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Hello.
Just install Debian Testing. And when I use apt-get update I get an error, saying
Code:
W: Failed to fetch http://www.debian-multimedia.org/dists/testing/InRelease
W: Failed to fetch http://security.debian.org/dists/testing/updates/InRelease
W: Failed to fetch http://security.debian.org/dists/testing/updates/Release.gpg Could not resolve 'security.debian.org'
W: Failed to fetch http://www.debian-multimedia.org/dists/testing/Release.gpg Could not resolve 'www.debian-multimedia.org'
Some times its not a problem and it updates as normal. But when it doesn't it drives me f**ing nuts!
My source list is:
Code:
deb http://ftp.dk.debian.org/debian/ testing main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.dk.debian.org/debian/ testing main contrib non-free
deb http://www.debian-multimedia.org testing main non-free
deb http://security.debian.org/ testing/updates main
deb-src http://security.debian.org/ testing/updates main
Regardless, ftp is working http is not. Are you behind an http proxy? Can browsers connect to http ok?
If you are connecting through a proxy and you configured your browser for that, then apt also needs to know about it - so you'll need to set up the proxy in apt.conf (google, man pages, etc). Or you can just use ftp sources if they all work ok.
apt-cache show netselect-apt
Package: netselect-apt
Priority: optional
Section: net
Installed-Size: 60
Maintainer: Filippo Giunchedi <filippo@debian.org>
Architecture: all
Source: netselect
Version: 0.3.ds1-14
Depends: wget, netselect (>= 0.3.ds1-1)
Filename: pool/main/n/netselect/netselect-apt_0.3.ds1-14_all.deb
Size: 10476
MD5Sum: 53f6337108845119f370ed062c0a7ab8
SHA1: 9190289e73786b0e64cffd75476342575785640c
SHA256: 5a40c2087b00dca2e689286298e4778927d9c50cfb6c9a190f1e215192b8fe2b
Description: speed tester for choosing a fast Debian mirror
This package provides a utility that can choose the best Debian mirror
by downloading the full mirror list and using netselect to find the
fastest/closest one.
.
It can output a sources.list(5) file that can be used with package
management tools such as apt or aptitude.
Enhances: apt
Homepage: http://alumnit.ca/~apenwarr/netselect/
Tag: implemented-in::shell, interface::commandline, network::scanner, role::program, scope::utility, suite::debian, use::downloading
apt-cache show netselect-apt
Package: netselect-apt
Priority: optional
Section: net
Installed-Size: 60
Maintainer: Filippo Giunchedi <filippo@debian.org>
Architecture: all
Source: netselect
Version: 0.3.ds1-14
Depends: wget, netselect (>= 0.3.ds1-1)
Filename: pool/main/n/netselect/netselect-apt_0.3.ds1-14_all.deb
Size: 10476
MD5Sum: 53f6337108845119f370ed062c0a7ab8
SHA1: 9190289e73786b0e64cffd75476342575785640c
SHA256: 5a40c2087b00dca2e689286298e4778927d9c50cfb6c9a190f1e215192b8fe2b
Description: speed tester for choosing a fast Debian mirror
This package provides a utility that can choose the best Debian mirror
by downloading the full mirror list and using netselect to find the
fastest/closest one.
.
It can output a sources.list(5) file that can be used with package
management tools such as apt or aptitude.
Enhances: apt
Homepage: http://alumnit.ca/~apenwarr/netselect/
Tag: implemented-in::shell, interface::commandline, network::scanner, role::program, scope::utility, suite::debian, use::downloading
Have no idea what you guys is talking about. Why do I enter these commands again??
apt-cache policy <packagename> will show you what is available and installable. As you've posted no output for anything you've been asked for since the start of the thread, no one can really help you out.
I asked if you were connecting via a proxy? I ask because you can only connect to ftp sources, not http sources. Try pinging the http sources and see if they respond, if they don't, check your network and proxy settings.
@etech3: sorry I thought you were trying to see if it was installed or not, my mistake.
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