Question

I’va installed ubuntu server 10.41 in Vm ware, and I would like to install the desktop

but each time i try to do the command sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop

this error shows up:

Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/libp/libproxy/
libproxy0-o.3.1-ubuntu1-amd64.deb 403 Forbidden [Ip:91.189.92.179 80]

E:ubable to fetch some archives,maybe run apt-get update or try with fix --missing?

I tried fix missing command but didn’t work for the same reason.
I tried to cahnge the proxy like this:

1. changed the proxy in my host computer. (ultra serf)
2. changed the proxy settings in my VM to Bridged And Riplicate physical network Connection
   state.

3. run the command:
   

   export http-proxy
   
   http-proxy=http://127.0.0.1:80
   
   
   same problem, so mybe i should change the proxy settings in ubuntu but I don’t know how
   
   
   By the way the missing file that is refusing to be downlaoded is 38.1KB and all other files are perfectly downloaded
   
   so maybe i can just download it in the host(windows xp) and move to ubuntu
   but i don’t know where is the directory for the downloaded package OR where can i add this file, can any one help me?

Answer 1

Edit your /etc/apt/sources.list.

Find lines containing us.archive.ubuntu.com. Replace that with another mirror from the Ubuntu mirror list, say ubuntu.secs.oakland.edu.

Good luck!

Edit: And don’t forget to run apt-get update!