Can't install any new software. Error: Failed to download metadata for repo 'updates': Yum repo downloading error

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sudo dnf install restic

Fedora 33 - x86_64 - Updates 53 kB/s | 422 kB 00:07
Errors during downloading metadata for repository 'updates':
- Status code: 404 for https://mirror.dogado.de/fedora/linux/updates/33/Everything/x86_64/repodata/8a003d2f567957a45a6582ff855f6cb8a2a68034d297fff788600a3e4dfef071-prestodelta.xml.gz (IP: 185.3.234.216)
- Status code: 404 for http://fedora.mirror.wearetriple.com/linux/updates/33/Everything/x86_64/repodata/8a003d2f567957a45a6582ff855f6cb8a2a68034d297fff788600a3e4dfef071-prestodelta.xml.gz (IP: 93.187.10.106)
- Status code: 404 for https://fr2.rpmfind.net/linux/fedora/linux/updates/33/Everything/x86_64/repodata/84d14a6353d2405f70c26a4b87af6db301877c31199ce36da48ae1b29b3c4349-updateinfo.xml.xz (IP: 195.220.108.108)
...
Error: Failed to download metadata for repo 'updates': Yum repo downloading error: Downloading error(s): repodata/f88a7237fb0cff8664462050e150c9112f7f7d40b07fece52db400fd7280c0ea-primary.xml.gz - Cannot download, all mirrors were already tried without success; repodata/512365f80468f1e935096506390e29e2c014e0eeab4ba4ca07542e0aeaeacc74-filelists.xml.gz - Cannot download, all mirrors were already tried without success; repodata/8a003d2f567957a45a6582ff855f6cb8a2a68034d297fff788600a3e4dfef071-prestodelta.xml.gz - Cannot download, all mirrors were already tried without success; repodata/84d14a6353d2405f70c26a4b87af6db301877c31199ce36da48ae1b29b3c4349-updateinfo.xml.xz - Cannot download, all mirrors were already tried without success

Contents of dnf.conf:

cat /etc/dnf/dnf.conf

[main]
gpgcheck=1
installonly_limit=3
clean_requirements_on_remove=True
best=False
skip_if_unavailable=True
zchunk=False

dnf clean fails with the same error:

sudo dnf clean all; sudo dnf makecache --refresh -v
…
Error: Failed to download metadata for repo 'updates': Yum repo downloading error: Downloading error(s): repodata/f88a7237fb0cff8664462050e150c9112f7f7d40b07fece52db400fd7280c0ea-primary.xml.gz - Cannot download, all mirrors were already tried without success; repodata/512365f80468f1e935096506390e29e2c014e0eeab4ba4ca07542e0aeaeacc74-filelists.xml.gz - Cannot download, all mirrors were already tried without success; repodata/8a003d2f567957a45a6582ff855f6cb8a2a68034d297fff788600a3e4dfef071-prestodelta.xml.gz - Cannot download, all mirrors were already tried without success; repodata/84d14a6353d2405f70c26a4b87af6db301877c31199ce36da48ae1b29b3c4349-updateinfo.xml.xz - Cannot download, all mirrors were already tried without success

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May try to add this in (/etc/dnf/dnf.conf):
fastestmirror=True

dnf upgrade and see if there is still an error.

Status code: 404 means cant find the Servers website.
Check also if DNS is correct and working.

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cat /etc/dnf/dnf.conf

[main]
gpgcheck=1
installonly_limit=3
clean_requirements_on_remove=True
best=False
skip_if_unavailable=True
zchunk=False
fastesmirror=True

sudo dnf upgrade

The same error:

Fedora 33 - x86_64 - Updates 56 kB/s | 422 kB 00:07
Errors during downloading metadata for repository ‘updates’:

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What does the command resolvectl show. DNS is ok?

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Looks ok.

resolvectl

Global
Protocols: LLMNR=resolve -mDNS -DNSOverTLS DNSSEC=no/unsupported
resolv.conf mode: stub

Link 2 (enp3s0)
Current Scopes: DNS LLMNR/IPv4 LLMNR/IPv6
Protocols: +DefaultRoute +LLMNR -mDNS -DNSOverTLS DNSSEC=no/unsupported
Current DNS Server: 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers: 192.168.0.1

Link 3 (wlo1)
Current Scopes: DNS LLMNR/IPv4 LLMNR/IPv6
Protocols: +DefaultRoute +LLMNR -mDNS -DNSOverTLS DNSSEC=no/unsupported
Current DNS Server: 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers: 192.168.0.1

Link 4 (virbr0)
Current Scopes: none
Protocols: -DefaultRoute +LLMNR -mDNS -DNSOverTLS DNSSEC=no/unsupported

Link 5 (virbr0-nic)
Current Scopes: none
Protocols: -DefaultRoute +LLMNR -mDNS -DNSOverTLS DNSSEC=no/unsupported

dig yahoo.com

; <<>> DiG 9.11.28-RedHat-9.11.28-1.fc33 <<>> yahoo.com
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 62500
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 6, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1

;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 65494
;; QUESTION SECTION:
…

;; ANSWER SECTION:
yahoo.com. 593 IN A 74.6.231.21
…

;; Query time: 1 msec
;; SERVER: 127.0.0.53#53(127.0.0.53)
;; WHEN: Fri Mar 26 11:08:11 MSK 2021
;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 134

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Ok.
sudo reboot changes nothing. Multiple reboots useless too.
But sudo shutdown, then wait for 9 hours, then power on the computer fixes the problem.

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this is supposed to be fastestmirror=True (I fixed @dalto 's typo)

if you get a 404 on three different domains, I assume this was a DNS or general connectivity issue.

To try new mirors, it often helps to run dnf clean all, then dnf update

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Thank you.

DNS looks ok, and internet works.

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For me it not looks ok, generally you enter 2 DNS servers, when 1 not resolves the second serves as backup. Just put once DNS servers like 1.1.1.1, 1.0.0.1 to see if it works.

Afterwards you can change it again just check pls.

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Like that?

$ cat /etc/resolv.conf

# nameserver 127.0.0.53
nameserver 1.1.1.1
options edns0 trust-ad

$ resolvectl

Global
Protocols: LLMNR=resolve -mDNS -DNSOverTLS DNSSEC=no/unsupported
resolv.conf mode: stub

Link 2 (enp3s0)
Current Scopes: DNS LLMNR/IPv4 LLMNR/IPv6
Protocols: +DefaultRoute +LLMNR -mDNS -DNSOverTLS DNSSEC=no/unsupported
Current DNS Server: 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers: 192.168.0.1

Link 3 (wlo1)
Current Scopes: DNS LLMNR/IPv4 LLMNR/IPv6
Protocols: +DefaultRoute +LLMNR -mDNS -DNSOverTLS DNSSEC=no/unsupported
Current DNS Server: 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers: 192.168.0.1

Link 4 (virbr0)
Current Scopes: none
Protocols: -DefaultRoute +LLMNR -mDNS -DNSOverTLS DNSSEC=no/unsupported

Link 5 (virbr0-nic)
Current Scopes: none
Protocols: -DefaultRoute +LLMNR -mDNS -DNSOverTLS DNSSEC=no/unsupported

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