I believe the problem is with your sources.list. As the report says, there is no www.de.debian.org/dists. You can try with your browser and see for yourself. Maybe you can verify if this is indeed the problem by using /usr/share/doc/apt/examples/sources.list as a test case?
> Hello, > > I can't figure out how to setup apt for upgrading to slink stable using a > http (ftp) Proxy combination. I've got the following: > > apt.conf: > --------- > > // Options for the downloading routines > Acquire > { > // HTTP method configuration > http > { > Proxy "http://193.158.21.90:8080"; > Timeout "120"; > }; > > // FTP method configuration > ftp > { > Proxy "ftp://193.158.21.90:8080"; > > Timeout "120"; > > /* Passive mode control, proxy, non-proxy and per-host. Pasv mode > is prefered if possible */ > Passive "true"; > }; > > }; > > sources.list: > ------------- > > # Let's make debian y2k compliant: > deb http://www.de.debian.org stable main > > deb ftp://ftp.uni-erlangen.de/pub/mirrors/debian/dists stable main > > > apt-get update: > --------------- > > # apt-get update > Err http://www.de.debian.org stable/main Packages > 404 Not Found > Ign http://www.de.debian.org stable/main Release > 3% [Logging in] > Err ftp://ftp.uni-erlangen.de stable/main Packages > Protocol corruption > Err ftp://ftp.uni-erlangen.de stable/main Release > Protocol corruption > Reading Package Lists... Done > Building Dependency Tree... Done > W: Couldn't stat source package list 'http://www.de.debian.org stable/main > Packages' > (/var/state/apt/lists/www.de.debian.org_dists_stable_main_binary-i386_Packages) > - stat (2 No such file or directory) > W: Couldn't stat source package list 'ftp://ftp.uni-erlangen.de stable/main > Packages' > (/var/state/apt/lists/ftp.uni-erlangen.de_pub_mirrors_debian_dists_dists_stable_main_binary-i386_Packages) > - stat (2 No such file or directory) > W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these missing files > > > Any ideas? Peter > > -- > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Peter Weiss, Baldestraße 14, 80469 München, Tel. 089/ 20232434 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > --- The foolish ones taught more to me than the wise ones ever could --- > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null >