Proble with apt-get update: Some index files failed to download.
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Proble with apt-get update: Some index files failed to download.
Hello, I'm new in Debian (I have Wheezy 7.1.0). Whenever I try to run apt-get update I get this:
Code:
root@nacho:/home/nacho# apt-get update
Ign cdrom://[Debian GNU/Linux 7.1.0 _Wheezy_ - Official i386 DVD Binary-1 20130615-21:54] wheezy Release.gpg
Ign cdrom://[Debian GNU/Linux 7.1.0 _Wheezy_ - Official i386 DVD Binary-1 20130615-21:54] wheezy Release
Ign cdrom://[Debian GNU/Linux 7.1.0 _Wheezy_ - Official i386 DVD Binary-1 20130615-21:54] wheezy/contrib i386 Packages/DiffIndex
Ign cdrom://[Debian GNU/Linux 7.1.0 _Wheezy_ - Official i386 DVD Binary-1 20130615-21:54] wheezy/main i386 Packages/DiffIndex
Ign cdrom://[Debian GNU/Linux 7.1.0 _Wheezy_ - Official i386 DVD Binary-1 20130615-21:54] wheezy/contrib Translation-es_AR
Ign cdrom://[Debian GNU/Linux 7.1.0 _Wheezy_ - Official i386 DVD Binary-1 20130615-21:54] wheezy/contrib Translation-es
Ign cdrom://[Debian GNU/Linux 7.1.0 _Wheezy_ - Official i386 DVD Binary-1 20130615-21:54] wheezy/main Translation-es_AR
Obj http://http.us.debian.org wheezy Release.gpg
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net wheezy Release.gpg
Obj http://security.debian.org wheezy/updates Release.gpg
Obj http://http.us.debian.org wheezy Release
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net wheezy Release
Obj http://security.debian.org wheezy/updates Release
Obj http://http.us.debian.org wheezy/contrib i386 Packages
Obj http://http.us.debian.org wheezy/main i386 Packages
Obj http://security.debian.org wheezy/updates/main Sources
Obj http://http.us.debian.org wheezy/contrib Translation-en
Obj http://security.debian.org wheezy/updates/contrib Sources
Obj http://http.us.debian.org wheezy/main Translation-es
Obj http://security.debian.org wheezy/updates/main i386 Packages
Obj http://http.us.debian.org wheezy/main Translation-en
Obj http://security.debian.org wheezy/updates/contrib i386 Packages
Obj http://security.debian.org wheezy/updates/contrib Translation-en
Obj http://security.debian.org wheezy/updates/main Translation-en
Err http://ppa.launchpad.net wheezy/main Sources
404 Not Found
Err http://ppa.launchpad.net wheezy/main i386 Packages
404 Not Found
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net wheezy/main Translation-es_AR
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net wheezy/main Translation-es
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net wheezy/main Translation-en
W: Imposible obtener http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/y-ppa-manager/ubuntu/dists/wheezy/main/source/Sources 404 Not Found
W: Imposible obtener http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/y-ppa-manager/ubuntu/dists/wheezy/main/binary-i386/Packages 404 Not Found
E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
This is my sources.list:
Code:
#
deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 7.1.0 _Wheezy_ - Official i386 DVD Binary-1 20130615-21:54]/ wheezy contrib main
deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 7.1.0 _Wheezy_ - Official i386 DVD Binary-1 20130615-21:54]/ wheezy contrib main
deb http://security.debian.org/ wheezy/updates main contrib
deb-src http://security.debian.org/ wheezy/updates main contrib
# wheezy-updates, previously known as 'volatile'
# A network mirror was not selected during install. The following entries
# are provided as examples, but you should amend them as appropriate
# for your mirror of choice.
#
# deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ wheezy-updates main contrib
deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ wheezy contrib main
# deb-src http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ wheezy-updates main contrib
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/y-ppa-manager/ubuntu wheezy main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/y-ppa-manager/ubuntu wheezy main
and webupd8team-y-ppa-manager-wheezy.list. save, wich contains exactly the same:
Code:
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/y-ppa-manager/ubuntu wheezy main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/y-ppa-manager/ubuntu wheezy main
Distribution: PCLinuxOS2023 Fedora38 + 50+ other Linux OS, for test only.
Posts: 17,511
Rep:
# 5 .
Please try : Comment the "DVD lines" with a hash mark ( # ) :
# deb cdrom: .............
# deb cdrom: .......
This is my sources.list :
Code:
deb http://ftp.dk.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main
deb http://ftp.dk.debian.org/debian/ wheezy contrib
deb http://ftp.dk.debian.org/debian/ wheezy non-free
deb-src http://ftp.dk.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main
deb http://security.debian.org/ wheezy/updates main
deb-src http://security.debian.org/ wheezy/updates main
# wheezy-updates, previously known as 'volatile'
deb http://ftp.dk.debian.org/debian/ wheezy-updates main
deb-src http://ftp.dk.debian.org/debian/ wheezy-updates main
Please try : Comment the "DVD lines" with a hash mark ( # ) :
# deb cdrom: .............
# deb cdrom: .......
This is my sources.list :
Code:
deb http://ftp.dk.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main
deb http://ftp.dk.debian.org/debian/ wheezy contrib
deb http://ftp.dk.debian.org/debian/ wheezy non-free
deb-src http://ftp.dk.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main
deb http://security.debian.org/ wheezy/updates main
deb-src http://security.debian.org/ wheezy/updates main
# wheezy-updates, previously known as 'volatile'
deb http://ftp.dk.debian.org/debian/ wheezy-updates main
deb-src http://ftp.dk.debian.org/debian/ wheezy-updates main
Thank you! I put the hash marks and it solved the problem.
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