apt-get update not updating repos. recently?

truthe · 04-09-2005, 03:22 AM

For about the past few weeks, I've been typing the apt-get update command; however, it has not been updating. I run the command and nothing gets downloaded, ever. No errors or anything. Any ideas or reasons why this would be happening?

eadwine · 04-09-2005, 03:50 AM

What is in your /etc/apt/sources.list file? Could you post that?

samael26 · 04-09-2005, 04:06 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by truthe
For about the past few weeks, I've been typing the apt-get update command; however, it has not been updating. I run the command and nothing gets downloaded, ever. No errors or anything. Any ideas or reasons why this would be happening?

The Debian repositories are just fine. I update nearly every two days, and it works great. There must be a problem with the apt-get command.
You will have tons of updates when you get it to work again...
Did you try to use aptitude ? I prefer it to apt-get (it is in text mode)

truthe · 04-09-2005, 05:10 AM

Code:

#deb file:///cdrom/ sarge main

deb http://mirrors.kernel.org/debian/ unstable main contrib non-free
deb-src http://mirrors.kernel.org/debian/ unstable main contrib non-free
deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US stable/non-US main contrib non-free
deb-src http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US stable/non-US main contrib non-free

deb http://security.debian.org/ testing/updates main

I don't use aptitude. I tried it, hit 'u' and at the bottom it said, "96% done, (stalled), then the box came up saying 0 kbytes/s, 0 bits downloaded.

eadwine · 04-09-2005, 05:45 AM

Here's my complete one, for comparison sake, all fully operating:

# See sources.list(5) for more information, especialy

# This file may be edited by the MEPIS System Center
# Do not modify the comments manually!
# Change sources only in the section at the end of this file!

# Primary
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
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/ stable main contrib non-free
#deb-src ftp://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ stable main contrib non-free

# non-us
deb ftp://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US unstable/non-US main contrib non-free
#deb-src ftp://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US unstable/non-US main contrib non-free
deb ftp://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US testing/non-US main contrib non-free
#deb-src ftp://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US testing/non-US main contrib non-free
deb ftp://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US stable/non-US main contrib non-free
#deb-src ftp://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US stable/non-US main contrib non-free

# security
deb http://security.debian.org/ woody/updates main contrib non-free
#deb-src http://security.debian.org/ woody/updates main contrib non-free

# MEPIS cds
#deb file:/mnt/cdrom unstable main
#deb file:/mnt/cdrom testing main
#deb file:/mnt/cdrom stable main

# MEPIS pool - specific packages available on-line
deb http://2005.mepis.org/mepis unstable main

# DO NOT EDIT ABOVE THIS LINE
# mplayer
deb ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat/ unstable main
#deb-src ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat/ unstable main
deb ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat/ testing main
#deb-src ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat/ testing main
deb ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat/ stable main
#deb-src ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat/ stable main

What happens if you put a # in front of deb-src, like I have in my list?

truthe · 04-09-2005, 05:14 PM

thank you, look's much more complete than mine. I'll give it a try.

Well yours updated at least. Thanks.

eadwine · 04-09-2005, 05:42 PM

It looks more complete because I added things to it

Oh.. make sure you have apt-listbugs installed, prevents a lot of trouble later on with buggy packages.