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Thread: errors caused by bad/old packages, HELP!!


i'm having issues installing programs because of package errors have been getting, seems boil down these being offending entries...please tell me type in terminal rid of these errors!!

code:
w: failed fetch http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/jaunty-backports/main/binary-i386/packages  404  not found [ip: 91.189.92.182 80]    w: failed fetch http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/jaunty-backports/restricted/binary-i386/packages  404  not found [ip: 91.189.92.182 80]    w: failed fetch http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/jaunty-backports/universe/binary-i386/packages  404  not found [ip: 91.189.92.182 80]    w: failed fetch http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/jaunty-backports/multiverse/binary-i386/packages  404  not found [ip: 91.189.92.182 80]    e: index files failed download. have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

hi ,
please open terminal , give results of these commands

code:
cat /etc/lsb-release && uname -r  cat /etc/apt/sources.list  ls /etc/apt/sources.list.d/
also post full output of
code:
sudo apt-get update
thanks


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