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problem installing apache2 on linux mint lmde4 debbie

Hi - I am new to this forum and new to linux. I've tried to install apache web server on my new linux system which I set up yesterday. I use linux mint lmde4 debbie, 32 bit. I did an update before (sudo apt-get update). When I type in sudo apt install apache2, I get 404-errors and apache doesn't install. Here is what I get

Code:

Reading package lists... Done

Building dependency tree      

Reading state information... Done

The following additional packages will be installed:

  apache2-bin apache2-data apache2-utils libapr1 libaprutil1 libaprutil1-dbd-sqlite3 libaprutil1-ldap

Suggested packages:

  apache2-doc apache2-suexec-pristine | apache2-suexec-custom

The following NEW packages will be installed:

  apache2 apache2-bin apache2-data apache2-utils libapr1 libaprutil1 libaprutil1-dbd-sqlite3 libaprutil1-ldap

0 upgraded, 8 newly installed, 0 to remove and 96 not upgraded.

Need to get 2,029 kB/2,276 kB of archives.

After this operation, 7,534 kB of additional disk space will be used.

Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y

Ign:1 https://deb.debian.org/debian buster/main i386 apache2-bin i386 2.4.38-3+deb10u3

Err:1 https://deb.debian.org/debian buster/main i386 apache2-bin i386 2.4.38-3+deb10u3

  404  Not Found [IP: 199.232.190.132 443]

Ign:2 https://deb.debian.org/debian buster/main i386 apache2-data all 2.4.38-3+deb10u3

Err:2 https://deb.debian.org/debian buster/main i386 apache2-data all 2.4.38-3+deb10u3

  404  Not Found [IP: 199.232.190.132 443]

Ign:3 https://deb.debian.org/debian buster/main i386 apache2-utils i386 2.4.38-3+deb10u3

Err:3 https://deb.debian.org/debian buster/main i386 apache2-utils i386 2.4.38-3+deb10u3

  404  Not Found [IP: 199.232.190.132 443]

Ign:4 https://deb.debian.org/debian buster/main i386 apache2 i386 2.4.38-3+deb10u3

Err:4 https://deb.debian.org/debian buster/main i386 apache2 i386 2.4.38-3+deb10u3

  404  Not Found [IP: 199.232.190.132 443]

E: Failed to fetch http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/apache2/apache2-bin_2.4.38-3+deb10u3_i386.deb  404  Not Found [IP: 199.232.190.132 443]

E: Failed to fetch http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/apache2/apache2-data_2.4.38-3+deb10u3_all.deb  404  Not Found [IP: 199.232.190.132 443]

E: Failed to fetch http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/apache2/apache2-utils_2.4.38-3+deb10u3_i386.deb  404  Not Found [IP: 199.232.190.132 443]

E: Failed to fetch http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/apache2/apache2_2.4.38-3+deb10u3_i386.deb  404  Not Found [IP: 199.232.190.132 443]

E: Unable to fetch some archives, maybe run apt-get update or try with --fix-missing?

Any idea what's going on and what I could do? Many thanks in advance.

First, you should, with that many (96) packages waiting for update, run `sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade' to get the system fully updated. (you said you did the update but failed to mention the upgrade)

Second, a 404 error is "not found" meaning the page (document) is not found on that server.

Code:

E: Failed to fetch http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/apache2/apache2-bin_2.4.38-3+deb10u3_i386.deb  404  Not Found [IP: 199.232.190.132 443]

E: Failed to fetch http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/apache2/apache2-data_2.4.38-3+deb10u3_all.deb  404  Not Found [IP: 199.232.190.132 443]

E: Failed to fetch http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/apache2/apache2-utils_2.4.38-3+deb10u3_i386.deb  404  Not Found [IP: 199.232.190.132 443]

E: Failed to fetch http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/apache2/apache2_2.4.38-3+deb10u3_i386.deb  404  Not Found [IP: 199.232.190.132 443]

E: Unable to fetch some archives, maybe run apt-get update or try with --fix-missing?

these errors tell you exactly what package and what the results were.

I can verify that my system will also not find those packages at that site. Maybe the package is not available? Maybe it is not at that repo? Someone who uses a 32 bit system may be able to assist.

many thanks, upgrading (which doesn't mean upgrading to lmde5) was the right step. After that, apache installed itself smoothly.