Re: sources.list conversion
On Wednesday 07 January 2004 15:03, John Gilger wrote:
> Mike Mueller wrote:
> >I installed Knoppix 3.3 to disk on my laptop. When I try "apt-cache
> > search blah" I get lots of messages like "W: Couldn't stat source package
> > list <ftp or http URL here>".
> >
> >I examined /etc/apt/sources.list and found lots of .de sites. I am
> > located in .us. Is this the source of the problem? Are there lots of
> > mirrors still offline because of the compromise last year?
> >
> >FWIW, Knoppix 3.3 is Sid-based.
>
> I installed Knoppix 3.3 on my desktop and all I did was run 'apt-get
> update'. There are a couple of debian.people sites that return a 404,
> but everything else seems to work OK.
>
> I am running a cable modem -- if band-width makes any difference, but I
> don't think it does.
>
> John Gilger
> Freelance Wordsmith
> bjgilger@cox.net
> http://wordsmith.jgilger.com
That did it. Thanks. I am running cable modem too. I also got the 404. I
think the update would have taken a lot longer over a dialup connection.
(I received this off-list. I am putting it back on the list because it is
useful information.)
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Mike Mueller
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