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Re: Problem using "apt-get update"

From	Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: Problem using "apt-get update"
Date	2018-02-24 19:30 +0100
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On 02/24/2018 12:02 PM, Felix Miata wrote:
> Richard Owlett composed on 2018-02-24 10:48 (UTC-0600):
> 
>> I had just done a minimal (command line only) install of Stretch from
>> the first DVD of the complete set rather than using netinst to conserve
>> bandwidth. The install as usual was successful.
> 
>> I wish to install a package from the repository - it's not on DVD1.
>> I added the line
>>         deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ stretch main non-free contrib
>> to sources.list while commenting out the line referencing CDROM.
> 
>> I attempted to run "apt-get update".
>> It *FAILED*
>> The message was the source I wanted was being ignored.
> 
>> WHY?
>       Mirror problems in .us.???

No. A typo in the following "apt-get install ..." line ;/


> 
> Do you get also get failure if you s/apt-get/apt/g ?
>

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Problem using "apt-get update" Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-02-24 17:50 +0100
  Re: Problem using "apt-get update" John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2018-02-24 18:00 +0100
    Re: Problem using "apt-get update" Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-02-24 18:10 +0100
      Re: Problem using "apt-get update" Reco <recoverym4n@gmail.com> - 2018-02-24 18:10 +0100
        Re: Problem using "apt-get update" Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-02-24 19:00 +0100
          Re: Problem using "apt-get update" Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-02-24 19:10 +0100
          Re: Problem using "apt-get update" Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-02-24 19:10 +0100
      Re: Problem using "apt-get update" Abdullah Ramazanoglu <ar018@yahoo.com> - 2018-02-24 18:30 +0100
      Re: Problem using "apt-get update" Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-02-24 18:40 +0100
      Re: Problem using "apt-get update" Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-02-24 18:40 +0100
      Re: Problem using "apt-get update" John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2018-02-24 18:50 +0100
  Re: Problem using "apt-get update" Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2018-02-24 19:10 +0100
    Re: Problem using "apt-get update" Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-02-24 19:30 +0100

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