On Sat, 4 Oct 2014 23:13:51 +0100 Brian sent: > On Sun 05 Oct 2014 at 08:46:12 +1100, Charlie wrote: > > > Just tried it to see how it worked, but it doesn't work for me. > > That's because you have done something incorrectly. > > > W: Failed to fetch > > http://http.debian.net/jessie/dists/main/non-free/binary-amd64/Packages > > 404 Not Found > > There you are. Confirmation you have done something incorrectly. > > > W: Failed to fetch > > http://http.debian.net/jessie/dists/main/contrib/binary-amd64/Packages > > 404 Not Found > > "Not found" again. You should now begin to wonder what it is you are > doing wrong. You could also question whether a Debian archive would be > structured to have "/main/non-free" and "main/contrib" components. The > "main" part of the archive contains only free software. > > > E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or > > old ones used instead. > > This is the correct response when you have done something incorrectly. > > Knowing what was in your sources.list would save having to guess what > you have done incorrectly.
This is how it was, a single line in my /etc/apt/sources.list: deb http://http.debian.net/jessie main non-free contrib I think I read that that was the way it should be written, but as you say, obviously incorrect. Thank you. Charlie -- Registered Linux User:- 329524 *********************************************** People imagine enlightenment will make them incredibly powerful. And it does. It makes you the most powerful being in all the universe—but usually no one else notices. -----BRAD WARNER *********************************************** Debian GNU/Linux - just the best way to create magic ----------------------------------------------------- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20141005142745.5f1a42f0@taogypsy
