I'm also getting this. It started the 8.04 final was released. I've tried using mirror sources but it didn't help. Here's what I'm getting with my mirrors:
W: Failed to fetch http://ubuntu.cs.utah.edu/ubuntu/dists/hardy/Release Unable to find expected entry web/binary-i386/Packages in Meta-index file (malformed Release file?) W: Failed to fetch http://ubuntu.cs.utah.edu/ubuntu/dists/hardy- updates/Release Unable to find expected entry web/binary-i386/Packages in Meta-index file (malformed Release file?) W: Failed to fetch http://is.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/hardy- security/Release Unable to find expected entry web/binary-i386/Packages in Meta-index file (malformed Release file?) E: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones used instead. -- kubuntu hardy beta upgrade malformed release file error https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/204691 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs