Re: Problem with apt-get update command: failed to fetch packages 404 not found

["Mumia W.." <paduille.4061.mumia.w+nospam@earthlink.net>]

On 09/25/2007 12:49 PM, Steve Lam wrote:
> I have a problem with 'apt-get update' command and it
> bugs me for weeks.  I've tried to update Debian with
> the command 'apt-get update' and it failed to fetch
> packages. I've fixed the etc/apt/sources.list file but
> It doesn't help me at all.  I've tried apt-setup and
> it failed as well with the same message such as
> 'Failed to fetch'.  Any help is appreciated.
>
>
> Here is the error produced by apt-get update:
>  
> sistership:/etc/apt# apt-get update
> Err http://security.debian.org sarge/updates/main
> Packages 404 Not Found
> Err http://debian.yorku.ca sarge/main Packages 404 Not
> Found
> Ign http://security.debian.org sarge/updates/main
> Release
> Ign http://debian.yorku.ca sarge/main Release
> Err http://security.debian.org sarge/updates/contrib
> Packages 404 Not Found
> Err http://debian.yorku.ca sarge/contrib Packages 404
> [...]


Your sources.list, as posted, isn't formatted well.

How do you connect to the Internet? Dialup, DSL, cable?

Do you have a proxy or router in between you and the Internet?

Tell us what this command does?

wget http://debian.yorku.ca/debian/dists/sarge/Release

Read this too:

http://catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html