When trying an update, my output showed that "Some index files failed to download" and "They have been ignored, or old ones used instead." Have I misconfigured something, or is there a reason why mediubuntu.org is still listed as an option if it has been shutdown? Here is my update:
jeff@bigJeff:~$ sudo apt-get update Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise Release.gpg Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates Release.gpg Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports Release.gpg Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security Release.gpg Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release.gpg Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise Release Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates Release Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security Release Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports Release Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/main Sources Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/main Sources Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted Sources Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe Sources Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/multiverse Sources Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/main amd64 Packages Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted amd64 Packages Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe amd64 Packages Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/multiverse amd64 Packages Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/main i386 Packages Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted i386 Packages Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/restricted Sources Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/universe Sources Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/multiverse Sources Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/main amd64 Packages Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/restricted 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/main i386 Packages Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/restricted i386 Packages Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/universe i386 Packages Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe i386 Packages Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/multiverse i386 Packages Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/main TranslationIndex Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/multiverse TranslationIndex Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted TranslationIndex Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe TranslationIndex Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Sources Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/multiverse i386 Packages Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/main TranslationIndex Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/main Sources Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/restricted Sources Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/universe Sources Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/multiverse Sources Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/main amd64 Packages Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/restricted amd64 Packages Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/universe amd64 Packages Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/multiverse amd64 Packages Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/main i386 Packages 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://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main amd64 Packages Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main i386 Packages Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main TranslationIndex Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/restricted i386 Packages Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/universe i386 Packages Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/multiverse i386 Packages Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/main TranslationIndex Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/multiverse TranslationIndex Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/restricted TranslationIndex Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/universe TranslationIndex Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/main Sources Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/restricted Sources Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/universe Sources Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/multiverse Sources Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/main amd64 Packages Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/restricted amd64 Packages Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/universe amd64 Packages Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/multiverse amd64 Packages Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/main i386 Packages Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/main Translation-en Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/multiverse Translation-en Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/restricted i386 Packages Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/universe i386 Packages Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/multiverse i386 Packages Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/main TranslationIndex Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/multiverse TranslationIndex Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/restricted TranslationIndex Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/universe TranslationIndex Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/main Translation-en Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/multiverse Translation-en Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/restricted Translation-en Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/universe Translation-en Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted Translation-en Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe Translation-en Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/main Translation-en Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/multiverse Translation-en Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/restricted Translation-en Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/universe Translation-en Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/main Translation-en Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/multiverse Translation-en Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/restricted Translation-en Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/universe Translation-en Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Translation-en_US Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Translation-en Err http://packages.medibuntu.org precise Release.gpg Could not resolve 'packages.medibuntu.org' Reading package lists... Done W: Failed to fetch http://packages.medibuntu.org/dists/precise/Release.gpg Could not resolve 'packages.medibuntu.org' W: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS Release: 12.04 Codename: precise
uname -a
Linux bigJeff 3.8.0-34-generic #49~precise1-Ubuntu SMP Wed Nov 13 18:05:00 UTC 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
I was able to remove it from my sources list following the answer to this post:
How do I remove a broken software source?
This is a wiki last edited October 2013 explaining that it has been shutdown:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Medibuntu
Once again, I am just looking to alleviate confusion for novices/newbies to Ubuntu, like myself, and promote good security practices.