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    updating apt-get list

    I'm forever getting:
    Failed to fetch http://non-us.debian.org/~kitame/mozilla/./Packages.gz 404 Not Found
    Failed to fetch http://non-us.debian.org/~kitame/mozilla/./Sources.gz 404 Not Found
    Failed to fetch http://people.debian.org/~branden/pa...86/Packages.gz 404 Not Found
    Failed to fetch http://people.debian.org/~branden/pa...rce/Sources.gz 404 Not Found
    Failed to fetch http://www.penguinppc.org/~daniels/s..././Packages.gz 404 Not Found
    Failed to fetch http://www.penguinppc.org/~daniels/s...e/./Sources.gz 404 Not Found
    Reading Package Lists... Done
    E: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
    Can anyone post alternatives (new URLs) or is there some way apt-get can do this automatically?

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    Erm,

    Here's mine http://www.mandrakeusers.org/index.p...opic=11462&hl=

    It seems to have worked !

    You can also try apt-spy ....
    this benchmarks the sources....

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    Can we get a STICKY on this one

    I have seen as many as four "threads/topics" on this issue, possibly one STICKY that can be updated to the "current" apt-get sources file. Someone can be updating it, as sites come and go, and "everyone" can get the "updated" list at a single topic.

    I have followed these topics, each one, and have modified my sources list to reflect the changes I have read, but still have sites that either hit not found, or defunct, or timed out, etc... I'd hate to limit to places I can get packages, but, the messages tend to scroll off the important stuff, though I know to scroll back and read the pertanent info, I'd hate to waste the time "scanning" a site that is never going to be on-line again...

    My current Sources file, contents:
    Code:
    # See sources.list(5) for more information, especialy
    # Remember that you can only use http, ftp or file URIs
    # CDROMs are managed through the apt-cdrom tool.
    # Per suggestions from Knoppix Forum commented out segments (1)
    #   Comment History
    #     (1) - 20040127
    
    # Security updates for "stable"
    deb http://security.debian.org stable/updates main contrib non-free
    deb http://security.debian.org testing/updates main contrib non-free
    
    # Security updates for "unstable" user inserted per SecurityHOWTO
    # AptGet warnings on the below path REMOVED by user until resolved (20040109)
    #deb http://security.debian.org unstable/updates main contrib non-free
    
    # Stable
    deb http://ftp2.de.debian.org/pub/debian stable main contrib non-free
    deb http://ftp2.de.debian.org/pub/debian-non-US stable/non-US main contrib non-free
    
    # Sources
    deb-src http://ftp2.de.debian.org/pub/debian stable main contrib non-free
    deb-src http://ftp2.de.debian.org/pub/debian-non-US stable/non-US main contrib non-free
    
    # Testing
    deb http://ftp2.de.debian.org/pub/debian testing main contrib non-free
    deb http://ftp2.de.debian.org/pub/debian-non-US testing/non-US main contrib non-free
    
    # Sources
    deb-src http://ftp2.de.debian.org/pub/debian testing main contrib non-free
    deb-src http://ftp2.de.debian.org/pub/debian-non-US testing/non-US main contrib non-free
    
    # Unstable
    deb http://ftp2.de.debian.org/debian unstable main contrib non-free
    deb http://ftp2.de.debian.org/debian-non-US unstable/non-US main contrib non-free
    
    # Sources
    deb-src http://ftp2.de.debian.org/debian unstable main contrib non-free
    deb-src http://ftp2.de.debian.org/debian-non-US unstable/non-US main contrib non-free
    
    # Experimental
    deb http://ftp2.de.debian.org/debian ../project/experimental main contrib non-free
    deb-src http://ftp2.de.debian.org/debian ../project/experimental main contrib non-free
    
    # Package and Software Specific
    # DVD
    #    currently getting a 301 moved permanently message (commented out 20040109)
    #deb http://www.videolan.org/pub/videolan/debian $(ARCH)/
    #deb-src http://www.videolan.org/pub/videolan/debian sources/
    
    # Mozilla
    #(1) deb http://non-us.debian.org/~kitame/mozilla ./
    #(1) deb-src http://non-us.debian.org/~kitame/mozilla ./
    
    # GNOME 2.0
    # deb http://www.gnome.de/debian/ ./
    
    # KDE 3
    # deb http://ktown.kde.org/~nolden/kde stable main
    # deb-src http://ktown.kde.org/~nolden/kde stable main
    # We get packages from testing/unstable for now
    
    # cdbakeoven
    # deb http://coyote.asoc.euitt.upm.es/mud/debian/ ./
    
    # XFree 4.2/4.3
    #    currently getting a 404 not found message (commented out 20040109)
    #(1) deb http://people.debian.org/~branden/packages sid/i386/
    #(1) deb-src http://people.debian.org/~branden/packages sid/source/
    # deb http://www.penguinppc.org/~daniels/sid/i386 ./
    # deb-src http://www.penguinppc.org/~daniels/sid/source ./
    
    # Java
    deb ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/languages/java/linux/debian woody main non-free
    deb-src ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/languages/java/linux/debian woody main non-free
    deb ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/languages/java/linux/debian unstable main non-free
    deb-src ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/languages/java/linux/debian unstable main non-free
    # deb http://people.debian.org/~sgybas/jdk13
    
    # LyX & others (now in debian/unstable)
    # deb ftp://ntama.uni-mainz.de/pub/debian unofficial/
    # deb-src ftp://ntama.uni-mainz.de/pub/debian unofficial/
    
    # Evolution
    #(1) deb ftp://ftp.ximian.com/pub/debian stable main
    #(1) deb-src ftp://ftp.ximian.com/pub/debian stable main
    
    # Blades Repository (pppoeconf & co)
    #(1) deb http://people.debian.org/~blade/testing ./
    #(1) deb-src http://people.debian.org/~blade/testing ./
    
    # Wine CVS snapshot
    # deb http://people.debian.org/~andreas/debian wine main
    # deb-src http://people.debian.org/~andreas/debian wine main
    
    # deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 r3 _Potato_ - Official i386 Binary-1 (20010427)]/ unstable contrib main non-US/contrib non-US/main
    Like I said, maybe a single topic, directed toward the "keeping your Sources.List current", or something...

    Cuddles
    BTW -=- GoWater, apt-spy ??? Is that part of the "apt-get" package already included, and using it, would you, or does it, keep the sources list current. If this apt-spy detects a issue with one of the site areas, should one validate its findings, or take it at "full value" ? Thanks

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    apt-spy

    No its seperate
    apt-get install apt-spy

    It basically makes a new sources.list and tests the sources.... for availability and speed. You can limit it geographically etc.

    Don't forget the apt-get update (afterwards)
    BUT
    My sources.list is handmade (cut and paste) from http://www.apt-get.org/

    If it works for you good

    There must be a beter way!!!!

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    Thanks all: will perm some sort of compromise between the apt-spy, my old sources.list and gowators!

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    sources

    I can't help feeling ther is a best way were missing....
    feel free to use mine, its stuff I wanted so you might wanna trawl the apt-get.org link above....

    See if anything catches your eye!!!

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    OK, here's a new one on me. I just tried to apt-get update one of my PCs and get "must run dpkg --configure -a" and when I run that I keep getting install errors on the last apt-get install that was done where the url was bad. Its an infinite loop! I can't apt-get update or install or remove anything! What can be done about this??

    TIA,
    AJG

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cuddles
    the "current" apt-get sources file. Someone can be updating it, as sites come and go, and "everyone" can get the "updated" list at a single topic.
    There is no such thinig as "the current" sources.list. There are Debian mirrors worldwide and perferrably you use mirrors that are close to you. Synaptic makes editing /etc/apt/aources.list easy. Check it out.

    Mine for example:

    Code:
    deb ftp://archive.progeny.com/debian/ testing main non-free contrib
    deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US testing/non-US main contrib non-free
    deb http://security.debian.org/ testing/updates main contrib non-free
    apt-spy crash course:

    sudo apt-spy -p proxy.yourproxy.com:8080 update
    sudo apt-spy -d unstable -s US

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    I use netselect which sounds like apt-spy. Does anyone have comments on the relative merits of one over the other?

    TO try it out, use:
    $apt-get install netselect
    $netselect

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