I was getting Update information is outdated alert. I tried sudo apt-get update and got these errors:
W: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/raring-security/Release.gpg Cannot initiate the connection to security.ubuntu.com:80 (2001:67c:1562::13). - connect (101: Network is unreachable) [IP: 2001:67c:1562::13 80]
W: Failed to fetch http://repository.spotify.com/dists/stable/Release.gpg Something wicked happened resolving 'repository.spotify.com:http' (-11 - System error)
W: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/raring-security/main/i18n/Translation-en_IN Cannot initiate the connection to security.ubuntu.com:80 (2001:67c:1562::13). - connect (101: Network is unreachable) [IP: 2001:67c:1562::13 80]
W: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/raring-security/main/i18n/Translation-en Cannot initiate the connection to security.ubuntu.com:80 (2001:67c:1562::13). - connect (101: Network is unreachable) [IP: 2001:67c:1562::13 80]
W: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/raring-security/multiverse/i18n/Translation-en_IN Cannot initiate the connection to security.ubuntu.com:80 (2001:67c:1562::13). - connect (101: Network is unreachable) [IP: 2001:67c:1562::13 80]
W: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/raring-security/multiverse/i18n/Translation-en Cannot initiate the connection to security.ubuntu.com:80 (2001:67c:1562::13). - connect (101: Network is unreachable) [IP: 2001:67c:1562::13 80]
W: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/raring-security/restricted/i18n/Translation-en_IN Cannot initiate the connection to security.ubuntu.com:80 (2001:67c:1562::13). - connect (101: Network is unreachable) [IP: 2001:67c:1562::13 80]
W: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/raring-security/restricted/i18n/Translation-en Cannot initiate the connection to security.ubuntu.com:80 (2001:67c:1562::13). - connect (101: Network is unreachable) [IP: 2001:67c:1562::13 80]
W: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/raring-security/universe/i18n/Translation-en_IN Cannot initiate the connection to security.ubuntu.com:80 (2001:67c:1562::13). - connect (101: Network is unreachable) [IP: 2001:67c:1562::13 80]
W: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/raring-security/universe/i18n/Translation-en Cannot initiate the connection to security.ubuntu.com:80 (2001:67c:1562::13). - connect (101: Network is unreachable) [IP: 2001:67c:1562::13 80]
W: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/raring-security/universe/source/Sources Cannot initiate the connection to security.ubuntu.com:80 (2001:67c:1562::13). - connect (101: Network is unreachable) [IP: 2001:67c:1562::13 80]
W: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/raring-security/main/source/Sources Cannot initiate the connection to security.ubuntu.com:80 (2001:67c:1562::13). - connect (101: Network is unreachable) [IP: 2001:67c:1562::13 80]
W: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/raring-security/multiverse/source/Sources Cannot initiate the connection to security.ubuntu.com:80 (2001:67c:1562::13). - connect (101: Network is unreachable) [IP: 2001:67c:1562::13 80]
W: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/raring-security/restricted/source/Sources Cannot initiate the connection to security.ubuntu.com:80 (2001:67c:1562::13). - connect (101: Network is unreachable) [IP: 2001:67c:1562::13 80]
W: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/raring-security/main/binary-i386/Packages Cannot initiate the connection to security.ubuntu.com:80 (2001:67c:1562::13). - connect (101: Network is unreachable) [IP: 2001:67c:1562::13 80]
W: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/raring-security/restricted/binary-i386/Packages Cannot initiate the connection to security.ubuntu.com:80 (2001:67c:1562::13). - connect (101: Network is unreachable) [IP: 2001:67c:1562::13 80]
W: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/raring-security/universe/binary-i386/Packages Cannot initiate the connection to security.ubuntu.com:80 (2001:67c:1562::13). - connect (101: Network is unreachable) [IP: 2001:67c:1562::13 80]
W: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/raring-security/multiverse/binary-i386/Packages Cannot initiate the connection to security.ubuntu.com:80 (2001:67c:1562::13). - connect (101: Network is unreachable) [IP: 2001:67c:1562::13 80]
E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
I followed this thread's top answer and it fixed the problem.
But someone please explain what was the problem and how did it got fixed?
Best Answer
If you are getting those kind of errors it means that either, your IPv6 connection was unstable, or the servers were dead, or the file was not found. Right now is working through: