Hi ! Linux users
I am using debian 3.
When I try to install the kdm, it prompt me 'could not resolve 'security.debian.org' I even try
apt-get update kdm. The error message appear as below.
E: The update command takes no arguments

The following is the details of screen out put. when I do apt-get install kdm.


hawk:~#apt-get install kdm
Reading package listing.............Done
Building Dependency Tree..........Done
The following 'new package will be installed':
kdm
0 package upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

Need to get 395kb of archieves. After unpacking 1294 KB will be used.
Err http://security.debian.org stable/updtes/main
kdm 4:2.2.2-14.4
could not resolve 'security.debian.org'
Failed to fetch http://security.devian.org/pool/upda...-14.4_i386.deb could not resolve 'security.debian.org'
E: Unable to fetch same archieves, maybe run apt-get update or try with -- fix-missing ?

Appreciate if anyone can help.

are you connected to the net when you are installing? can you ping security.debian.org ?

Jalal
Yes I can connect to security.debian.org

What should I do now ?

Hi,
I can not duplicate the problem you are having (assuming that it is not already fixed).
I can make it fail, but not with the result you are getting.
You might try commenting out everything in your /etc/apt/sources.list except this one line:
deb http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main
and try the apt-get update command, and see what result you get.
I think it is possible that if you have several lines in /etc/apt/sources.list, it may be hiding the fact that this one is not updating correctly until you try to use it.
I may be wrong.

Hi,

This error message ("Could not resolve 'security.debian.org'") is back for me since the Wednesday, 30th of June 2010.

I run a "Debian GNU/Linux squeeze/sid".

Does anyone knows what happens with this site?


Regards.