Re: Problem with apt-get update command: failed to fetch packages 404 not found
The computer has connected to the router but it has a
static IP address. The apt-get command has worked
fine before.
When I run 'apt-get update', it doesn't complain about
sources.list format problem.
--- "Mumia W.."
<paduille.4061.mumia.w+nospam@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> 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
>
> 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
> > [...]
>
>
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