Software center and update manager not working

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Published on 2012-02-14T18:59:14Z Indexed on 2012/09/19 3:53 UTC
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When I run update manager I always get this message "The action would require the installation of packages from not authenticated sources." details "libv4l-0 libv4lconvert0"

I also can not get the software center to install anything. I get an error message telling me to check my internet connection but I am connected to the internet, shortly after I get an error message just like the one I get from update manager. How do I fix this?

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