"The update information is outdated." error in ubuntu 13.04

updates 13.04 software-updater

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In a terminal window, try..

sudo apt-get update

.. then go through the list some and see if you can pinpoint what specific packages are failing, which should allow you to, at least, narrow down the problem to a specific repository or failure point. Right now, it sounds like you're not getting enough information about the error from what you've described so far.

Let us know what you see wrong, and we can continue from there.

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gunjan parashar

i am a mechanical engineer bby profession, but i spend most of free time in tweaking with the ubuntu and other open source os. whatever i learn about the linux is thru google or the forums only.

Updated on September 18, 2022

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gunjan parashar over 1 year

I use Ubuntu 13.04 32bit in a dell studio 1537. Its been a couple of days, I see a error/warning sign (a red triangle with exclamation sign in it) on the top bar. Clicking on it the message says, "The update information is outdated. This may be caused by network problems or by a repository that is no longer available. Please update manually by clicking on this icon and then selecting 'Check for updates' and check if some of the listed repositories fail." There is no network problem since internet works fine. When I check for updates, shows your computer is up to date

Here is the output of sudo apt-get update
- jjesse almost 11 years
  
  Is this a brand new install or an update? If it is an update was there a PPA you have enabled that didn't get updated to Raring or was removed in the Raring cycle?
- gunjan parashar almost 11 years
  
  almost a brand new install but added some ppa like google chrome , some themes ppa medibuntu , opera , launchpad alza project etc i really do not remember what all ppa i have added since install
- gunjan parashar almost 11 years
  
  got the issue solved i removed some ppa which i added later like handbrake etc now it is ok
- gravity almost 11 years
  
  Glad to hear. Considering I pointed out the handbrake failure, would you mind marking the answer? ;) Cheers!
- gunjan parashar almost 11 years
  
  just removed this ppa ppa.launchpad.net/stebbins/handbrake-releases/ubuntu - just unchecked it in the other software tab of the software and updates
- strugee almost 11 years
  
  @gunjanparashar can you click the checkmark button, right next to the up and down arrows, on the answer that helped you solve the problem?
gunjan parashar almost 11 years

no i have installed 13.04 directly
gravity almost 11 years

There's no such folder here any longer, and that's the error you're getting: ppa.launchpad.net/stebbins/handbrake-releases/ubuntu/dists/…
chaskes almost 11 years

@gravity Rather than add this part of your answer in a comment once the OP included the output of apt-get, you should edit it into your answer. You could make a very good answer if you also included the relevant part of the apt-get output and explained for beginners what to look for and how to fix it.