I am having some problem putting your source in. My entire sources.list is at the bottom -1- but the ones I am concerned with are: deb http://us.debian.org unstable main contrib non-free deb http://mirrors.usc.edu unstable main contrib non-free deb http://us.debian.org unstable main contrib free deb http://mirrors.usc.edu unstable main contrib free When I run update I get all sorts of errors meaning that I entered something wrong (deb, main,contrib, or non/free). How is it supposed to be? Mike (I commented out most of the original sources.list If you are going to look) (I have also included th error message I received with 'apt-get update -2- in case it matters. -1- See sources.list(5) for more information, especialy # This file may be edited by the MEPIS Configuration Center # Do not modify the comments manually! # Change sources only in the section at the end of this file! # MEPIS #deb file:/mnt/auto/cdrom unstable main #deb http://deb.mepis.org/debian unstable contrib # Primary #deb ftp://ftp.us.debian.org/debian stable main contrib non-free #deb-src ftp://ftp.us.debian.org/debian stable main contrib non-free #deb ftp://ftp.us.debian.org/debian testing main contrib non-free #deb-src ftp://ftp.us.debian.org/debian testing main contrib non-free #deb ftp://ftp.us.debian.org/debian unstable main contrib non-free #deb-src ftp://ftp.us.debian.org/debian unstable main contrib non-free # non-US #deb ftp://ftp.ie.debian.org/debian-non-US stable/non-US main contrib non-free #deb-src ftp://ftp.ie.debian.org/debian-non-US stable/non-US main contrib non-free #deb ftp://ftp.ie.debian.org/debian-non-US testing/non-US main contrib non-free #deb-src ftp://ftp.ie.debian.org/debian-non-US testing/non-US main contrib non-free #deb ftp://ftp.ie.debian.org/debian-non-US unstable/non-US main contrib non-free #deb-src ftp://ftp.ie.debian.org/debian-non-US unstable/non-US main contrib non-free # Experimental #deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian ../project/experimental main contrib non-free #deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian ../project/experimental main contrib non-free # ***Do not edit above this line, ok to change sources below this line*** # Security updates deb http://security.debian.org stable/updates main contrib non-free #deb http://security.debian.org testing/updates main contrib non-free # java #deb ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/linux/devel/lang/java/blackdown.org/debian unstable main non-free deb http://us.debian.org unstable main contrib non-free deb http://mirrors.usc.edu unstable main contrib non-free deb http://us.debian.org unstable main contrib free deb http://mirrors.usc.edu unstable main contrib free -2- bmike1@3[bmike1]$ sudo apt-get update Err http://mirrors.usc.edu unstable/main Packages 404 Not Found Ign http://mirrors.usc.edu unstable/main Release Err http://mirrors.usc.edu unstable/contrib Packages 404 Not Found Ign http://mirrors.usc.edu unstable/contrib Release Err http://us.debian.org unstable/main Packages Could not resolve 'us.debian.org' Hit http://security.debian.org stable/updates/main Packages Hit http://security.debian.org stable/updates/main Release Hit http://security.debian.org stable/updates/contrib Packages Hit http://security.debian.org stable/updates/contrib Release Hit http://security.debian.org stable/updates/non-free Packages Hit http://security.debian.org stable/updates/non-free Release Err http://mirrors.usc.edu unstable/non-free Packages 404 Not Found Ign http://mirrors.usc.edu unstable/non-free Release Err http://mirrors.usc.edu unstable/main Packages 404 Not Found Err http://us.debian.org unstable/main Release Could not resolve 'us.debian.org' Ign http://mirrors.usc.edu unstable/main Release Err http://mirrors.usc.edu unstable/contrib Packages 404 Not Found Err http://us.debian.org unstable/contrib Packages Could not resolve 'us.debian.org' Ign http://mirrors.usc.edu unstable/contrib Release Err http://mirrors.usc.edu unstable/free Packages 404 Not Found Ign http://mirrors.usc.edu unstable/free Release Err http://us.debian.org unstable/contrib Release Could not resolve 'us.debian.org' Err http://us.debian.org unstable/non-free Packages Could not resolve 'us.debian.org' Err http://us.debian.org unstable/non-free Release Could not resolve 'us.debian.org' Err http://us.debian.org unstable/main Packages Could not resolve 'us.debian.org' Err http://us.debian.org unstable/main Release Could not resolve 'us.debian.org' Err http://us.debian.org unstable/contrib Packages Could not resolve 'us.debian.org' Err http://us.debian.org unstable/contrib Release Could not resolve 'us.debian.org' Err http://us.debian.org unstable/free Packages Could not resolve 'us.debian.org' Err http://us.debian.org unstable/free Release Could not resolve 'us.debian.org' Failed to fetch http://us.debian.org/dists/unstable/main/binary-i386/ Packages.gz Could not resolve 'us.debian.org' Failed to fetch http://us.debian.org/dists/unstable/main/binary-i386/Release Could not resolve 'us.debian.org' Failed to fetch http://us.debian.org/dists/unstable/contrib/binary-i386/ Packages.gz Could not resolve 'us.debian.org' Failed to fetch http://us.debian.org/dists/unstable/contrib/binary-i386/ Release Could not resolve 'us.debian.org' Failed to fetch http://us.debian.org/dists/unstable/non-free/binary-i386/ Packages.gz Could not resolve 'us.debian.org' Failed to fetch http://us.debian.org/dists/unstable/non-free/binary-i386/ Release Could not resolve 'us.debian.org' Failed to fetch http://mirrors.usc.edu/dists/unstable/main/binary-i386/ Packages.gz 404 Not Found Failed to fetch http://mirrors.usc.edu/dists/unstable/contrib/binary-i386/ Packages.gz 404 Not Found Failed to fetch http://mirrors.usc.edu/dists/unstable/non-free/binary-i386/ Packages.gz 404 Not Found Failed to fetch http://us.debian.org/dists/unstable/main/binary-i386/ Packages.gz Could not resolve 'us.debian.org' Failed to fetch http://us.debian.org/dists/unstable/main/binary-i386/Release Could not resolve 'us.debian.org' Failed to fetch http://us.debian.org/dists/unstable/contrib/binary-i386/ Packages.gz Could not resolve 'us.debian.org' Failed to fetch http://us.debian.org/dists/unstable/contrib/binary-i386/ Release Could not resolve 'us.debian.org' Failed to fetch http://us.debian.org/dists/unstable/free/binary-i386/ Packages.gz Could not resolve 'us.debian.org' Failed to fetch http://us.debian.org/dists/unstable/free/binary-i386/Release Could not resolve 'us.debian.org' Failed to fetch http://mirrors.usc.edu/dists/unstable/main/binary-i386/ Packages.gz 404 Not Found Failed to fetch http://mirrors.usc.edu/dists/unstable/contrib/binary-i386/ Packages.gz 404 Not Found Failed to fetch http://mirrors.usc.edu/dists/unstable/free/binary-i386/ Packages.gz 404 Not Found Reading Package Lists... Done W: Couldn't stat source package list http://us.debian.org unstable/main Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/ us.debian.org_dists_unstable_main_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory) W: Couldn't stat source package list http://us.debian.org unstable/contrib Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/ us.debian.org_dists_unstable_contrib_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory) W: Couldn't stat source package list http://us.debian.org unstable/non-free Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/ us.debian.org_dists_unstable_non-free_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory) W: Couldn't stat source package list http://mirrors.usc.edu unstable/main Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/ mirrors.usc.edu_dists_unstable_main_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory) W: Couldn't stat source package list http://mirrors.usc.edu unstable/contrib Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/ mirrors.usc.edu_dists_unstable_contrib_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory) W: Couldn't stat source package list http://mirrors.usc.edu unstable/non-free Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/ mirrors.usc.edu_dists_unstable_non-free_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory) W: Couldn't stat source package list http://us.debian.org unstable/main Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/ us.debian.org_dists_unstable_main_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory) W: Couldn't stat source package list http://us.debian.org unstable/contrib Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/ us.debian.org_dists_unstable_contrib_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory) W: Couldn't stat source package list http://us.debian.org unstable/free Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/ us.debian.org_dists_unstable_free_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory) W: Couldn't stat source package list http://mirrors.usc.edu unstable/main Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/ mirrors.usc.edu_dists_unstable_main_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory) W: Couldn't stat source package list http://mirrors.usc.edu unstable/contrib Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/ mirrors.usc.edu_dists_unstable_contrib_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory) W: Couldn't stat source package list http://mirrors.usc.edu unstable/free Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/ mirrors.usc.edu_dists_unstable_free_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory) W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these problems E: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones used instead. bmike1@3[bmike1]$ On Tuesday 14 February 2006 06:13 pm, Alex Dean wrote: > On Feb 14, 2006, at 4:03 PM, Dale Farnsworth wrote: > > In article <200602141543.39439.bmike101@cox.net> you write: > >> So it looks as if my understanding of it is skewed. How do I fix > >> it? I tried > >> 'man update' and 'man apt-get' but that didn't help any. > > > > I haven't seen any problems with the debian mirror I use > > (http.us.debian.org). apt-get update and apt-get upgrade > > work fine. > > I have had some problems searching for packages on the web at http:// > www.debian.org, but apt continues to work for me. I'm using > mirrors.usc.edu and debian.mirrors.pair.com in sources.list. > > alex > . > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss