Re: apt-get problem

[Don Montgomery <donm@methodbydesign.com>]

/etc/apt/sources.list:

deb http://debian.uchicago.edu/debian/ testing main contrib non-free
deb-src http://debian.uchicago.edu/debian/ testing main contrib non-free

deb http://security.debian.org/ testing/updates main contrib non-free
deb-src http://security.debian.org/ testing/updates main contrib non-free

Don

On Fri, 4 Jan 2008, Douglas A. Tutty wrote:
> Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2008 21:52:28 -0500
> From: Douglas A. Tutty <dtutty@porchlight.ca>
> To: debian-amd64@lists.debian.org
> Subject: Re: apt-get problem
> Resent-Date: Sat,  5 Jan 2008 02:55:27 +0000 (UTC)
> Resent-From: debian-amd64@lists.debian.org
>
> On Fri, Jan 04, 2008 at 06:32:52PM -0600, Don Montgomery wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I am having a problem with apt-get (please see below).
> > (I have noted no other network problems: browser and ssh
> > work fine.)  I am not sure what is supposed to go on with
> > localhost.  Any ideas?
> >
> > Thanks in advance, Don
> >
> > root@duop:/home/don# apt-get update
> > Err http://security.debian.org testing/updates Release.gpg
> >   Could not connect to localhost:4001 (127.0.0.1). -
> > connect (111 Connection refused)
> > Err http://security.debian.org testing/updates/main
> > Translation-en_US
> >   Could not connect to localhost:4001 (127.0.0.1). -
> > connect (111 Connection refused)
>
> It looks like your apt is trying to connect via an http proxy on
> localhost at port 4001 and is unable to.  Does your browser connect via
> a proxy?  ssh uses a different port so wouldn't be involved in a proxy
> issue.
>
> For completeness, give us your /etc/apt/sources.list.
>
> I don't know where proxies are set up for apt.
>
> Doug.

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