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hey i recently installed ubuntu 12.10 but the software center does not work i tried the sudo apt-get update because that worked when i was using ubuntu 11.04....

these are the errors

hawi@hawi-HP-G62-Notebook-PC:~$ sudo apt-get update
[sudo] password for hawi: 
Err http://ke.archive.ubuntu.com quantal InRelease
Err http://ke.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates InRelease                     
Err http://ke.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports InRelease                   
Err http://ke.archive.ubuntu.com quantal Release.gpg                           
     Unable to connect to ke.archive.ubuntu.com
Err http://ke.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates Release.gpg                   
    Unable to connect to ke.archive.ubuntu.com
Err http://ke.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports Release.gpg                 
     Unable to connect to ke.archive.ubuntu.com
Err http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security InRelease                      
Err http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security Release.gpg                    
    Unable to connect to security.ubuntu.com [IP: 91.189.92.190 80]
Err http://extras.ubuntu.com quantal InRelease     
Err http://extras.ubuntu.com quantal Release.gpg   
    Unable to connect to extras.ubuntu.com
Reading package lists... Done
W: Failed to fetch http://ke.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/quantal/InRelease  
W: Failed to fetch http://ke.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/quantal-updates/InRelease  
W: Failed to fetch http://ke.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/quantal-backports/InRelease  
W: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/quantal-security/InRelease  
W: Failed to fetch http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/quantal/InRelease  
W: Failed to fetch http://ke.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/quantal/Release.gpg  Unable to connect to ke.archive.ubuntu.com:http:
W: Failed to fetch http://ke.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/quantal-updates/Release.gpg  Unable to connect to ke.archive.ubuntu.com
W: Failed to fetch http://ke.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/quantal-backports/Release.gpg  Unable to connect to ke.archive.ubuntu.com
W: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/quantal-security/Release.gpg  Unable to connect to security.ubuntu.com [IP: 91.189.92.190 80]
W: Failed to fetch http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/quantal/Release.gpg  Unable to connect to extras.ubuntu.com
W: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

what could be the issue?

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It looks like a network issue. Apt-get is unable to connect to the repositories. Is internet working?. Can you connect to the servers using a browser? – Javier Rivera Nov 16 '12 at 10:51
Your system appears to have no connectivity to the outside world. Can you browse the web using the 12.10 system? I think not. You need to get your connectivity issue fixed first. How are you connecting to the internet - over wireless, or mobile broadband or a fixed line network? – Clive van Hilten Nov 16 '12 at 10:53
I think there is some problem with your internet connection. First make sure you are connected to internet. – Akshay Nov 16 '12 at 11:15
i am connected to the internet but the same errors still displays...and how do you change proxy settings maybe thats an issue – Brian Hawi Nov 16 '12 at 15:14

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It seems that the Ubuntu repos you are trying to connect to are not working. You are pulling from ke.archive.ubuntu.com, which (Google says) is a Kenyan domain (.ke).

Just wait for a bit until the connection is restored. If it's not you may want to change your location, so Ubuntu will update from servers in other countries.

I'm in London, and gb.archive.ubuntu.com (gb. for Great Britain) repos work most of the time.

Otherwise, your provider may block the connection.

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That's not correct - reading above you'll see that the OP cannot connect to a variety of sources which aren't in Kenya, for example security.ubuntu.com – Clive van Hilten Nov 16 '12 at 12:00
I am connected using the schools wireless...also some sites like youtube.com the school has placed a restriction on could this be the problem why software center is not working? – Brian Hawi Nov 16 '12 at 15:21
Maybe, but a server doesn't have to have a .ke domain to be located in Kenya. I doubt security.ubuntu.com is an only one global server. – Koffeehaus Nov 24 '12 at 16:48

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