updating apt-get list

[fingers99]

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?

[gowator]

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....

[Cuddles]

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:

# 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

[gowator]

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!!!!

[fingers99]

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

[gowator]

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!!!

[A. Jorge Garcia]

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

[rickenbacherus]

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:

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

[Worm]

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