The computer has connected to the router but it has a static IP address. The apt-get command has worked fine before.
When I run 'apt-get update', it doesn't complain about sources.list format problem. --- "Mumia W.." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Your sources.list, as posted, isn't formatted well. > > How do you connect to the Internet? Dialup, DSL, > cable? > > Do you have a proxy or router in between you and the > Internet? > > Tell us what this command does? > > wget > http://debian.yorku.ca/debian/dists/sarge/Release > > Read this too: > > http://catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > > On 09/25/2007 12:49 PM, Steve Lam wrote: > > I have a problem with 'apt-get update' command and > it > > bugs me for weeks. I've tried to update Debian > with > > the command 'apt-get update' and it failed to > fetch > > packages. I've fixed the etc/apt/sources.list file > but > > It doesn't help me at all. I've tried apt-setup > and > > it failed as well with the same message such as > > 'Failed to fetch'. Any help is appreciated. > > > > > > Here is the error produced by apt-get update: > > > > sistership:/etc/apt# apt-get update > > Err http://security.debian.org sarge/updates/main > > Packages 404 Not Found > > Err http://debian.yorku.ca sarge/main Packages 404 > Not > > Found > > Ign http://security.debian.org sarge/updates/main > > Release > > Ign http://debian.yorku.ca sarge/main Release > > Err http://security.debian.org > sarge/updates/contrib > > Packages 404 Not Found > > Err http://debian.yorku.ca sarge/contrib Packages > 404 > > [...] > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
