Re: corrupted sources.list (file below)

[Dale <delboy@hinet.ie>]

Sam Rosenfeld wrote:

My sources.list file is listed in its entirety below.

On Sun, 6 Nov 2005, Sam Rosenfeld wrote:

  

My version of debian 3.1 was downloaded via the net, and the original
files, which contained the info for the sources.list file, have been lost.
When I try to install package pkg with "apt-get install pkg" I get the
following message:

W: Couldn't stat source package list http://security.debian.org
stable/updates/contrib Packages
(/var/lib/apt/lists/security.debian.org_dists_stable_updates_contrib_binary-i386_Packages)
- stat (2 No such file or directory)

W: Couldn't stat source package list http://security.debian.org
stable/updates/non-free Packages
(/var/lib/apt/lists/security.debian.org_dists_stable_updates_non-free_binary-i386_Packages)
- stat (2 No such file or directory)

W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these problems
E: Package pkg has no installation candidate

    

I have running apt-get update with zero results.
  

In addition, I have a strange (to me) problem with my "man" bin file; it
doesn't get and display the contents of manpages (though they exist in my
/usr/share/man/man1-8/ folders).  Is it possible that this man problem is
related to the sources.list problem?

Will appreciate any clear doc (or explanation) dealing with either or both
of the above problem(s).

    

# See sources.list(5) for more information, especially
# Remember that you can only use http, ftp or file URIs
# CDROMs are managed through the apt-cdrom tool.
deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian stable main contrib non-free
deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US stable/non-US main contrib non-free
deb http://security.debian.org stable/updates main contrib non-free

# Uncomment if you want the apt-get source function to work
deb-src http://http.us.debian.org/debian stable main contrib non-free
deb-src http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US stable/non-US main contrib non-free


  

1. A Working version of sources.list, on a box set up for UK operation is:

deb http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ stable main
deb-src http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ stable main
deb http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main

The second line may be commented out if you do not need source.

2. Similar problems can occur if your DHCP / DNS is not set up correctly. Have you looked there?.   From the debian box, try:
   ping   security.debian.org   to see if your dns etc is working OK

dale