Why is apt-get install libsqlite3-dev giving me a 404 error?

Question

I'm trying to install a sqlite3 gem using bundler and am getting the common Failed to build native gem extensions error. I'm trying to install the necessary files to fix this and successfully installed ruby-dev using apt-get install, but when I run apt-get install libsqlite3-dev I get this error:

Err http://ec2-us-east-mirror.rightscale.com jaunty-updates/main libsqlite3-dev 3.6.10-1ubuntu0.2
404 Not Found [IP: 174.129.253.100 80]
Err http://ec2-us-east-mirror1.rightscale.com jaunty-updates/main libsqlite3-dev 3.6.10-1ubuntu0.2
404 Not Found
Err http://ec2-us-east-mirror2.rightscale.com jaunty-updates/main libsqlite3-dev 3.6.10-1ubuntu0.2
404 Not Found
Err http://ec2-us-east-mirror3.rightscale.com jaunty-updates/main libsqlite3-dev 3.6.10-1ubuntu0.2
404 Not Found
Failed to fetch http://ec2-us-east-mirror3.rightscale.com/ubuntu/pool/main/s/sqlite3/libsqlite3-dev_3.6.10-1ubuntu0.2_i386.deb      404 Not Found
E: Unable to fetch some archives, maybe run apt-get update or try with --fix-missing?

I tried running apt-get update and again got a bunch of 404 not found errors, and running the command with --fix-missing didn't do anything.

Any idea on what to do next?

Answer 1

So, turns out I'm using an old version Ubuntu (9.04) and, since I don't want to upgrade, I needed to point to old repositories. The issue is addressed in this question on superuser.com : https://superuser.com/questions/339537/where-can-i-get-theold-repositories-for-ubuntu-9-04-jaunty