Re: apt-get: Why "Unable to find source package" errors?

Raju, thanks. I get the same error after I make that change.

On Sun, Aug 20, 2017 at 8:51 PM, kamaraju kusumanchi <raju.mailinglists@gmail.com> wrote:

On Sun, Aug 20, 2017 at 8:08 PM, Kynn Jones <kynnjo@gmail.com> wrote:
> Example:
>
> % sudo apt-get build-dep emacs25
> Reading package lists... Done
> E: Unable to find a source package for emacs25
>
> I have run `apt-get update` before running the command above, and my
> `/etc/apt/sources.list` file contains the following
>
> deb http://deb.debian.org/debian stretch main contrib non-free
> deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian stretch main contrib non-free
>
> deb http://deb.debian.org/debian stretch-updates main contrib non-free
> deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian stretch-updates main contrib
> non-free
>
> deb http://security.debian.org/ stretch/updates main contrib non-free
> deb-src http://security.debian.org/ stretch/updates main contrib
> non-free
>
> What am I doing wrong?

Your apt-get build-dep command is fine. This could be be a problem
with the particular mirror you are using. Try using
http://httpredir.debian.org/debian/ instead of
http://deb.debian.org/debian and see if that works.

raju
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