Re: An explanation is needed on aptitude working.

[Camaleón <noelamac@gmail.com>]

On Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:26:35 +0700, Sthu Deus wrote:

> Could You please explain me the situation. On aptitude update I see
> this:
> 
> Err http://ftp2.jp.debian.org testing/updates/main Packages
>   404  Not Found [IP: 61.206.119.174 80]
> 
> And latter I see:
> 
> Get:16 http://ftp2.jp.debian.org testing/main 2010-06-23-2114.45.pdiff
> [372B] Get:17 http://ftp2.jp.debian.org testing/main
> 2010-06-23-2114.45.pdiff [372B]
> 
> I do not understand how it can be: at first aptitude can not find
> packages, and then latter, it does. How is it?

Couldn't be just a network glitch or a remote server temporary error?

sm01@stt008:~$ host -t a ftp2.jp.debian.org
ftp2.jp.debian.org is an alias for cdn.debian.or.jp.
cdn.debian.or.jp is an alias for jp.cdn.araki.net.
jp.cdn.araki.net has address 130.54.59.159
jp.cdn.araki.net has address 130.54.59.159
jp.cdn.araki.net has address 133.5.166.3
jp.cdn.araki.net has address 133.5.166.3
jp.cdn.araki.net has address 130.54.59.159
jp.cdn.araki.net has address 133.5.166.3
jp.cdn.araki.net has address 130.54.59.159
jp.cdn.araki.net has address 130.54.59.159

There are many aliases for that node, many servers... maybe one failed at 
the time you were performing the "aptitude update" and then auto-jumped 
to another healthy one :-?

Greetings,

-- 
Camaleón