RE: Repository Problem

From: Stephen P. Molnar [mailto:s.molnar@sbcglobal.net]
Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2016 6:37 AM
To: 'Michael Milliman'; debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: RE: Repository Problem

From: Michael Milliman [mailto:michael.e.milliman@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, April 15, 2016 11:27 PM
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: Repository Problem

On 04/15/2016 12:06 PM, Stephen P. Molnar wrote:

I just had a catastrophic crash which necessitated reinstalling Debian. I had been running v-7.2,but decided to upgrade to v-7.10 with a complete install.

Now when I update the repositories, regardless of the tool, Synaptic or Aptitude, I get the following errors:

W: Failed to fetch http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/wheezy/updates/main/source/Sources: 404 Not Found [IP: 2610:148:1f10:3::89 80]
W: Failed to fetch http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/wheezy/updates/contrib/source/Sources: 404 Not Found [IP: 2610:148:1f10:3::89 80]
W: Failed to fetch http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/wheezy/updates/non-free/source/Sources: 404 Not Found [IP: 2610:148:1f10:3::89 80]
E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
E: Couldn't rebuild package cache

Your deb-src lines should read as follows:

deb-src http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/wheezy-updates/main/source/Sources
deb-src http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/wheezy-updates/contrib/source/Sources
deb-src http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/wheezy-updates/non-free/source/Sources

Note that you have .../dists/wheezy/updates/... in your sources.list file instead of the correct .../dists/wheezy-updates/...

I do not get these errors if I comment out the deb-src lines in the sources.list.

Now, I know that it has to be a problem with the new install as I have installed v-7.10 in a VMware Workstation 12 Player on my laptop as a test bed and do not get any errors.

I would greatly appreciate help resolving this issue,.

Thanks in advance.

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Stephen P. Molnar, Ph.D.       Life is a fuzzy set

www.Molecular-Modeling.net     Stochastic and multivariate

(614)312-7528 (c)

Shyoe:  smolnar1

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Mike

Thanks for the suggestion.

The new error message is a malformation at the first line f the suggested solution.

There are several additional points to be made:

1.        I get the same error when the repository is “devbain.uchicago.edu’

And, most  importantly,

2.       The errors arise from sources.list entries made by the Debian installer, not by my editing the file.

I am, however, most appreciative of the support that I am receiving from the members of the mailing list.

Stephen P. Molnar, Ph.D. Life is a fuzzy set

www.molecular-modeling.net Stochastic and Multivariate

s.molnar@sbcglobal.net

(614)312-7528(c)

Skype: smolnar1

Still don’t know why the problem, but a field expedient has made the problem redundant.

I am running the same version of Debian n my laptop in a VM as a test bed.  There is no problem with the sources. List on that computer.  I ported the file over to the computer with the problem is gone.

Many thanks to the members of the list who responded to my cry in the wilderness.

Stephen P. Molnar, Ph.D. Life is a fuzzy set

www.molecular-modeling.net Stochastic and Multivariate

s.molnar@sbcglobal.net

(614)312-7528(c)

Skype: smolnar1

RE: Repository Problem - SOLVED