installing apt-get problems

**Glen Tapley** · 04-20-2006

Hi
I am using debian and have installed apt-get, but I get error messages when upgrading.

W: Counldn't stat source package list ftp://ftp.au.debian.org stable/main Packages (No such file or directory)
W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these problems

When I run aqpt-get update apt-get, I get the same error message.

Can someone help me with this problem.

Tx

**antidrugue** · 04-20-2006

Originally Posted by Glen Tapley

Hi
I am using debian and have installed apt-get, but I get error messages when upgrading.

What? You have installed apt-get? Not quite sure what you mean.

W: Counldn't stat source package list ftp://ftp.au.debian.org stable/main Packages (No such file or directory)
W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these problems

Are you sure you are connected to internet?

Or else are you sure about the content of /etc/apt/sources.list?

**Glen Tapley** · 04-20-2006

Hi

Tx for yr reply

I installed apt-get on the initial installation. I have used it to install mc, but now it is not working.

The sources.list file has the following entry

deb ftp://ftp.au.debian.org/debian/ stable main
deb-src ftp://ftp.au.debian.org/debian/ stable main

I have changed this from the irish debian mirror, which was giving me the same error. Uk was too.

I was using apt-get to upgrade bind.

Tx again

**antidrugue** · 04-20-2006

Can you browse the Internet?

Can you ping some addresses?

Code:

ping -c 5 www.google.com

Post the exact chain of command you are doing (and the resulting errors).

**Glen Tapley** · 04-20-2006

Originally Posted by antidrugue

Can you browse the Internet?

Can you ping some addresses?

Code:

ping -c 5 www.google.com

Post the exact chain of command you are doing (and the resulting errors).

ping -c5 www.google.com
PING 222.l.google.com (66.102.8.104) 56 (84) bytes for data.
64 bytes from 66.102.9.104: icmp_seq=1 ttl=245 vtime=54.3 ms This is repeated another four times

--- www.l.google.com ping statistics ---
5 packerts transmitted, 5 received, 0% packet loss, timne 4042ms
rrt min/avg/mdev = 54.355/57.254/58.450/1.470 ms

**antidrugue** · 04-20-2006

Your mirror doesn't work for me either.

Try this as your /etc/apt/sources.list, and see if it works:

Code:

#Local Mirror
deb ftp://gulus.usherbrooke.ca/debian/ stable main
#deb-src ftp://gulus.usherbrooke.ca/debian/ stable main

#Security
deb http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main

**antidrugue** · 04-20-2006

If it works then find a more appropriate local mirror for you:
http://www.debian.org/mirror/list

The package "netselect" can help you choose the fastest mirror.

**Glen Tapley** · 04-20-2006

Originally Posted by antidrugue

Your mirror doesn't work for me either.

Try this as your /etc/apt/sources.list, and see if it works:

Code:

#Local Mirror
deb ftp://gulus.usherbrooke.ca/debian/ stable main
#deb-src ftp://gulus.usherbrooke.ca/debian/ stable main

#Security
deb http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main

Problem not resolved, same error messages.
Glen

**Kojak** · 04-20-2006

Is a firewall (if there) deactivated? Is ipv6 deactivated? Are some valid DNS entries in /etc/resolv.conf?

**Glen Tapley** · 04-20-2006

Originally Posted by Kojak

Is a firewall (if there) deactivated? Is ipv6 deactivated? Are some valid DNS entries in /etc/resolv.conf?

Hi

How can I determine if a firewall exists and if there is if it is activated?

What is ipv6? How do I determine if it is activated?

/ect/resolv.conf consists of the following entries

search
nameserver 192.168.1.254

Tx for your help

Glen

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