Still down for me
Ditto here...
Err:10 https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/zorinos/apps/ubuntu noble InRelease
Could not connect to ppa.launchpadcontent.net:443 (185.125.190.80), connection timed out
Err:11 https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/zorinos/drivers/ubuntu noble InRelease
Unable to connect to ppa.launchpadcontent.net:https:
Err:12 https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/zorinos/patches/ubuntu noble InRelease
Unable to connect to ppa.launchpadcontent.net:https:
Err:13 https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/zorinos/stable/ubuntu noble InRelease
Unable to connect to ppa.launchpadcontent.net:https:
...
W: Failed to fetch https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/zorinos/apps/ubuntu/dists/noble/InRelease Could not connect to ppa.launchpadcontent.net:443 (185.125.190.80), connection timed out
W: Failed to fetch https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/zorinos/drivers/ubuntu/dists/noble/InRelease Unable to connect to ppa.launchpadcontent.net:https:
W: Failed to fetch https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/zorinos/patches/ubuntu/dists/noble/InRelease Unable to connect to ppa.launchpadcontent.net:https:
W: Failed to fetch https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/zorinos/stable/ubuntu/dists/noble/InRelease Unable to connect to ppa.launchpadcontent.net:https:
W: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
Still failing for me as well 
I need to update my distro!
highly confused, says it should be up but isn't. i managed to sneak in actually getting updates that was needed, but then it went right back to this after. what the hell is going on with it? and how does the problem persist for 4-5 days? on the bright side, made me figure out how to change mirrors. As I had forgotten to do that on Zorin and was apparently on the American ones and not the Norwegian ones. not that changeing helped tho. but might help with speed when the PPA servers are actually functioning again. This is odd, and rather unfortunate.
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Unfortunately, the problem is still on... I didn't know canonical was under attack...
Here is the translation of the error messages from Dutch to English:
W: Failed to fetch https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/zorinos/apps/ubuntu/dists/noble/InRelease Could not connect to ppa.launchpadcontent.net:443 (185.125.190.80). - connect (111: Connection refused)
W: Failed to fetch https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/zorinos/drivers/ubuntu/dists/noble/InRelease Could not connect to ppa.launchpadcontent.net:https:
W: Failed to fetch https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/zorinos/patches/ubuntu/dists/noble/InRelease Could not connect to ppa.launchpadcontent.net:https:
W: Failed to fetch https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/zorinos/stable/ubuntu/dists/noble/InRelease Could not connect to ppa.launchpadcontent.net:https:
What this means:
Your system is trying to update software lists from the Zorin OS repositories (specifically for the "noble" version of Ubuntu), but the server at ppa.launchpadcontent.net is actively refusing the connection. This often happens if:
- You are not running Zorin OS but have its repositories added to your system.
- The Zorin servers are temporarily down.
- Your network is blocking access to that specific IP address.
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When You scoll down here:
to the end, You should see more.
Yes, that means that it doesn't work yet. We need to have more Patience. Depending how intense it was, the Control Process could take a While. Maybe Hardware is needed to change. At the End, we have to wait.
thanks
Still down, been down am and just now today 05 May 2026
As of this morning....for me anyways the updates and terminal updates are back to normal...This was at 7 am cdt
I have now mixed Experience. Somtimes it runs and sometimes the Launchpad Stuff doesn't work. We will have to wait a bit longer.
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A statement regarding the Canonical / Ubuntu servers and lack of updates should be posted on the Zorin Home Pgae.
The inability to maintain updates affects evryone.
Regards, Charles
Just an FYI... I was able to execute a "sudo apt update" without any errors this evening.
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I have switched download sources multiple times and cannot update Zorin OS 18.1. I get a 1782 lock problem and the next attempt I get a connection but the message I see is other updates are needed and a restart is needed. After restart updates are not happening. I moved my source to clarkston which usually fixes problems but no joy.
know it's somewhat of an unprofessional solution, but it might work, especially since you're using Zorin now. Have you tried entering the error into your preferred AI and asking the right questions? It can guide you toward a solution. That's how I resolved my own issues with updates and even with the Zorin installation.
Workarround for connection issues while updating that is doing fine for some days:
- setting up an transparent vpn that ends up in uk for running the updates, then switch back to your usual setup
- launchpad is reachable und packages are downloaded
- software is doing fine as well with this workarround, no more hickups
I have tried several different VPN configurations, even transparent that where ending in .de - this did not work well
Looks like canocial is droping of certain ips, which is a mass.
Here is my terminal log for my attempts to fix this. What am I missing?
Multiple archives will not load updates.
ghost@ghost:~$ sudo apt clean
[sudo] password for ghost:
E: Could not get lock /var/lib/apt/lists/lock. It is held by process 1773 (packagekitd)
N: Be aware that removing the lock file is not a solution and may break your system.
E: Unable to lock directory /var/lib/apt/lists/
ghost@ghost:~$ sudo apt autoremove
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 6 not upgraded.
ghost@ghost:~$ ps aux | grep '[a]pt'
root 1132 0.0 0.1 424856 11400 ? Ssl 19:07 0:00 /usr/sbin/thermald --systemd --dbus-enable --adaptive
_apt 2642 0.0 0.1 25460 9604 ? S 19:08 0:00 /usr/lib/apt/methods/https
_apt 2643 0.0 0.1 29352 15176 ? S 19:08 0:00 /usr/lib/apt/methods/https
_apt 2644 0.0 0.1 25456 9640 ? S 19:08 0:00 /usr/lib/apt/methods/http
_apt 2645 0.0 0.1 25460 9608 ? S 19:08 0:00 /usr/lib/apt/methods/http
_apt 2713 0.0 0.0 18296 6860 ? S 19:08 0:00 /usr/lib/apt/methods/gpgv
ghost@ghost:~$ sudo apt clean
ghost@ghost:~$ sudo apt update
Hit:1 Index of /stable/ noble InRelease
Hit:2 Index of /patches/ noble InRelease
Hit:3 Index of /apps/ noble InRelease
Hit:4 Index of /drivers/ noble InRelease
Ign:5 Index of /ubuntu noble InRelease
Ign:6 Index of /ubuntu noble-security InRelease
Ign:7 Index of /zorinos/apps/ubuntu noble InRelease
Ign:8 Index of /ubuntu noble-updates InRelease
Ign:9 Index of /zorinos/drivers/ubuntu noble InRelease
Ign:6 Index of /ubuntu noble-security InRelease
Ign:10 Index of /ubuntu noble-backports InRelease
Ign:11 Index of /zorinos/patches/ubuntu noble InRelease
Ign:6 Index of /ubuntu noble-security InRelease
Ign:5 Index of /ubuntu noble InRelease
Ign:12 Index of /zorinos/stable/ubuntu noble InRelease
Err:6 Index of /ubuntu noble-security InRelease
Temporary failure resolving 'security.ubuntu.com'
Ign:8 Index of /ubuntu noble-updates InRelease
Ign:7 Index of /zorinos/apps/ubuntu noble InRelease
Ign:9 Index of /zorinos/drivers/ubuntu noble InRelease
Ign:10 Index of /ubuntu noble-backports InRelease
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Ign:5 Index of /ubuntu noble InRelease
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Ign:12 Index of /zorinos/stable/ubuntu noble InRelease
Ign:7 Index of /zorinos/apps/ubuntu noble InRelease
Ign:10 Index of /ubuntu noble-backports InRelease
Err:5 Index of /ubuntu noble InRelease
Temporary failure resolving 'archive.ubuntu.com'
Ign:9 Index of /zorinos/drivers/ubuntu noble InRelease
Err:8 Index of /ubuntu noble-updates InRelease
Temporary failure resolving 'archive.ubuntu.com'
Ign:11 Index of /zorinos/patches/ubuntu noble InRelease
Err:10 Index of /ubuntu noble-backports InRelease
Temporary failure resolving 'archive.ubuntu.com'
Ign:12 Index of /zorinos/stable/ubuntu noble InRelease
Err:7 Index of /zorinos/apps/ubuntu noble InRelease
Temporary failure resolving 'ppa.launchpadcontent.net'
Err:9 Index of /zorinos/drivers/ubuntu noble InRelease
Temporary failure resolving 'ppa.launchpadcontent.net'
Err:11 Index of /zorinos/patches/ubuntu noble InRelease
Temporary failure resolving 'ppa.launchpadcontent.net'
Err:12 Index of /zorinos/stable/ubuntu noble InRelease
Temporary failure resolving 'ppa.launchpadcontent.net'
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
6 packages can be upgraded. Run 'apt list --upgradable' to see them.
W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/InRelease Temporary failure resolving 'archive.ubuntu.com'
W: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble-security/InRelease Temporary failure resolving 'security.ubuntu.com'
W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble-updates/InRelease Temporary failure resolving 'archive.ubuntu.com'
W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble-backports/InRelease Temporary failure resolving 'archive.ubuntu.com'
W: Failed to fetch https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/zorinos/apps/ubuntu/dists/noble/InRelease Temporary failure resolving 'ppa.launchpadcontent.net'
W: Failed to fetch https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/zorinos/drivers/ubuntu/dists/noble/InRelease Temporary failure resolving 'ppa.launchpadcontent.net'
W: Failed to fetch https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/zorinos/patches/ubuntu/dists/noble/InRelease Temporary failure resolving 'ppa.launchpadcontent.net'
W: Failed to fetch https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/zorinos/stable/ubuntu/dists/noble/InRelease Temporary failure resolving 'ppa.launchpadcontent.net'
W: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
ghost@ghost:~$ sudo apt upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following packages will be upgraded:
zorin-exec-guard zorin-exec-guard-app-db zorin-os-artwork zorin-os-desktop
zorin-os-minimal zorin-os-standard
6 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 84.9 kB of archives.
After this operation, 1,024 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Ign:1 Index of /zorinos/stable/ubuntu noble/main amd64 zorin-exec-guard all 1.5.8
Ign:2 Index of /zorinos/stable/ubuntu noble/main amd64 zorin-exec-guard-app-db all 1.5.4
Ign:3 Index of /zorinos/stable/ubuntu noble/main amd64 zorin-os-artwork amd64 1.7.10
Ign:4 Index of /zorinos/stable/ubuntu noble/main amd64 zorin-os-desktop amd64 1.7.10
Ign:5 Index of /zorinos/stable/ubuntu noble/main amd64 zorin-os-minimal amd64 1.7.10
Ign:6 Index of /zorinos/stable/ubuntu noble/main amd64 zorin-os-standard amd64 1.7.10
Ign:1 Index of /zorinos/stable/ubuntu noble/main amd64 zorin-exec-guard all 1.5.8
Ign:2 Index of /zorinos/stable/ubuntu noble/main amd64 zorin-exec-guard-app-db all 1.5.4
Ign:3 Index of /zorinos/stable/ubuntu noble/main amd64 zorin-os-artwork amd64 1.7.10
Ign:4 Index of /zorinos/stable/ubuntu noble/main amd64 zorin-os-desktop amd64 1.7.10
Ign:5 Index of /zorinos/stable/ubuntu noble/main amd64 zorin-os-minimal amd64 1.7.10
Ign:6 Index of /zorinos/stable/ubuntu noble/main amd64 zorin-os-standard amd64 1.7.10
Ign:1 Index of /zorinos/stable/ubuntu noble/main amd64 zorin-exec-guard all 1.5.8
Ign:2 Index of /zorinos/stable/ubuntu noble/main amd64 zorin-exec-guard-app-db all 1.5.4
Ign:3 Index of /zorinos/stable/ubuntu noble/main amd64 zorin-os-artwork amd64 1.7.10
Ign:4 Index of /zorinos/stable/ubuntu noble/main amd64 zorin-os-desktop amd64 1.7.10
Ign:5 Index of /zorinos/stable/ubuntu noble/main amd64 zorin-os-minimal amd64 1.7.10
Ign:6 Index of /zorinos/stable/ubuntu noble/main amd64 zorin-os-standard amd64 1.7.10
Ign:1 Index of /zorinos/stable/ubuntu noble/main amd64 zorin-exec-guard all 1.5.8
Ign:2 Index of /zorinos/stable/ubuntu noble/main amd64 zorin-exec-guard-app-db all 1.5.4
Err:3 Index of /zorinos/stable/ubuntu noble/main amd64 zorin-os-artwork amd64 1.7.10
Temporary failure resolving 'ppa.launchpadcontent.net'
Err:4 Index of /zorinos/stable/ubuntu noble/main amd64 zorin-os-desktop amd64 1.7.10
Temporary failure resolving 'ppa.launchpadcontent.net'
Err:5 Index of /zorinos/stable/ubuntu noble/main amd64 zorin-os-minimal amd64 1.7.10
Temporary failure resolving 'ppa.launchpadcontent.net'
Err:6 Index of /zorinos/stable/ubuntu noble/main amd64 zorin-os-standard amd64 1.7.10
Temporary failure resolving 'ppa.launchpadcontent.net'
Err:1 Index of /zorinos/stable/ubuntu noble/main amd64 zorin-exec-guard all 1.5.8
Temporary failure resolving 'ppa.launchpadcontent.net'
Err:2 Index of /zorinos/stable/ubuntu noble/main amd64 zorin-exec-guard-app-db all 1.5.4
Temporary failure resolving 'ppa.launchpadcontent.net'
E: Failed to fetch https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/zorinos/stable/ubuntu/pool/main/z/zorin-exec-guard/zorin-exec-guard_1.5.8_all.deb Temporary failure resolving 'ppa.launchpadcontent.net'
E: Failed to fetch https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/zorinos/stable/ubuntu/pool/main/z/zorin-exec-guard-app-db/zorin-exec-guard-app-db_1.5.4_all.deb Temporary failure resolving 'ppa.launchpadcontent.net'
E: Failed to fetch https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/zorinos/stable/ubuntu/pool/main/z/zorin-os-meta/zorin-os-artwork_1.7.10_amd64.deb Temporary failure resolving 'ppa.launchpadcontent.net'
E: Failed to fetch https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/zorinos/stable/ubuntu/pool/main/z/zorin-os-meta/zorin-os-desktop_1.7.10_amd64.deb Temporary failure resolving 'ppa.launchpadcontent.net'
E: Failed to fetch https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/zorinos/stable/ubuntu/pool/main/z/zorin-os-meta/zorin-os-minimal_1.7.10_amd64.deb Temporary failure resolving 'ppa.launchpadcontent.net'
E: Failed to fetch https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/zorinos/stable/ubuntu/pool/main/z/zorin-os-meta/zorin-os-standard_1.7.10_amd64.deb Temporary failure resolving 'ppa.launchpadcontent.net'
E: Unable to fetch some archives, maybe run apt-get update or try with --fix-missing?
ghost@ghost:~$ apt-get update
Reading package lists... Done
E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/apt/lists/lock - open (13: Permission denied)
E: Unable to lock directory /var/lib/apt/lists/
W: Problem unlinking the file /var/cache/apt/pkgcache.bin - RemoveCaches (13: Permission denied)
W: Problem unlinking the file /var/cache/apt/srcpkgcache.bin - RemoveCaches (13: Permission denied)
I have checked my firewall and it is set correctly and I have changed repo locations and nothing works.
Another process is running in background (packagekitd), e.g. for automatic software updates, so that the package manager is blocked for other operations. Please wait a while and then repeat your commands. Also make sure that you are not running Gnome software center, software and updates, synaptic package manager or software updater at the same time when you try it again.
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