1.修改源列表 sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list 下面是163的源，试过可用
deb http://mirrors.163.com/ubuntu/ precise main restricted deb-src http://mirrors.163.com/ubuntu/ precise main restricted deb http://mirrors.163.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates main restricted deb-src http://mirrors.163.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates main restricted deb http://mirrors.163.com/ubuntu/ precise universe deb-src http://mirrors.163.com/ubuntu/ precise universe deb http://mirrors.163.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates universe deb-src http://mirrors.163.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates universe deb http://mirrors.163.com/ubuntu/ precise multiverse deb-src http://mirrors.163.com/ubuntu/ precise multiverse deb http://mirrors.163.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates multiverse deb-src http://mirrors.163.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates multiverse deb http://mirrors.163.com/ubuntu/ precise-backports main restricted universe multiverse deb-src http://mirrors.163.com/ubuntu/ precise-backports main restricted universe multiverse deb http://mirrors.163.com/ubuntu/ precise-security main restricted deb-src http://mirrors.163.com/ubuntu/ precise-security main restricted deb http://mirrors.163.com/ubuntu/ precise-security universe deb-src http://mirrors.163.com/ubuntu/ precise-security universe deb http://mirrors.163.com/ubuntu/ precise-security multiverse deb-src http://mirrors.163.com/ubuntu/ precise-security multiverse deb http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise main deb-src http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise main
2.执行sudo apt-get update若仍然报错，问题在于DNS没有配置好
sudo gedit /etc/resolv.conf
# Dynamic resolv.conf(5) file for glibc resolver(3) generated by resolvconf(8) # DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE BY HAND -- YOUR CHANGES WILL BE OVERWRITTEN nameserver 127.0.1.1 #这里用的是阿里云的DNS服务器 nameserver 223.5.5.5 nameserver 223.6.6.6
3.然后再sudo apt-get update就可以了
ubuntu12.04 sudo apt-get update 时，无法更新源的解决办法
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