Re: ,deb's follow Packages files to mirrors: nuts or what?
Allow us to review the reality of debian mirrors (m) several hours per day.
# apt-get update
# apt-get dist-upgrade
Get:1 m sid/main bash-builtins 3.0-6 [97.9kB]
Get:2 m sid/main debconf-i18n 1.4.34 [77.4kB]
Get:3 m sid/main debconf 1.4.34 [99.6kB]
Get:4 m sid/main bash 3.0-6 [782kB]
Err m sid/main imlib-base 1.9.14-16
404 Not Found
Get:5 m sid/main gcc-3.3-base 1:3.3.4-11 [147kB]
Get:6 m sid/main libstdc++5 1:3.3.4-11 [293kB]
Err m sid/main libkpathsea3 2.0.2-21
404 Not Found
Err m sid/main tetex-bin 2.0.2-21
404 Not Found
Err m sid/main tetex-base 2.0.2b-4
404 Not Found
Err m sid/main tetex-doc 2.0.2b-4
404 Not Found
Err m sid/main tetex-extra 2.0.2b-4
404 Not Found
Get:7 m sid/main libisc7 1:9.2.3+9.2.4-rc7-1 [153kB]
Get:8 m sid/main libdns11 1:9.2.3+9.2.4-rc7-1 [455kB]
Get:9 m sid/main bind9-host 1:9.2.3+9.2.4-rc7-1 [93.3kB]
Get:10 m sid/main binutils 2.15-2 [2221kB]
Get:11 m sid/main cpp-3.3 1:3.3.4-11 [1391kB]
Get:12 m sid/main liblwres1 1:9.2.3+9.2.4-rc7-1 [89.2kB]
Get:13 m sid/main dnsutils 1:9.2.3+9.2.4-rc7-1 [161kB]
Get:14 m sid/main gcc-3.3 1:3.3.4-11 [1564kB]
Get:15 m sid/main libstdc++5-3.3-dev 1:3.3.4-11 [775kB]
Get:16 m sid/main g++-3.3 1:3.3.4-11 [1776kB]
Err m sid/main strace 4.5.7-1
404 Not Found
Err m sid/main w3m 0.5.1-3
404 Not Found
Get:17 m sid/main bash-doc 3.0-6 [714kB]
Get:18 m sid/main binutils-doc 2.15-2 [426kB]
Get:19 m sid/main cdda2wav 4:2.0+a38-1 [157kB]
Get:20 m sid/main cdrecord 4:2.0+a38-1 [575kB]
Get:21 m sid/main cdrtools-doc 4:2.0+a38-1 [291kB]
Err m sid/main imlib11 1.9.14-17
404 Not Found
Err m sid/main libpth2 2.0.1-2
404 Not Found
Get:22 m sid/main debconf-doc 1.4.34 [156kB]
Get:23 m sid/main debconf-utils 1.4.34 [33.0kB]
Err m sid/main po-debconf 0.8.13
404 Not Found
Get:24 m sid/main libgail17 1.6.6-1 [142kB]
Get:25 m sid/main libgail-common 1.6.6-1 [146kB]
Err m sid/main shared-mime-info 0.15-1
404 Not Found
Get:26 m sid/main eog 2.6.1-2 [710kB]
Err m sid/main libpq3 7.4.5-3
404 Not Found
Err m sid/main gdk-imlib1 1.9.14-16
404 Not Found
Err m sid/main mozilla-plugin-vlc 0.8.0-test1-1
404 Not Found
Err m sid/main vlc-plugin-alsa 0.8.0-test1-1
404 Not Found
Err m sid/main vlc-plugin-esd 0.8.0-test1-1
404 Not Found
Get:27 m sid/main libdvdnav4 0.1.9-3 [77.7kB]
Err m sid/main libxosd2 2.2.11-1
404 Not Found
Err m sid/main ttf-freefont 20031008-1.1
404 Not Found
Err m sid/main wxvlc 0.8.0-test1-1
404 Not Found
Err m sid/main gnome-vlc 0.8.0-test1-1
404 Not Found
Err m sid/main vlc 0.8.0-test1-1
404 Not Found
Get:28 m sid/main gv 1:3.5.8-36 [240kB]
Get:29 m sid/main hotplug 0.0.20040329-15 [60.6kB]
Err m sid/main imlib1 1.9.14-16
404 Not Found
Err m sid/main imgsizer 2.7-1
404 Not Found
Err m sid/main liblo0 0.9-2
404 Not Found
Err m sid/main jamin 0.9.0-5
404 Not Found
Err m sid/non-free latex2html 2002-2-1-8
404 Not Found
Get:30 m sid/main libg2c0 1:3.3.4-11 [50.6kB]
Get:31 m sid/main libgcj-common 1:3.3.4-11 [1166B]
Get:32 m sid/main libgcj4 1:3.3.4-11 [2586kB]
Err m sid/main libsdl1.2debian 1.2.7-9
404 Not Found
Err m sid/main libsdl1.2debian-oss 1.2.7-9
404 Not Found
Err m sid/main libswfdec0 0.2.2-6
404 Not Found
Err m sid/main libtidy0 20040811-2
404 Not Found
Err m sid/main linkchecker 1.13.1-1
404 Not Found
Err m sid/main menu 2.1.17
404 Not Found
Get:33 m sid/main mkisofs 4:2.0+a38-1 [525kB]
Err m sid/main postgresql-dev 7.4.5-3
404 Not Found
Err m sid/main python2.3-pygresql 1:3.5-1
404 Not Found
Err m sid/main python-pygresql 1:3.5-1
404 Not Found
Err m sid/main swf-player 0.2.2-6
404 Not Found
Err m sid/main tidy 20040811-2
404 Not Found
Err m sid/main wp2x 2.5-mhi-6
404 Not Found
Failed to fetch m/debian/pool/main/i/imlib+png2/imlib-base_1.9.14-16_all.deb 404 Not Found
Failed to fetch m/debian/pool/main/t/tetex-bin/libkpathsea3_2.0.2-21_i386.deb 404 Not Found
Failed to fetch m/debian/pool/main/t/tetex-bin/tetex-bin_2.0.2-21_i386.deb 404 Not Found
etc. etc.
E: Some files failed to download
Looks like I hit it about mid alphabet today.
And I thought things would be safe by this time in the morning.
Good thing [average user] wasn't making a presentation or showing the
boss or doing something critical on the way to the airport, etc.
Great. A self inflicted denial of service attack against debian by debian.
Denial of service attack, no? Several hours a day.
Compare it to the impact of the average security announcement please.
Flagship package system, of all things. Core item, no?
Sorry for the long mail but it looks like nobody cares again.
It must be one of those north/south things where those in the
developed north aren't affected... oops, I mean east-west things,
where those in the developed west are tucked into bed when it happens,
so it's like ho hum for them, whilst those in the underprivileged time
zones get the full brunt.
I mean how do you update a website? Do you first update index.html
listing the files you hope to put in later. Or do you first put those
files in, and only then update index.html? Which is seamless?
Sure I'd love to help fix it. Email me the one file in question. I can't
test it though.
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