Ubuntu Server apt-get update error SOLVED

Looking for How to fix Ubuntu Server apt-get update error? The solutions are easy to implement, Just follow the steps given in this article.

I have Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and sometimes when I use this command, I encounter this problem. Usually, it is just a temporary problem with the server and disappears after a few minutes or a few hours. So let’s see How to fix Ubuntu update errors.

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Ubuntu Server apt-get update error SOLVED [2023]

1) In the first step open the Terminal & type, apt-get update and then press the enter button. Now make sure you got a similar error as shown in the picture below.

2) Now open the app drawer & search “Software & Update”, now open the app from the search result.

3) Now go to the Ubuntu Software section. After that click on the Download from option & change the server from here.

4) By changing the Download Server to a different Server your problem can be solved. I choose the server for India, you can also choose the Main server option or any local server you got from here. After that click on the close button.

5) In this step, To install software and update from newly added or changed sources, you have to reload the information about available software. So click on the Reload button here.

6) Now to test your solution, open the Terminal & again type apt-get update and then press the enter button. & you’ll see that everything gets done without any error.

If you still getting the error then follow these possible solutions:-

1.  Carefully read the error you got after apt-get update command.
2. Now again open the “Software & Update” app & go to the “other software” section. You can find the links that are relative to this error. Uncheck the relative links and click the close button.
3. If you can’t find a relative link you can go to the ubuntu software section and uncheck options that may can relative to this error and click the close button.

Conclusion

This is all on the topic of Ubuntu Server apt-get update error SOLVED, I hope it helps you as we have covered all possible solutions but if you still getting a similar error then I recommend you to carefully reread this article & reapply the solutions.