Re: Sources.conf file

[Dale Morris <dlm@well.com>]

Here's the error message I get when I run dselect update:

E: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old
ones used instead.
Merging Available information
W: Couldn't stat source package list 'ftp://ftp.eecs.umich.edu
potato/main Packages'
(/var/state/apt/lists/ftp.eecs.umich.edu_debian_dists_potato_main_binary-i386_Packages)
- stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list 'ftp://ftp.eecs.umich.edu
potato/non-free Packages'
(/var/state/apt/lists/ftp.eecs.umich.edu_debian_dists_potato_non-free_binary-i386_Packages)
- stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list 'ftp://ftp.de.debian.org
potato/main Packages'
(/var/state/apt/lists/ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_potato_main_binary-i386_Packages)
- stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list 'ftp://ftp.de.debian.org
potato/non-free Packages'
(/var/state/apt/lists/ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_potato_non-free_binary-i386_Packages)
- stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list 'ftp://ftp.de.debian.org
potato/contrib Packages'
(/var/state/apt/lists/ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_potato_contrib_binary-i386_Packages)
- stat (2 No such file or directory)
Replacing available packages info, using /var/cache/apt/available.
Information about 5105 package(s) was updated.

update available list script returned error exit status 1.


> Would it be possible for someone to post their apt sources.conf file for
> me? I seem to be having problems with mine after installing alien. Don't
> know what I did, it was working fine until I installed alien, now I keep
> getting timed out at 54%, trying to log in. It returns an Err ftp message..
>  no such file or directory.. On the other hand, perhaps I have a
> different problem
> thanks
> dale