Cannot update Ubuntu 16.10 "Yakkety"
Linode
Linode Staff
I am trying to do an apt-get update and I am getting the following warnings and errors:
W: The repository 'http://mirrors.linode.com/ubuntu yakkety 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://mirrors.linode.com/ubuntu yakkety-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://mirrors.linode.com/ubuntu yakkety-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 'http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety-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.
E: Failed to fetch http://mirrors.linode.com/ubuntu/dists/yakkety/main/binary-amd64/Packages 404 Not Found [IP: 2600:3c03:1::45a4:df28 80]
E: Failed to fetch http://mirrors.linode.com/ubuntu/dists/yakkety-updates/main/binary-i386/Packages 404 Not Found [IP: 2600:3c03:1::45a4:df28 80]
E: Failed to fetch http://mirrors.linode.com/ubuntu/dists/yakkety-backports/main/binary-amd64/Packages 404 Not Found [IP: 2600:3c03:1::45a4:df28 80]
E: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/yakkety-security/main/binary-amd64/Packages 404 Not Found [IP: 2001:67c:1560:8001::11 80]
E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
4 Replies
tommydavidson
Linode Staff
Hello,
I see that you're having some issues running 'apt-get update' on an Ubuntu 16.10 'Yakkety Yak' system. Ubuntu has 2 types of releases: regular and LTS, or "Long-Term Support". A typical Ubuntu release, such as 16.10 comes with a support window of about 10 months, while the LTS versions (16.04, 18.04, etc) come with a support window of 5 years. If you check out Ubuntu's "Releases" wiki, you will see that this particular version of Ubuntu reached end-of-life status on July 20, 2017.
As luck would have it, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS is actually set to release today (April 26, 2017) and it may be worth considering an upgrade at some point in the near future. It is important to make sure that your existing services/applications are compatible with the new version (this may require waiting for some updates to be released) and to make a backup of your server's data before upgrading, as it is sometimes necessary to rebuild your server when performing a full distribution upgrade.
I hope that this points you in the right direction!
Regards,
Tom D.
Linode Support Team
tommydavidson
Linode Staff
Hello,
Just wanted to follow up and let you know - in case you haven't seen it yet - that Ubuntu 18.04 LTS is now available to install in the Linode Manager!
Regards,
Tom D.
Linode Support Team
I have the same problem, can give me a detail instructions ? you only says "Linode Manager" but where is this !!?? I am offuscated and stressed by this topic.
scrane
Linode Staff
Hey there,
You can install Ubuntu 18.04 the same way you can other operating systems onto a Linode, which is to click the "Deploy" button in the Linode's dashboard and choosing Ubuntu 18.04 from the list. You can read more about this in our Getting Started Guide. Hope this helps!