I have a fresh install of Ubuntu 11.10 from the iso 'ubuntu-11.10-desktop-amd64.iso'. I installed this in VMWare Fusion 4.1.1 running on OSX 10.7.3. When setting up the VM, I allowed easy install to take care of creating my user and installing VMWare tools. No problems during installation, everything seems to be working great.

The problem is that apt-get will NOT update, so I can't do software updates or install any software with apt-get install. I have been searching high and low, and have found several threads covering similar issues. How to fix a ruined package catalog? is one, Update manager generates 404 error while attempting update. Will not update is another, Ubuntu 11.10 Update issue (failed to fetch...) is a third

• I have tried changing my software source download location to "Main Server" rather than "Server for United States", to no avail. Same errors.
• Tried sudo apt-get clean, sudo apt-get autoclean,
• Have done a sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/*, still having the exact same problem. As I said, this is a brand new installation as of yesterday evening.

Since I know it will be needed, here is my output from a sudo apt-get update:

evan@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get update
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric InRelease
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates InRelease
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-backports InRelease
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-security InRelease
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric Release.gpg   
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates Release.gpg
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-backports Release.gpg
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-security Release.gpg
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric Release       
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates Release
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-backports Release
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-security Release
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric/main TranslationIndex
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric/multiverse TranslationIndex
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric/restricted TranslationIndex
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric/universe TranslationIndex
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates/main TranslationIndex
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates/multiverse TranslationIndex
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates/restricted TranslationIndex
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates/universe TranslationIndex
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-backports/main TranslationIndex
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-backports/multiverse TranslationIndex
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-backports/restricted TranslationIndex
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-backports/universe TranslationIndex
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-security/main TranslationIndex
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-security/multiverse TranslationIndex
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-security/restricted TranslationIndex
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-security/universe TranslationIndex
Err http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric/main Sources  
  404  Not Found
Err http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric/restricted Sources
  404  Not Found
Err http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric/universe Sources
  404  Not Found
Err http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric/multiverse Sources
  404  Not Found
Err http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric/main amd64 Packages
  404  Not Found
Err http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric/restricted amd64 Packages
  404  Not Found
Err http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric/universe amd64 Packages
  404  Not Found
Err http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric/multiverse amd64 Packages
  404  Not Found
Err http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric/main i386 Packages
  404  Not Found
Err http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric/restricted i386 Packages
  404  Not Found
Err http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric/universe i386 Packages
  404  Not Found
Err http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric/multiverse i386 Packages
  404  Not Found
Err http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates/main Sources
  404  Not Found
Err http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates/restricted Sources
  404  Not Found
Err http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates/universe Sources
  404  Not Found
Err http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates/multiverse Sources
  404  Not Found
Err http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates/main amd64 Packages
  404  Not Found
Err http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates/restricted amd64 Packages
  404  Not Found
Err http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates/universe amd64 Packages
  404  Not Found
Err http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates/multiverse amd64 Packages
  404  Not Found
Err http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates/main i386 Packages
  404  Not Found
Err http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates/restricted i386 Packages
  404  Not Found
Err http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates/universe i386 Packages
  404  Not Found
Err http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates/multiverse i386 Packages
  404  Not Found
Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com oneiric InRelease
Err http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-backports/main Sources
  404  Not Found
Err http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-backports/restricted Sources
  404  Not Found
Err http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-backports/universe Sources
  404  Not Found
Err http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-backports/multiverse Sources
  404  Not Found
Err http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-backports/main amd64 Packages
  404  Not Found
Err http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-backports/restricted amd64 Packages
  404  Not Found
Err http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-backports/universe amd64 Packages
  404  Not Found
Err http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-backports/multiverse amd64 Packages
  404  Not Found
Err http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-backports/main i386 Packages
  404  Not Found
Err http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-backports/restricted i386 Packages
  404  Not Found
Err http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-backports/universe i386 Packages
  404  Not Found
Err http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-backports/multiverse i386 Packages
  404  Not Found
Err http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-security/main Sources
  404  Not Found
Err http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-security/restricted Sources
  404  Not Found
Err http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-security/universe Sources
  404  Not Found
Err http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-security/multiverse Sources
  404  Not Found
Err http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-security/main amd64 Packages
  404  Not Found
Err http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-security/restricted amd64 Packages
  404  Not Found
Err http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-security/universe amd64 Packages
  404  Not Found
Err http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-security/multiverse amd64 Packages
  404  Not Found
Err http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-security/main i386 Packages
  404  Not Found
Err http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-security/restricted i386 Packages
  404  Not Found
Err http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-security/universe i386 Packages
  404  Not Found
Err http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-security/multiverse i386 Packages
  404  Not Found
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric/main Translation-en
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric/multiverse Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric/multiverse Translation-en
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric/restricted Translation-en
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric/universe Translation-en
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates/main Translation-en
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates/multiverse Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates/multiverse Translation-en
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates/restricted Translation-en
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-updates/universe Translation-en
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-backports/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-backports/main Translation-en
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-backports/multiverse Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-backports/multiverse Translation-en
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-backports/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-backports/restricted Translation-en
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-backports/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-backports/universe Translation-en
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-security/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-security/main Translation-en
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-security/multiverse Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-security/multiverse Translation-en
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-security/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-security/restricted Translation-en
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-security/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric-security/universe Translation-en
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com oneiric Release.gpg
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com oneiric Release
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com oneiric/main Sources
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com oneiric/main amd64 Packages
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com oneiric/main i386 Packages
Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com oneiric/main TranslationIndex
Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com oneiric/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com oneiric/main Translation-en
W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric/main/source/Sources  404  Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric/restricted/source/Sources  404  Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric/universe/source/Sources  404  Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric/multiverse/source/Sources  404  Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric/main/binary-amd64/Packages  404  Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric/restricted/binary-amd64/Packages  404  Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric/universe/binary-amd64/Packages  404  Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric/multiverse/binary-amd64/Packages  404  Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric/main/binary-i386/Packages  404  Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric/restricted/binary-i386/Packages  404  Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric/universe/binary-i386/Packages  404  Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric/multiverse/binary-i386/Packages  404  Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric-updates/main/source/Sources  404  Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric-updates/restricted/source/Sources  404  Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric-updates/universe/source/Sources  404  Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric-updates/multiverse/source/Sources  404  Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric-updates/main/binary-amd64/Packages  404  Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric-updates/restricted/binary-amd64/Packages  404  Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric-updates/universe/binary-amd64/Packages  404  Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric-updates/multiverse/binary-amd64/Packages  404  Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric-updates/main/binary-i386/Packages  404  Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric-updates/restricted/binary-i386/Packages  404  Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric-updates/universe/binary-i386/Packages  404  Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric-updates/multiverse/binary-i386/Packages  404  Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric-backports/main/source/Sources  404  Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric-backports/restricted/source/Sources  404  Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric-backports/universe/source/Sources  404  Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric-backports/multiverse/source/Sources  404  Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric-backports/main/binary-amd64/Packages  404  Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric-backports/restricted/binary-amd64/Packages  404  Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric-backports/universe/binary-amd64/Packages  404  Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric-backports/multiverse/binary-amd64/Packages  404  Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric-backports/main/binary-i386/Packages  404  Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric-backports/restricted/binary-i386/Packages  404  Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric-backports/universe/binary-i386/Packages  404  Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric-backports/multiverse/binary-i386/Packages  404  Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric-security/main/source/Sources  404  Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric-security/restricted/source/Sources  404  Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric-security/universe/source/Sources  404  Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric-security/multiverse/source/Sources  404  Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric-security/main/binary-amd64/Packages  404  Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric-security/restricted/binary-amd64/Packages  404  Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric-security/universe/binary-amd64/Packages  404  Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric-security/multiverse/binary-amd64/Packages  404  Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric-security/main/binary-i386/Packages  404  Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric-security/restricted/binary-i386/Packages  404  Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric-security/universe/binary-i386/Packages  404  Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/oneiric-security/multiverse/binary-i386/Packages  404  Not Found

E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

Here is my /etc/apt/source.list:

evan@ubuntu:~$ cat /etc/apt/sources.list

# deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 11.10 _Oneiric Ocelot_ - Release amd64 (20111012)]/ dists/oneiric/main/binary-i386/

# deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 11.10 _Oneiric Ocelot_ - Release amd64 (20111012)]/ oneiric main restricted

# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu oneiric main restricted
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu oneiric main restricted

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu oneiric-updates main restricted
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu oneiric-updates main restricted

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team. Also, please note that software in universe WILL NOT receive any
## review or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu oneiric universe
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu oneiric universe
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu oneiric-updates universe
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu oneiric-updates universe

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu 
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to 
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in 
## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu
## security team.
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu oneiric multiverse
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu oneiric multiverse
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu oneiric-updates multiverse
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu oneiric-updates multiverse

## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu oneiric-backports main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu oneiric-backports main restricted universe multiverse

deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu oneiric-security main restricted
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu oneiric-security main restricted
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu oneiric-security universe
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu oneiric-security universe
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu oneiric-security multiverse
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu oneiric-security multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's
## 'partner' repository.
## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by Canonical and the
## respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu users.
# deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu oneiric partner
# deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu oneiric partner

## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by third-party
## developers who want to ship their latest software.
deb http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu oneiric main
deb-src http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu oneiric main

And here is my output from lsb_release -a:

evan@ubuntu:~$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID:    Ubuntu
Description:    Ubuntu 11.10
Release:    11.10
Codename:    oneiric

If anyone could help me out here, that would be wonderful!