Re: apt-get issue(s)

2001-08-14 Thread Kenneth Pronovici
> do you use a proxy with lynx, if so you may need to use one with apt! Ah.. that got asked before privately; I should have posted a reply to the list. No, there's no proxy needed. KEN

Re: apt-get issue(s)

2001-08-14 Thread Jason Thomas
do you use a proxy with lynx, if so you may need to use one with apt! On Tue, Aug 14, 2001 at 09:09:52AM -0500, Kenneth Pronovici wrote: > > is ftp2.sourceforge.net a debian mirror? > > I got it off the mirrors list, and it looked like everything was sensible > from checking with lynx. > > > deb

Re: apt-get issue(s)

2001-08-14 Thread Kenneth Pronovici
> do you use a proxy with lynx, if so you may need to use one with apt! Ah.. that got asked before privately; I should have posted a reply to the list. No, there's no proxy needed. KEN -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PRO

Re: apt-get issue(s)

2001-08-14 Thread Jason Thomas
do you use a proxy with lynx, if so you may need to use one with apt! On Tue, Aug 14, 2001 at 09:09:52AM -0500, Kenneth Pronovici wrote: > > is ftp2.sourceforge.net a debian mirror? > > I got it off the mirrors list, and it looked like everything was sensible > from checking with lynx. > > > de

Re: apt-get issue(s)

2001-08-14 Thread Kenneth Pronovici
> is ftp2.sourceforge.net a debian mirror? I got it off the mirrors list, and it looked like everything was sensible from checking with lynx. > deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ testing main non-free contrib > and an "apt-get update" > what´s the exact output? First, note that 'lynx http://ft

Re: apt-get issue(s)

2001-08-14 Thread Kenneth Pronovici
> is ftp2.sourceforge.net a debian mirror? I got it off the mirrors list, and it looked like everything was sensible from checking with lynx. > deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ testing main non-free contrib > and an "apt-get update" > what´s the exact output? First, note that 'lynx http://f

Re: apt-get issue(s)

2001-08-14 Thread Florian Kessler
Am 13.08.2001 20:01 Uhr schrieb Kenneth Pronovici unter [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > Ok... nothing at all in /var/log about this (as far as I can tell). > > I cannot apt to a different server. I tried "ftp2.sourceforge.net" - which > I can use lynx to connect to - but I get similar apt errors. > > Rei

Re: apt-get issue(s)

2001-08-14 Thread Florian Kessler
Am 13.08.2001 20:01 Uhr schrieb Kenneth Pronovici unter [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > Ok... nothing at all in /var/log about this (as far as I can tell). > > I cannot apt to a different server. I tried "ftp2.sourceforge.net" - which > I can use lynx to connect to - but I get similar apt errors. > > Re

Re: apt-get issue(s)

2001-08-13 Thread Kenneth Pronovici
> Hmm... > > Any logs about? /var/log/syslog? /var/log/messages? > are you able to "apt" another server? Is your apt installation fine or is > any file missing? > Try to fetch the aptdeb, purge your existing apt ("dpkg --force-depends > --purge apt), and reinstall it, to assure no file´s missi

Re: apt-get issue(s)

2001-08-13 Thread Kenneth Pronovici
> Hmm... > > Any logs about? /var/log/syslog? /var/log/messages? > are you able to "apt" another server? Is your apt installation fine or is > any file missing? > Try to fetch the aptdeb, purge your existing apt ("dpkg --force-depends > --purge apt), and reinstall it, to assure no file´s miss

Re: apt-get issue(s)

2001-08-13 Thread Florian Kessler
Am 13.08.2001 18:02 Uhr schrieb Kenneth Pronovici unter [EMAIL PROTECTED]: >> do you use any kind of firewall? In the network or local? Eventually a >> configuration mistake in netfilterIs your specific machine allowed to >> connect to debian.org? >> can you ping 132.229.131.40? ping security.debi

Re: apt-get issue(s)

2001-08-13 Thread Kenneth Pronovici
> do you use any kind of firewall? In the network or local? Eventually a > configuration mistake in netfilterIs your specific machine allowed to > connect to debian.org? > can you ping 132.229.131.40? ping security.debian.org? > What does telnet security.debian.org 80 say? Yes, I'm using a firewal

Re: apt-get issue(s)

2001-08-13 Thread Florian Kessler
Am 13.08.2001 17:25 Uhr schrieb Kenneth Pronovici unter [EMAIL PROTECTED]: >>> Err http://security.debian.org potato/updates/main Packages >>> Could not connect to security.debian.org (132.229.131.40). >>> >> >> My guess is that this was a temporary server or network >> outage. I just did an ap

Re: apt-get issue(s)

2001-08-13 Thread Kenneth Pronovici
> >Err http://security.debian.org potato/updates/main Packages > > Could not connect to security.debian.org (132.229.131.40). > > > >My guess is that this was a temporary server or network >outage. I just did an apt-get update with this same source. >It hung and 99% the first

Re: apt-get issue(s)

2001-08-13 Thread Florian Kessler
Am 13.08.2001 18:02 Uhr schrieb Kenneth Pronovici unter [EMAIL PROTECTED]: >> do you use any kind of firewall? In the network or local? Eventually a >> configuration mistake in netfilterIs your specific machine allowed to >> connect to debian.org? >> can you ping 132.229.131.40? ping security.deb

Re: apt-get issue(s)

2001-08-13 Thread Kenneth Pronovici
> do you use any kind of firewall? In the network or local? Eventually a > configuration mistake in netfilterIs your specific machine allowed to > connect to debian.org? > can you ping 132.229.131.40? ping security.debian.org? > What does telnet security.debian.org 80 say? Yes, I'm using a firewa

Re: apt-get issue(s)

2001-08-13 Thread Florian Kessler
Am 13.08.2001 17:25 Uhr schrieb Kenneth Pronovici unter [EMAIL PROTECTED]: >>> Err http://security.debian.org potato/updates/main Packages >>> Could not connect to security.debian.org (132.229.131.40). >>> >> >> My guess is that this was a temporary server or network >> outage. I just did an a

Re: apt-get issue(s)

2001-08-13 Thread Kenneth Pronovici
> >Err http://security.debian.org potato/updates/main Packages > > Could not connect to security.debian.org (132.229.131.40). > > > >My guess is that this was a temporary server or network >outage. I just did an apt-get update with this same source. >It hung and 99% the first

Re: apt-get issue(s)

2001-08-12 Thread Jeff Coppock
Kenneth Pronovici, 2001-Aug-12 21:49 -0500: >Err http://security.debian.org potato/updates/main Packages > Could not connect to security.debian.org (132.229.131.40). > My guess is that this was a temporary server or network outage. I just did an apt-get update with this same sourc

Re: apt-get issue(s)

2001-08-12 Thread Malcolm Herbert
I had a similar question in regard to where partidcular packages which have security patches should be downloaded from - the obvious question is the security server, however it doesn't seem to work that way all the time ... I don't have my sources.list at hand, unfortunately, but I have noticed th

apt-get issue(s)

2001-08-12 Thread Kenneth Pronovici
I'm cross-posting this to user and security, because there are really two (possibly-related) issues here. Feel free to take replies to just one list or the other. On my firewall (running potato), I have been using these apt sources.list entries: deb http://security.debian.org potato/updates

Re: apt-get issue(s)

2001-08-12 Thread Jeff Coppock
Kenneth Pronovici, 2001-Aug-12 21:49 -0500: >Err http://security.debian.org potato/updates/main Packages > Could not connect to security.debian.org (132.229.131.40). > My guess is that this was a temporary server or network outage. I just did an apt-get update with this same sour

Re: apt-get issue(s)

2001-08-12 Thread Malcolm Herbert
I had a similar question in regard to where partidcular packages which have security patches should be downloaded from - the obvious question is the security server, however it doesn't seem to work that way all the time ... I don't have my sources.list at hand, unfortunately, but I have noticed t

apt-get issue(s)

2001-08-12 Thread Kenneth Pronovici
I'm cross-posting this to user and security, because there are really two (possibly-related) issues here. Feel free to take replies to just one list or the other. On my firewall (running potato), I have been using these apt sources.list entries: deb http://security.debian.org potato/updates