On 5/5/08, NN_il_Confusionario <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > * From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >The problem seems to be specific to apt-get and aptitude. > > then check apt configuration files in /etc/apt/ and subdirectories > (proxy or other unusual configuration settings? corrupted files?)
I don't see any problems there. I can try restoring that directory again in case there's something very subtly wrong with it - probably later today. > And post the complete and exact outpt of apt-get / aptitude login as: root Using keyboard-interactive authentication. Password: Last login: Mon May 5 10:13:57 2008 Linux Luke.wa9als.com 2.6.18-6-686 #1 SMP Thu Apr 24 08:33:59 UTC 2008 i686 The programs included with the Debian GNU/Linux system are free software; the exact distribution terms for each program are described in the individual files in /usr/share/doc/*/copyright. (I also have the output of dpkg-reconfigure below, then the apt-get output: Luke:~# dpkg-reconfigure apt gpg: key 2D230C5F: "Debian Archive Automatic Signing Key (2006) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>" not changed gpg: key 6070D3A1: "Debian Archive Automatic Signing Key (4.0/etch) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>" not changed gpg: key ADB11277: "Etch Stable Release Key <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>" not changed gpg: key BBE55AB3: "Debian-Volatile Archive Automatic Signing Key (4.0/etch)" not changed gpg: Total number processed: 4 gpg: unchanged: 4 Luke:~# apt-get update Err http://www.backports.org etch-backports Release.gpg Could not resolve 'www.backports.org' Ign http://www.backports.org etch-backports Release Ign http://www.backports.org etch-backports/main Packages/DiffIndex Ign http://www.backports.org etch-backports/main Packages Err http://www.backports.org etch-backports/main Packages Could not resolve 'www.backports.org' Err http://volatile.debian.org etch/volatile Release.gpg Could not resolve 'volatile.debian.org' Ign http://volatile.debian.org etch/volatile Release Ign http://volatile.debian.org etch/volatile/main Packages/DiffIndex Ign http://volatile.debian.org etch/volatile/main Packages Err http://volatile.debian.org etch/volatile/main Packages Could not resolve 'volatile.debian.org' Err http://ftp.us.debian.org etch Release.gpg Could not resolve 'ftp.us.debian.org' Ign http://ftp.us.debian.org etch Release Ign http://ftp.us.debian.org etch/main Packages/DiffIndex Ign http://ftp.us.debian.org etch/main Packages Err http://ftp.us.debian.org etch/main Packages Could not resolve 'ftp.us.debian.org' Err http://security.debian.org etch/updates Release.gpg Could not resolve 'security.debian.org' Ign http://security.debian.org etch/updates Release Ign http://security.debian.org etch/updates/main Packages/DiffIndex Ign http://security.debian.org etch/updates/main Packages Err http://security.debian.org etch/updates/main Packages Could not resolve 'security.debian.org' Failed to fetch http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/dists/etch/Release.gpg Could not resolve 'ftp.us.debian.org' Failed to fetch http://security.debian.org/dists/etch/updates/Release.gpg Could not resolve 'security.debian.org' Failed to fetch http://volatile.debian.org/debian-volatile/dists/etch/volatile/Release.gpg Could not resolve 'volatile.debian.org' Failed to fetch http://www.backports.org/debian/dists/etch-backports/Release.gpg Could not resolve 'www.backports.org' Failed to fetch http://www.backports.org/debian/dists/etch-backports/main/binary-i386/Packages.gz Could not resolve 'www.backports.org' Failed to fetch http://volatile.debian.org/debian-volatile/dists/etch/volatile/main/binary-i386/Packages.gz Could not resolve 'volatile.debian.org' Failed to fetch http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/dists/etch/main/binary-i386/Packages.gz Could not resolve 'ftp.us.debian.org' Failed to fetch http://security.debian.org/dists/etch/updates/main/binary-i386/Packages.gz Could not resolve 'security.debian.org' Reading package lists... Done E: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones used instead. Luke:~# Thanks - John -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]