I recently started to have my system update manager coming back with nothing errors downloading repository information. When I run into this problem before, it was always a broken repository. Although, the one that seems broken for me now seems to be the security.ubuntu and/or archive.ubuntu and/or any other one one. This forces the update manager to continue to inform me that: "The package information was updated 17 days ago". I have tried multiple things suggested in many of the other similar questions, although they all seem to point to a bad repository.
Using sudo apt-get update gives the same errors, although the number of repositories that come back with a problem are inconsistent.
I even tried unchecking all other software in the software manager, but still get this error. I also tried multiple different repositories servers, both the main ones, and using the recommended "best" one as well. I'm not too sure what is causing this problem and any help would work. Here are some of my outputs:
sudo apt-get update
Hit http://repo.steampowered.com precise Release.gpg
Hit http://repo.steampowered.com precise Release
Hit http://repo.steampowered.com precise/steam amd64 Packages
Hit http://repo.steampowered.com precise/steam i386 Packages
Ign http://repo.steampowered.com precise/steam TranslationIndex
Ign http://repo.steampowered.com precise/steam Translation-en_CA
Ign http://repo.steampowered.com precise/steam Translation-en
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com precise Release.gpg
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com precise Release
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com precise/main amd64 Packages
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com precise/main i386 Packages
Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com precise/main TranslationIndex
Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com precise/main Translation-en_CA
Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com precise/main Translation-en
Hit http://archive.canonical.com precise Release.gpg
Hit http://archive.canonical.com precise Release
Hit http://archive.canonical.com precise/partner amd64 Packages
Hit http://archive.canonical.com precise/partner i386 Packages
Ign http://archive.canonical.com precise/partner TranslationIndex
Ign http://archive.canonical.com precise/partner Translation-en_CA
Ign http://archive.canonical.com precise/partner Translation-en
Get:1 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security Release.gpg [198 B]
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security Release
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/main amd64 Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/universe amd64 Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/multiverse amd64 Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/restricted amd64 Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/main i386 Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/universe i386 Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/multiverse i386 Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/restricted i386 Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/main TranslationIndex
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/multiverse TranslationIndex
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/restricted TranslationIndex
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/universe TranslationIndex
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/main Translation-en
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/multiverse Translation-en
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/restricted Translation-en
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/universe Translation-en
Err http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise Release.gpg
Something wicked happened resolving 'ca.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates Release.gpg
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise Release
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates Release
Ign http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/main amd64 Packages/DiffIndex
Ign http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe amd64 Packages/DiffIndex
Ign http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/multiverse amd64 Packages/DiffIndex
Ign http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted amd64 Packages/DiffIndex
Ign http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/main i386 Packages/DiffIndex
Ign http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe i386 Packages/DiffIndex
Ign http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/multiverse i386 Packages/DiffIndex
Ign http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted i386 Packages/DiffIndex
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/main TranslationIndex
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/multiverse TranslationIndex
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted TranslationIndex
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe TranslationIndex
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/main amd64 Packages
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/universe amd64 Packages
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/multiverse amd64 Packages
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/restricted amd64 Packages
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/main i386 Packages
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/universe i386 Packages
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/multiverse i386 Packages
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/restricted i386 Packages
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/main TranslationIndex
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/multiverse TranslationIndex
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/restricted TranslationIndex
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/universe TranslationIndex
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/main amd64 Packages
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe amd64 Packages
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/multiverse amd64 Packages
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted amd64 Packages
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/main i386 Packages
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe i386 Packages
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/multiverse i386 Packages
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted i386 Packages
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/main Translation-en_CA
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/main Translation-en
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/multiverse Translation-en
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted Translation-en
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe Translation-en_CA
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe Translation-en
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/main Translation-en_CA
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/main Translation-en
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/multiverse Translation-en
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/restricted Translation-en
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/universe Translation-en_CA
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/universe Translation-en
Fetched 198 B in 20s (9 B/s)
W: Failed to fetch http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise/Release.gpg Something wicked happened resolving 'ca.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
If I run, the same command again, I can get a different bad repository like:
sudo apt-get update
Get:1 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise Release.gpg [198 B]
Get:2 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates Release.gpg [198 B]
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise Release
Get:3 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates Release [49.6 kB]
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/main amd64 Packages
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe amd64 Packages
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/multiverse amd64 Packages
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted amd64 Packages
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/main i386 Packages
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe i386 Packages
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/multiverse i386 Packages
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted i386 Packages
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/main TranslationIndex
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/multiverse TranslationIndex
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted TranslationIndex
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe TranslationIndex
Get:4 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/main amd64 Packages [663 kB]
Get:5 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/universe amd64 Packages [210 kB]
Get:6 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/multiverse amd64 Packages [13.6 kB]
Get:7 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/restricted amd64 Packages [10.1 kB]
Get:8 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/main i386 Packages [683 kB]
Get:9 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/universe i386 Packages [214 kB]
Get:10 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/multiverse i386 Packages [13.8 kB]
Get:11 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/restricted i386 Packages [10.0 kB]
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/main TranslationIndex
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/multiverse TranslationIndex
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/restricted TranslationIndex
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/universe TranslationIndex
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/main Translation-en_CA
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/main Translation-en
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/multiverse Translation-en
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted Translation-en
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe Translation-en_CA
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe Translation-en
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/main Translation-en_CA
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/main Translation-en
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/multiverse Translation-en
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/restricted Translation-en
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/universe Translation-en_CA
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/universe Translation-en
Hit http://archive.canonical.com precise Release.gpg
Hit http://archive.canonical.com precise Release
Hit http://archive.canonical.com precise/partner amd64 Packages
Hit http://archive.canonical.com precise/partner i386 Packages
Ign http://archive.canonical.com precise/partner TranslationIndex
Ign http://archive.canonical.com precise/partner Translation-en_CA
Ign http://archive.canonical.com precise/partner Translation-en
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com precise Release.gpg
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com precise Release
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com precise/main amd64 Packages
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com precise/main i386 Packages
Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com precise/main TranslationIndex
Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com precise/main Translation-en_CA
Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com precise/main Translation-en
Get:12 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security Release.gpg [198 B]
Get:13 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security Release [49.6 kB]
Get:14 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/main amd64 Packages [296 kB]
Get:15 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/universe amd64 Packages [79.8 kB]
Get:16 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/multiverse amd64 Packages [2,186 B]
Get:17 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/restricted amd64 Packages [4,627 B]
Get:18 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/main i386 Packages [311 kB]
Get:19 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/universe i386 Packages [82.5 kB]
Get:20 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/multiverse i386 Packages [2,371 B]
Get:21 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/restricted i386 Packages [4,620 B]
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/main TranslationIndex
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/multiverse TranslationIndex
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/restricted TranslationIndex
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/universe TranslationIndex
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/main Translation-en
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/multiverse Translation-en
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/restricted Translation-en
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/universe Translation-en
Err http://repo.steampowered.com precise Release.gpg
Something wicked happened resolving 'repo.steampowered.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Hit http://repo.steampowered.com precise Release
Ign http://repo.steampowered.com precise/steam amd64 Packages/DiffIndex
Ign http://repo.steampowered.com precise/steam i386 Packages/DiffIndex
Ign http://repo.steampowered.com precise/steam TranslationIndex
Hit http://repo.steampowered.com precise/steam amd64 Packages
Hit http://repo.steampowered.com precise/steam i386 Packages
Ign http://repo.steampowered.com precise/steam Translation-en_CA
Ign http://repo.steampowered.com precise/steam Translation-en
Fetched 2,701 kB in 21s (124 kB/s)
W: Failed to fetch http://repo.steampowered.com/steam/dists/precise/Release.gpg Something wicked happened resolving 'repo.steampowered.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
Are there any suggestions as to what I need to start looking at for the problem?
dig ca.archive.ubuntu.com