Re: How to add package sources?
On Wed 16 Jul 2014 at 14:50:33 -0400, Steve Litt wrote:
> I'm trying to install install flashplugin-nonfree on Wheezy 64 bit on
> a dual core AMD, and it's been failing continuously. The error message
> is something to the effect that it can't reach mirrors.rit.edu, and in
> fact I cannot ping rit.edu, and when I traceroute to rit.edu it gets as
> far as:
>
> vl-5.car2.Buffalo1.Level3.net (4.69.141.146) 262.192 ms 261.916 ms
> 262.110 ms
>
> and then gives me all stars out to the max 30 hops.
>
> So I'm temporarily assuming the root cause is outside anything on my
> LAN or cable modem. The following is my current /etc/apt/sources.list.
Good thinking, Batman.
> ==========================================================
> #
>
> # deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 7.5.0 _Wheezy_ - Official amd64 NETINST
> Binary-1 20140426-13:35]/ wheezy main
>
> deb http://mirror.rit.edu/debian/ wheezy main non-free contrib
> deb-src http://mirror.rit.edu/debian/ wheezy main non-free contrib
>
> deb http://security.debian.org/ wheezy/updates main contrib non-free
> deb-src http://security.debian.org/ wheezy/updates main contrib non-free
>
> # wheezy-updates, previously known as 'volatile'
> deb http://mirror.rit.edu/debian/ wheezy-updates main contrib non-free
> deb-src http://mirror.rit.edu/debian/ wheezy-updates main contrib
> non-free
>
> # ADDED BY SLITT FOR DOVECOT
> deb http://www.backports.org/debian stable dovecot
> deb-src http://www.backports.org/debian stable dovecot
> ==========================================================
>
>
> Therefore I would assume I need to add another mirror to
> my /etc/apt/sources.list. How would I find such mirrors? Do I just put
> them below my corresponding rit.edu entries? Can I leave the rit.edu
> entries intact? Until today, rit.edu has served me admirably. Is there
> some sort of command I should run to add a mirror set, or do I just
> edit sources.list?
I'd put the other mirror above. Lists are on the Debian web site. I'd
even comment it out.
Consider using
deb http://http.debian.net/debian wheezy main contrib non-free
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