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I have problems when trying to update the apt repositories.

pi@raspberrypi:~ $ sudo apt-get update
Err http://mirrordirector.raspbian.org jessie InRelease

Err http://mirrordirector.raspbian.org jessie Release.gpg                      

W: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
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  • Are you connected to a network? – Bex Mar 23 '16 at 09:46
  • try ping www.google.com to see if you are connected to the network or not. – Shan-Desai Mar 23 '16 at 11:16
  • am sure that am connected to the network ,i got ths : """64 bytes from par03s14-in-f14.1e100.net (216.58.211.78): icmp_seq=43 ttl=49 time=100 ms 64 bytes from par03s14-in-f14.1e100.net (216.58.211.78): icmp_seq=44 ttl=49 time=99.8 ms 64 bytes from par03s14-in-f14.1e100.net (216.58.211.78): icmp_seq=45 ttl=49 time=98.5 ms 64 bytes from par03s14-in-f14.1e100.net (216.58.211.78): icmp_seq=46 ttl=49 time=96.5 ms 64 bytes from par03s14-in-f14.1e100.net (216.58.211.78): icmp_seq=47 ttl=49 time=95.7 ms 64 bytes from par03s14-in-f14.1e100.net (216.58.211.78): icmp_seq=48 ttl=49 time=97.0 ms – happy Mar 23 '16 at 11:25
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    Try a different mirror. Your network may be blocking your current one. – Dylan Mar 23 '16 at 12:54

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There is DNS related issues with mirorrdirector. See answer here : cannot connect to mirrordirector.raspbian

You can remove 

deb http://mirrordirector.raspbian.org/raspbian wheezy main firmware

from /etc/apt/sources.list then add another mirror found here to this file.

Or, you can change /etc/resolv.conf to something like :

nameserver 8.8.8.8 
nameserver 4.4.4.4
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  • I got ths error after changing /etc/apt/sources.list : W: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead. E: Write error - write (28: No space left on device) E: Can't mmap an empty file E: Failed to truncate file - ftruncate (9: Bad file descriptor) E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened. – happy Mar 23 '16 at 18:56
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Fixed mine just if you edit "sudo nano /etc/dhcpcd.conf" and have manually IP Static Config Settings the line for "static domain_name_servers=192.168.x.x 8.8.8.8" for example. Save and reboot. Remember 192.168.x.x is Your Local Router/Gateway IP Address. This works for me!

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  • It's fine that setting a static IP helped in your case, but do you have any indication that the OP has the same problem? – RalfFriedl Feb 16 '19 at 19:57