Ubuntu error

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Failed to Update Package Lists

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1. Ubuntu Error: Failed to Update Package Lists

Description

When running sudo apt update, you may encounter:

E: Failed to fetch [http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/focal/InRelease](http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/focal/InRelease)  Could not resolve 'archive.ubuntu.com'
E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

This usually happens due to network or DNS issues.

Solution

1. Check your internet connection:

ping google.com

2. Update DNS settings (use Google DNS):

sudo nano /etc/resolv.conf
# Add:
nameserver 8.8.8.8

3. Retry updating:

sudo apt update

4. Verify repository URLs if the problem persists:

sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list

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2. Ubuntu Error: Broken Packages

Description

While installing packages, you may see:

E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.

This occurs when package dependencies are broken or conflicting.

Solution

sudo apt --fix-broken install
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade

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