Re: Strange Loss of Synaptic Functionality
On Sat, Feb 10, 2018 at 08:10:18AM -0500, Stephen P. Molnar wrote:
>
> Thanks for the reply.
>
> root@AbNormal:/home/comp# apt-get clean
> root@AbNormal:/home/comp#
>
> Just before I read your reply I edited sources-list for a different
> source, debian.uchicago.edu father than debian.org, and the synaptic
> function was partially restored.
>
> # deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 9.3.0 _Stretch_ - Official amd64 DVD
> Binary-1 20171209-12:11]/ stretch contrib main
>
> # deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 9.3.0 _Stretch_ - Official amd64 DVD
> Binary-1 20171209-12:11]/ stretch main contrib
>
> deb http://debian.uchicago.edu/debian/ stretch contrib non-free main
> deb-src http://debian.uchicago.edu/debian/ stretch contrib non-free
> main
>
> # deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security/ stretch/updates main
> contrib non-free
> # deb-src http://security.debian.org/debian-security/ stretch/updates
> main contrib non-free
>
> # stretch-updates, previously known as 'volatile'
> deb http://debian.uchicago.edu/debian/ stretch-updates non-free contrib
> main
> deb-src http://debian.uchicago.edu/debian/ stretch-updates non-free
> contrib main
>
> # stretch-backports, previously on backports.debian.org
> deb http://debian.uchicago.edu/debian/ stretch-backports non-free
> contrib main
> deb-src http://debian.uchicago.edu/debian/ stretch-backports non-free
> contrib main
>
> For some reason synaptic didn't like Debian security entries, but
> worked when they were commented out. However, I am not happy about not
> being able to receive security updates. Are those entries correct?
>
I think the answer to that is no. On Stretch here I have
deb http://security.debian.org/ stretch/updates main contrib non-free
deb-src http://security.debian.org/ stretch/updates main contrin non-free
ie no /debian-security
Mark
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