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I am a new user to Ubuntu, presently using Ubuntu 13.04 32-bit. I can't install any software from the Ubuntu Software Center. I am getting errors such as: failed to download repository information.










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          Try this. just press Ctrl+Alt+T on your keyboard to open Terminal. When it opens, run the command(s) below:



          sudo apt-get clean
          sudo apt-get upgrade && sudo apt-get update


          If that doesn't help, try changing the download server as show in the image below.



          enter image description here






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            Try this. just press Ctrl+Alt+T on your keyboard to open Terminal. When it opens, run the command(s) below:



            sudo apt-get clean
            sudo apt-get upgrade && sudo apt-get update


            If that doesn't help, try changing the download server as show in the image below.



            enter image description here






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              Try this. just press Ctrl+Alt+T on your keyboard to open Terminal. When it opens, run the command(s) below:



              sudo apt-get clean
              sudo apt-get upgrade && sudo apt-get update


              If that doesn't help, try changing the download server as show in the image below.



              enter image description here






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                Try this. just press Ctrl+Alt+T on your keyboard to open Terminal. When it opens, run the command(s) below:



                sudo apt-get clean
                sudo apt-get upgrade && sudo apt-get update


                If that doesn't help, try changing the download server as show in the image below.



                enter image description here






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                Try this. just press Ctrl+Alt+T on your keyboard to open Terminal. When it opens, run the command(s) below:



                sudo apt-get clean
                sudo apt-get upgrade && sudo apt-get update


                If that doesn't help, try changing the download server as show in the image below.



                enter image description here







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