Can't "stat source package list"

irvken · 01-31-2005, 09:44 AM

recently installed debian mepis -

every time I do anything related to apt-get (install,update,upgrade) I get the following or similar related error message

Code:

Failed to fetch ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/linux/deve...86/Packages.gz  Unable to fetch file, server said '/pub/linux/devel/lang/java/blackdown.org/debian/dists/unstable/main/binary-i386/Packages.gz: No such file or directory  '
Reading Package Lists... Done
W: Couldn't stat source package list ftp://metalab.unc.edu unstable/main Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/metalab.unc.edu_pub_linux_devel_lang_java_blackdown.org_debian_dists_unstable_main_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list ftp://metalab.unc.edu unstable/main Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/metalab.unc.edu_pub_linux_devel_lang_java_blackdown.org_debian_dists_unstable_main_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these problems
E: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

I know I could just # the offending entries out in /etc/sources.list but is there a better way of fixing this problem?

m_yates · 01-31-2005, 09:47 AM

It seems like the blackdown java packages aren't there. The problem would be fixed by replacing that source with one that does have the packages. It seems it is a problem with that source and not on your end.

irvken · 01-31-2005, 01:09 PM

thanks, much as I thought. I wonder what was stored there and what would be a suitable replacement if any is required.

m_yates · 01-31-2005, 01:52 PM

You can go to: http://apt-get.org/ and look for unofficial sources for things that are not available in standard debian.

For java, I just installed after downloading directly from Sun rather than using apt-get.