt' found  [Mirror: ]

E: Failed to fetch mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt/dists/precise-updates/main/binary-amd64/Packages  No mirror file '/var/lib/apt/mirrors/mirrors.ubuntu.com_mirrors.txt' found  [Mirror: ]

E: Failed to fetch mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt/dists/precise-backports/main/binary-amd64/Packages  No mirror file '/var/lib/apt/mirrors/mirrors.ubuntu.com_mirrors.txt' found  [Mirror: ]

E: Failed to fetch mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt/dists/precise-security/main/binary-amd64/Packages  No mirror file '/var/lib/apt/mirrors/mirrors.ubuntu.com_mirrors.txt' found  [Mirror: ]

E: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/xenial-security/main/binary-amd64/Packages  403  Forbidden [IP: 91.189.88.161 80]

E: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/xenial/main/binary-amd64/Packages  403  Forbidden [IP: 91.189.88.162 80]

E: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/xenial-updates/main/binary-amd64/Packages  403  Forbidden [IP: 91.189.88.162 80]

E: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/xenial-backports/main/binary-amd64/Packages  403  Forbidden [IP: 91.189.88.162 80]

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


As seen, I have tried adding a mirror. The situation does not change much with or without a mirror. There are just more 'Ign's.



$ cat /etc/apt/sources.list

# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to

# newer versions of the distribution.



deb mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise main restricted universe multiverse

deb mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise-updates main restricted universe multiverse

deb mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise-backports main restricted universe multiverse

deb mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise-security main restricted universe multiverse



deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial main restricted

# deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial main restricted



## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the

## distribution.

deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial-updates main restricted

# deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial-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://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial universe

# deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial universe

deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial-updates universe

# deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial-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://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial multiverse

# deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial multiverse

deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial-updates multiverse

# deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial-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://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial-backports main restricted universe multiverse

# deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial-backports main restricted universe 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 xenial partner

# deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu xenial partner



deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial-security main restricted

# deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial-security main restricted

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial-security universe

# deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial-security universe

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial-security multiverse

# deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial-security multiverse


I have tried removing files from /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/. It was empty. The same error appears.



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    I am using the Ubuntu Windows Subsystem. When I try to do apt update, the program says that the site is 403 forbidden. I can still access the resources on the site by with my browser. The log is posted below. It is abridged. Please find the full log at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vTyljlAtCg0KAkYFROi-TKL2bwS514NX/view?usp=sharing



    Distributor ID: Ubuntu
    
Description:    Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS
    
Release:        16.04
    
Codename:       xenial
    

    

    
$ sudo apt-get update
    
Ign:1 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease
    
Ign:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease
    
Ign:3 mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise InRelease
    
Ign:4 mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise-updates InRelease
    
Ign:5 mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise-backports InRelease
    
Ign:6 mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise-security InRelease
    
Ign:7 mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise Release
    
Ign:8 mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise-updates Release
    
Ign:9 mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise-backports Release
    
Ign:10 mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise-security Release
    
Ign:11 mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise/main amd64 Packages
    
Ign:12 mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise/main all Packages
    
Ign:13 mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise/main Translation-en_US
    
Ign:14 mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise/main Translation-en
    
Ign:15 mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise/restricted amd64 Packages
    
Ign:16 mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise/restricted all Packages
    
Ign:17 mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise/restricted Translation-en_US
    
...(Some more ignoring, abridged)
    
Ign:139 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports/universe Translation-en_US
    
Reading package lists... Done
    
W: The repository 'mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise Release' does not have a Release file.
    
N: Data from such a repository can't be authenticated and is therefore potentially dangerous to use.
    
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
    
W: The repository 'mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise-updates Release' does not have a Release file.
    
N: Data from such a repository can't be authenticated and is therefore potentially dangerous to use.
    
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
    
W: The repository 'mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise-backports Release' does not have a Release file.
    
N: Data from such a repository can't be authenticated and is therefore potentially dangerous to use.
    
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
    
W: The repository 'mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise-security Release' does not have a Release file.
    
N: Data from such a repository can't be authenticated and is therefore potentially dangerous to use.
    
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
    
W: The repository 'http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security Release' does not have a Release file.
    
N: Data from such a repository can't be authenticated and is therefore potentially dangerous to use.
    
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
    
W: The repository 'http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial Release' does not have a Release file.
    
N: Data from such a repository can't be authenticated and is therefore potentially dangerous to use.
    
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
    
W: The repository 'http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates Release' does not have a Release file.
    
N: Data from such a repository can't be authenticated and is therefore potentially dangerous to use.
    
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
    
W: The repository 'http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports Release' does not have a Release file.
    
N: Data from such a repository can't be authenticated and is therefore potentially dangerous to use.
    
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
    
E: Failed to fetch mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt/dists/precise/main/binary-amd64/Packages  No mirror file '/var/lib/apt/mirrors/mirrors.ubuntu.com_mirrors.txt' found  [Mirror: ]
    
E: Failed to fetch mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt/dists/precise-updates/main/binary-amd64/Packages  No mirror file '/var/lib/apt/mirrors/mirrors.ubuntu.com_mirrors.txt' found  [Mirror: ]
    
E: Failed to fetch mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt/dists/precise-backports/main/binary-amd64/Packages  No mirror file '/var/lib/apt/mirrors/mirrors.ubuntu.com_mirrors.txt' found  [Mirror: ]
    
E: Failed to fetch mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt/dists/precise-security/main/binary-amd64/Packages  No mirror file '/var/lib/apt/mirrors/mirrors.ubuntu.com_mirrors.txt' found  [Mirror: ]
    
E: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/xenial-security/main/binary-amd64/Packages  403  Forbidden [IP: 91.189.88.161 80]
    
E: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/xenial/main/binary-amd64/Packages  403  Forbidden [IP: 91.189.88.162 80]
    
E: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/xenial-updates/main/binary-amd64/Packages  403  Forbidden [IP: 91.189.88.162 80]
    
E: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/xenial-backports/main/binary-amd64/Packages  403  Forbidden [IP: 91.189.88.162 80]
    
E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.


    As seen, I have tried adding a mirror. The situation does not change much with or without a mirror. There are just more 'Ign's.



    $ cat /etc/apt/sources.list
    
# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
    
# newer versions of the distribution.
    

    
deb mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise main restricted universe multiverse
    
deb mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise-updates main restricted universe multiverse
    
deb mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise-backports main restricted universe multiverse
    
deb mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise-security main restricted universe multiverse
    

    
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial main restricted
    
# deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial main restricted
    

    
## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
    
## distribution.
    
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial-updates main restricted
    
# deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial-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://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial universe
    
# deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial universe
    
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial-updates universe
    
# deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial-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://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial multiverse
    
# deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial multiverse
    
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial-updates multiverse
    
# deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial-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://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial-backports main restricted universe multiverse
    
# deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial-backports main restricted universe 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 xenial partner
    
# deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu xenial partner
    

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


    I have tried removing files from /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/. It was empty. The same error appears.



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      I am using the Ubuntu Windows Subsystem. When I try to do apt update, the program says that the site is 403 forbidden. I can still access the resources on the site by with my browser. The log is posted below. It is abridged. Please find the full log at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vTyljlAtCg0KAkYFROi-TKL2bwS514NX/view?usp=sharing



      Distributor ID: Ubuntu
      
Description:    Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS
      
Release:        16.04
      
Codename:       xenial
      

      

      
$ sudo apt-get update
      
Ign:1 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease
      
Ign:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease
      
Ign:3 mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise InRelease
      
Ign:4 mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise-updates InRelease
      
Ign:5 mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise-backports InRelease
      
Ign:6 mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise-security InRelease
      
Ign:7 mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise Release
      
Ign:8 mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise-updates Release
      
Ign:9 mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise-backports Release
      
Ign:10 mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise-security Release
      
Ign:11 mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise/main amd64 Packages
      
Ign:12 mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise/main all Packages
      
Ign:13 mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise/main Translation-en_US
      
Ign:14 mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise/main Translation-en
      
Ign:15 mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise/restricted amd64 Packages
      
Ign:16 mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise/restricted all Packages
      
Ign:17 mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise/restricted Translation-en_US
      
...(Some more ignoring, abridged)
      
Ign:139 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports/universe Translation-en_US
      
Reading package lists... Done
      
W: The repository 'mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise Release' does not have a Release file.
      
N: Data from such a repository can't be authenticated and is therefore potentially dangerous to use.
      
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
      
W: The repository 'mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise-updates Release' does not have a Release file.
      
N: Data from such a repository can't be authenticated and is therefore potentially dangerous to use.
      
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
      
W: The repository 'mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise-backports Release' does not have a Release file.
      
N: Data from such a repository can't be authenticated and is therefore potentially dangerous to use.
      
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
      
W: The repository 'mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise-security Release' does not have a Release file.
      
N: Data from such a repository can't be authenticated and is therefore potentially dangerous to use.
      
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
      
W: The repository 'http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security Release' does not have a Release file.
      
N: Data from such a repository can't be authenticated and is therefore potentially dangerous to use.
      
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
      
W: The repository 'http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial Release' does not have a Release file.
      
N: Data from such a repository can't be authenticated and is therefore potentially dangerous to use.
      
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
      
W: The repository 'http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates Release' does not have a Release file.
      
N: Data from such a repository can't be authenticated and is therefore potentially dangerous to use.
      
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
      
W: The repository 'http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports Release' does not have a Release file.
      
N: Data from such a repository can't be authenticated and is therefore potentially dangerous to use.
      
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
      
E: Failed to fetch mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt/dists/precise/main/binary-amd64/Packages  No mirror file '/var/lib/apt/mirrors/mirrors.ubuntu.com_mirrors.txt' found  [Mirror: ]
      
E: Failed to fetch mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt/dists/precise-updates/main/binary-amd64/Packages  No mirror file '/var/lib/apt/mirrors/mirrors.ubuntu.com_mirrors.txt' found  [Mirror: ]
      
E: Failed to fetch mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt/dists/precise-backports/main/binary-amd64/Packages  No mirror file '/var/lib/apt/mirrors/mirrors.ubuntu.com_mirrors.txt' found  [Mirror: ]
      
E: Failed to fetch mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt/dists/precise-security/main/binary-amd64/Packages  No mirror file '/var/lib/apt/mirrors/mirrors.ubuntu.com_mirrors.txt' found  [Mirror: ]
      
E: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/xenial-security/main/binary-amd64/Packages  403  Forbidden [IP: 91.189.88.161 80]
      
E: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/xenial/main/binary-amd64/Packages  403  Forbidden [IP: 91.189.88.162 80]
      
E: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/xenial-updates/main/binary-amd64/Packages  403  Forbidden [IP: 91.189.88.162 80]
      
E: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/xenial-backports/main/binary-amd64/Packages  403  Forbidden [IP: 91.189.88.162 80]
      
E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.


      As seen, I have tried adding a mirror. The situation does not change much with or without a mirror. There are just more 'Ign's.



      $ cat /etc/apt/sources.list
      
# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
      
# newer versions of the distribution.
      

      
deb mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise main restricted universe multiverse
      
deb mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise-updates main restricted universe multiverse
      
deb mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise-backports main restricted universe multiverse
      
deb mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise-security main restricted universe multiverse
      

      
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial main restricted
      
# deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial main restricted
      

      
## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
      
## distribution.
      
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial-updates main restricted
      
# deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial-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://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial universe
      
# deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial universe
      
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial-updates universe
      
# deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial-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://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial multiverse
      
# deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial multiverse
      
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial-updates multiverse
      
# deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial-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://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial-backports main restricted universe multiverse
      
# deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial-backports main restricted universe 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 xenial partner
      
# deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu xenial partner
      

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


      I have tried removing files from /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/. It was empty. The same error appears.



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      I am using the Ubuntu Windows Subsystem. When I try to do apt update, the program says that the site is 403 forbidden. I can still access the resources on the site by with my browser. The log is posted below. It is abridged. Please find the full log at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vTyljlAtCg0KAkYFROi-TKL2bwS514NX/view?usp=sharing



      Distributor ID: Ubuntu
      
Description:    Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS
      
Release:        16.04
      
Codename:       xenial
      

      

      
$ sudo apt-get update
      
Ign:1 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease
      
Ign:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease
      
Ign:3 mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise InRelease
      
Ign:4 mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise-updates InRelease
      
Ign:5 mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise-backports InRelease
      
Ign:6 mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise-security InRelease
      
Ign:7 mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise Release
      
Ign:8 mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise-updates Release
      
Ign:9 mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise-backports Release
      
Ign:10 mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise-security Release
      
Ign:11 mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise/main amd64 Packages
      
Ign:12 mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise/main all Packages
      
Ign:13 mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise/main Translation-en_US
      
Ign:14 mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise/main Translation-en
      
Ign:15 mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise/restricted amd64 Packages
      
Ign:16 mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise/restricted all Packages
      
Ign:17 mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise/restricted Translation-en_US
      
...(Some more ignoring, abridged)
      
Ign:139 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports/universe Translation-en_US
      
Reading package lists... Done
      
W: The repository 'mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise Release' does not have a Release file.
      
N: Data from such a repository can't be authenticated and is therefore potentially dangerous to use.
      
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
      
W: The repository 'mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise-updates Release' does not have a Release file.
      
N: Data from such a repository can't be authenticated and is therefore potentially dangerous to use.
      
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
      
W: The repository 'mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise-backports Release' does not have a Release file.
      
N: Data from such a repository can't be authenticated and is therefore potentially dangerous to use.
      
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
      
W: The repository 'mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise-security Release' does not have a Release file.
      
N: Data from such a repository can't be authenticated and is therefore potentially dangerous to use.
      
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
      
W: The repository 'http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security Release' does not have a Release file.
      
N: Data from such a repository can't be authenticated and is therefore potentially dangerous to use.
      
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
      
W: The repository 'http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial Release' does not have a Release file.
      
N: Data from such a repository can't be authenticated and is therefore potentially dangerous to use.
      
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
      
W: The repository 'http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates Release' does not have a Release file.
      
N: Data from such a repository can't be authenticated and is therefore potentially dangerous to use.
      
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
      
W: The repository 'http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports Release' does not have a Release file.
      
N: Data from such a repository can't be authenticated and is therefore potentially dangerous to use.
      
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
      
E: Failed to fetch mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt/dists/precise/main/binary-amd64/Packages  No mirror file '/var/lib/apt/mirrors/mirrors.ubuntu.com_mirrors.txt' found  [Mirror: ]
      
E: Failed to fetch mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt/dists/precise-updates/main/binary-amd64/Packages  No mirror file '/var/lib/apt/mirrors/mirrors.ubuntu.com_mirrors.txt' found  [Mirror: ]
      
E: Failed to fetch mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt/dists/precise-backports/main/binary-amd64/Packages  No mirror file '/var/lib/apt/mirrors/mirrors.ubuntu.com_mirrors.txt' found  [Mirror: ]
      
E: Failed to fetch mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt/dists/precise-security/main/binary-amd64/Packages  No mirror file '/var/lib/apt/mirrors/mirrors.ubuntu.com_mirrors.txt' found  [Mirror: ]
      
E: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/xenial-security/main/binary-amd64/Packages  403  Forbidden [IP: 91.189.88.161 80]
      
E: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/xenial/main/binary-amd64/Packages  403  Forbidden [IP: 91.189.88.162 80]
      
E: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/xenial-updates/main/binary-amd64/Packages  403  Forbidden [IP: 91.189.88.162 80]
      
E: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/xenial-backports/main/binary-amd64/Packages  403  Forbidden [IP: 91.189.88.162 80]
      
E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.


      As seen, I have tried adding a mirror. The situation does not change much with or without a mirror. There are just more 'Ign's.



      $ cat /etc/apt/sources.list
      
# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
      
# newer versions of the distribution.
      

      
deb mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise main restricted universe multiverse
      
deb mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise-updates main restricted universe multiverse
      
deb mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise-backports main restricted universe multiverse
      
deb mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt precise-security main restricted universe multiverse
      

      
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial main restricted
      
# deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial main restricted
      

      
## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
      
## distribution.
      
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial-updates main restricted
      
# deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial-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://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial universe
      
# deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial universe
      
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial-updates universe
      
# deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial-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://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial multiverse
      
# deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial multiverse
      
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial-updates multiverse
      
# deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial-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://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial-backports main restricted universe multiverse
      
# deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial-backports main restricted universe 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 xenial partner
      
# deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu xenial partner
      

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


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