On Fri, 16 Mar 2012, Scott Ferguson wrote:
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2012 13:21:03
From: Scott Ferguson <scott.ferguson.debian.u...@gmail.com>
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: Problem with Update repository
Resent-Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2012 05:22:15 +0000 (UTC)
Resent-From: debian-user@lists.debian.org
On 16/03/12 13:38, Bret Busby wrote:
Hello.
Recently, I have been getting an error message both from an update
manager applet, and, in checking for system updates.
The error message is:
"
An internal error has occured and the operation has been aborted.
Error message:
Fetch failed: W:Failed to fetch
http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/squeeze/updates/main/source/Sources.gz
404 Not Found [IP: 199.6.12.70 80]
, E:Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old
ones used instead.
"
Strange:-
$ ping http.us.debian.org
PING ftp.us.debian.org (64.50.236.52)
Is that the only error you got?
If so, and if you aren't building from source, just comment out that src
line in /etc/apt/sources.list.
Does the relevant line look like either of these?
deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ squeeze main contrib non-free
deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ squeeze/updates main contrib non-free
Have you considered using a local mirror? eg.:-
mirror.3fl.net.au Westnet
ftp.netspace.net.au Netspace Online Systems
mirror.waia.asn.au Western Australian Internet Association
Also (East coast):-
http://ftp.monash.edu.au/pub/linux/debian/
http://ftp.au.debian.org/pub/debian/
http://mirror.optus.net/debian/
For more see:-
http://www.debian.org/mirror/sponsors
<snipped>
If none of the above solve your problem, please post:-
/etc/apt/sources.list
Kind regards
--
"Oh sorry, I was taking life seriously."
— Bill Hicks
Hello.
The sources.list file is listed below.
"
:~$ cat /etc/apt/sources.list
#
# deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 6.0.3 _Squeeze_ - Official amd64 CD
Binary-1 20111008-14:36]/ squeeze main
deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 6.0.3 _Squeeze_ - Official amd64 CD Binary-1
20111008-14:36]/ squeeze main
deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ squeeze main
deb-src http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ squeeze main
deb http://security.debian.org/ squeeze/updates main
deb-src http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ squeeze/updates main
# squeeze-updates, previously known as 'volatile'
deb http://ftp.au.debian.org/debian/ squeeze-updates main
deb-src http://ftp.au.debian.org/debian/ squeeze-updates main
"
That is how it was set up by the initial installation.
--
Bret Busby
Armadale
West Australia
..............
"So once you do know what the question actually is,
you'll know what the answer means."
- Deep Thought,
Chapter 28 of Book 1 of
"The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy:
A Trilogy In Four Parts",
written by Douglas Adams,
published by Pan Books, 1992
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