debian etch repository

skoinga · 08-23-2010, 10:59 AM

Hi,

I need to install some package on a very old box with Debian Etch.
When I type: apt-get update

I get several error:

Quote:

# apt-get update
Get:1 http://security.debian.org etch/updates Release.gpg [835B]
Hit http://security.debian.org etch/updates Release
Ign http://security.debian.org etch/updates/main Packages/DiffIndex
Ign http://security.debian.org etch/updates/contrib Packages/DiffIndex
Ign http://security.debian.org etch/updates/non-free Packages/DiffIndex
Hit http://security.debian.org etch/updates/main Packages
Hit http://security.debian.org etch/updates/contrib Packages
Hit http://security.debian.org etch/updates/non-free Packages
Ign http://http.us.debian.org etch Release.gpg
Ign http://http.us.debian.org etch Release
Ign http://http.us.debian.org etch/main Packages/DiffIndex
Ign http://http.us.debian.org etch/contrib Packages/DiffIndex
Ign http://http.us.debian.org etch/non-free Packages/DiffIndex
Ign http://http.us.debian.org etch/main Sources/DiffIndex
Ign http://http.us.debian.org etch/contrib Sources/DiffIndex
Ign http://http.us.debian.org etch/non-free Sources/DiffIndex
Err http://http.us.debian.org etch/main Packages
404 Not Found [IP: 204.152.191.39 80]
Err http://http.us.debian.org etch/contrib Packages
404 Not Found [IP: 204.152.191.39 80]
Err http://http.us.debian.org etch/non-free Packages
404 Not Found [IP: 204.152.191.39 80]
Err http://http.us.debian.org etch/main Sources
404 Not Found [IP: 204.152.191.39 80]
Err http://http.us.debian.org etch/contrib Sources
404 Not Found [IP: 204.152.191.39 80]
Err http://http.us.debian.org etch/non-free Sources
404 Not Found [IP: 204.152.191.39 80]
Fetched 1B in 1s (1B/s)
Failed to fetch http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dis...86/Packages.gz 404 Not Found [IP: 204.152.191.39 80]
Failed to fetch http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dis...86/Packages.gz 404 Not Found [IP: 204.152.191.39 80]
Failed to fetch http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dis...86/Packages.gz 404 Not Found [IP: 204.152.191.39 80]
Failed to fetch http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dis...rce/Sources.gz 404 Not Found [IP: 204.152.191.39 80]
Failed to fetch http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dis...rce/Sources.gz 404 Not Found [IP: 204.152.191.39 80]
Failed to fetch http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dis...rce/Sources.gz 404 Not Found [IP: 204.152.191.39 80]
Reading package lists... Done
E: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

Where can I find a valid etch repository?
Thankyou

the trooper · 08-23-2010, 11:15 AM

See Craigevils' post(#2) here:

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...n-etch-827953/

jheaton5 · 08-23-2010, 02:14 PM

I support Craigevil's recommendation to upgrade to lenny.