Failed to fetch, update, download on New VPS? Possible solution here
Installed VPS server and got error messages when tried to update it or download some software?
Solution on most linux system is this:
add to the command line:
vim /etc/resolv.conf
now hit key "a"
now paste this into resolv.conf file
search google.com
nameserver 8.8.8.8
nameserver 8.8.4.4
do Ctrl + C
do :w
do :q
now repeat your update process like apt-get update, yum update, you service install etc.
Sample error message you might get when you have not set nameservers for external internet conenction:
Code:
root@server:~# apt-get updateErr http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid Release.gpg
Temporary failure resolving 'us.archive.ubuntu.com'
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/main Translation-en_US
Temporary failure resolving 'us.archive.ubuntu.com'
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/universe Translation-en_US
Temporary failure resolving 'us.archive.ubuntu.com'
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/multiverse Translation-en_US
Temporary failure resolving 'us.archive.ubuntu.com'
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-security Release.gpg
Temporary failure resolving 'us.archive.ubuntu.com'
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/main Translation-en_US
Temporary failure resolving 'us.archive.ubuntu.com'
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/universe Translation-en_US
Temporary failure resolving 'us.archive.ubuntu.com'
Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/multiverse Translation-en_US
Temporary failure resolving 'us.archive.ubuntu.com'
Reading package lists... Done
W: Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/lucid/Release.gpg Temporary failure resolving 'us.archive.ubuntu.com'
W: Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/lucid/main/i18n/Translation-en_US.lzma Temporary failure resolving 'us.archive.ubuntu.com'
W: Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/lucid/universe/i18n/Translation-en_US.lzma Temporary failure resolving 'us.archive.ubuntu.com'
W: Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/lucid/multiverse/i18n/Translation-en_US.lzma Temporary failure resolving 'us.archive.ubuntu.com'
W: Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/lucid-security/Release.gpg Temporary failure resolving 'us.archive.ubuntu.com'
W: Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/lucid-security/main/i18n/Translation-en_US.lzma Temporary failure resolving 'us.archive.ubuntu.com'
W: Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/lucid-security/universe/i18n/Translation-en_US.lzma Temporary failure resolving 'us.archive.ubuntu.com'
W: Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/lucid-security/multiverse/i18n/Translation-en_US.lzma Temporary failure resolving 'us.archive.ubuntu.com'
W: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones used instead.