APT-GET... 404 errors

**Stryker87** · 06-12-2004, 04:38 PM

is there an updated list i can d/l?????

**CrashedAgain** · 06-13-2004, 05:09 AM

Originally Posted by Stryker87

is there an updated list i can d/l?????

Please be more specific in describing your problem. I may be way out in left field here but I'm guessing that you are getting 404 errors when apt-get is trying to connect to ftp2.de.debian.org which is in the default sources.list. If this is the case, change all the entries in /etc/apt/sources.list which contain ftp2.de.debian.org to ftp.de.debian.org instead.

**Stryker87** · 06-14-2004, 12:44 AM

that is my problem but there are no ftp2 sites.....

**CrashedAgain** · 06-14-2004, 01:22 AM

OK, the edit the /etc/sources.list file as above so that apt-get doesn't go looking for ftp2.de and will use ftp.de instead. You will need to be root to edit this file, so open a terminal then type 'su' to become root. Then type 'kate /etc/apt/sources.list' to edit using kate editor as root.
I frequently edit files for which I need to be root so I have drag'n'drop copied the Kate icon from the start menu to the desktop then set it's properties to 'run as a different user' (root).