On my workstation, apt-get echoes the locations from which package information is retrieved. No problems evident. root@dalton:/home/peter# apt-get update Ign:1 http://137.82.116.42/debian stretch InRelease Hit:2 http://137.82.116.42/debian stretch-updates InRelease Hit:3 http://security.debian.org stretch/updates InRelease Hit:4 http://137.82.116.42/debian stretch-backports InRelease Hit:5 http://137.82.116.42/debian stretch Release Reading package lists... Done root@dalton:/home/peter#
Another machine gives this output. root@imager:/home/peter# apt-get update Get:1 file:/full/path/to/build/packaging/deb ./ InRelease Ign:1 file:/full/path/to/build/packaging/deb ./ InRelease Get:2 file:/full/path/to/build/packaging/deb ./ Release Ign:2 file:/full/path/to/build/packaging/deb ./ Release Get:3 file:/full/path/to/build/packaging/deb ./ Packages Ign:3 file:/full/path/to/build/packaging/deb ./ Packages Get:4 file:/full/path/to/build/packaging/deb ./ Translation-en_US Ign:4 file:/full/path/to/build/packaging/deb ./ Translation-en_US Ign:5 http://137.82.116.42/debian stretch InRelease Get:6 file:/full/path/to/build/packaging/deb ./ Translation-en Ign:6 file:/full/path/to/build/packaging/deb ./ Translation-en Get:3 file:/full/path/to/build/packaging/deb ./ Packages Ign:3 file:/full/path/to/build/packaging/deb ./ Packages Hit:7 http://137.82.116.42/debian stretch-updates InRelease Hit:8 http://security.debian.org stretch/updates InRelease Hit:9 http://137.82.116.42/debian stretch-backports InRelease Get:4 file:/full/path/to/build/packaging/deb ./ Translation-en_US Ign:4 file:/full/path/to/build/packaging/deb ./ Translation-en_US Get:6 file:/full/path/to/build/packaging/deb ./ Translation-en Ign:6 file:/full/path/to/build/packaging/deb ./ Translation-en Hit:10 http://137.82.116.42/debian stretch Release Get:3 file:/full/path/to/build/packaging/deb ./ Packages Ign:3 file:/full/path/to/build/packaging/deb ./ Packages Get:4 file:/full/path/to/build/packaging/deb ./ Translation-en_US Ign:4 file:/full/path/to/build/packaging/deb ./ Translation-en_US Get:6 file:/full/path/to/build/packaging/deb ./ Translation-en Ign:6 file:/full/path/to/build/packaging/deb ./ Translation-en Get:3 file:/full/path/to/build/packaging/deb ./ Packages Ign:3 file:/full/path/to/build/packaging/deb ./ Packages Get:4 file:/full/path/to/build/packaging/deb ./ Translation-en_US Ign:4 file:/full/path/to/build/packaging/deb ./ Translation-en_US Get:6 file:/full/path/to/build/packaging/deb ./ Translation-en Ign:6 file:/full/path/to/build/packaging/deb ./ Translation-en Get:3 file:/full/path/to/build/packaging/deb ./ Packages Ign:3 file:/full/path/to/build/packaging/deb ./ Packages Get:4 file:/full/path/to/build/packaging/deb ./ Translation-en_US Ign:4 file:/full/path/to/build/packaging/deb ./ Translation-en_US Get:6 file:/full/path/to/build/packaging/deb ./ Translation-en Ign:6 file:/full/path/to/build/packaging/deb ./ Translation-en Get:3 file:/full/path/to/build/packaging/deb ./ Packages Err:3 file:/full/path/to/build/packaging/deb ./ Packages File not found - /full/path/to/build/packaging/deb/./Packages (2: No such file or directory) Get:4 file:/full/path/to/build/packaging/deb ./ Translation-en_US Ign:4 file:/full/path/to/build/packaging/deb ./ Translation-en_US Reading package lists... Done E: Failed to fetch file:/full/path/to/build/packaging/deb/./Packages File not found - /full/path/to/build/packaging/deb/./Packages (2: No such file or directory) E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead. root@imager:/home/peter# The last two lines, "E: ...", appear to be error messages. The two systems have the same /etc/apt/sources.list. Any ideas about the difficulty in imager? Thanks, ... Peter E. -- Composed and transmitted by software designed to avoid the complication and vulnerability of antivirus software. Tel: +1 604 670 0140 Bcc: peter at easthope. ca
