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I'm trying to install a package on my Ubuntu 8.10 server. However, I get this message:

The following packages have unmet dependencies.
webmin: Depends: apt-show-versions but it is not going to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try ‘apt-get -f install’ with no packages (or specify a solution).

So I run apt-get -f install which offers to install apt-show-versions and libapt-pkg-perl. After selecting to install without verification, I get these errors:

Err http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/universe libapt-pkg-perl 0.1.22build1
404 Not Found
Err http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/universe apt-show-versions 0.13
404 Not Found
Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/liba/libapt-pkg-perl/libapt-pkg-perl_0.1.22build1_i386.deb 404 Not Found
Failed to fetch http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/a/apt-show-versions/apt-show-versions_0.13_all.deb 404 Not Found
E: Unable to fetch some archives, maybe run apt-get update or try with --fix-missing?

I've tried running apt-get update and adding --fix-missing as suggested, but neither works. Where do I go from here?

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@LatinSuD: I am using 8.10 (upgraded from 8.04) - does that mean the packages are messed up in some way? – DisgruntledGoat Dec 31 '10 at 13:36
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@LatinSuD: you have that backwards. Intrepid was 8.10 and not LTS, 8.04 was Hardy and is LTS and still supported. – DerfK Dec 31 '10 at 17:55
I made a couple mistakes in my previous comment. Whatever i cannot see Interpid in any mirror so i think it is outdated and your only path is to upgrade. – LatinSuD Jan 5 '11 at 9:05
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The ubuntu 8.10 is not any more supported. Have a look at this link.

Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) was released in 30 October 2008 and maintained to 30 April 2010. So, you need to upgrade your server using:

$ sudo do-release-upgrade

But, you need to have update-manager-core package installed.

Otherwise, you may need to re-install a newer version of ubuntu.

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The intrepid release is simply not on the archive servers. I don't know the reason for that. But if you want to proceed, you will probably need to upgrade to something newer.

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The package with unmet dependencies is damaged and has to be removed by force. In your case the package is webmin

sudo dpkg -r webmin

There could be more packages with similar problems. They have to be removed one by one. Then try

apt-get update apt-get upgrade apt-get autoremove apt-get clean all

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