On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 04:59:30PM -0400, Maureen L Thomas wrote: > > On 06/26/2014 08:13 AM, Tony Baldwin wrote: > >On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 11:16:56PM -0400, Maureen L Thomas wrote: > >>On 06/25/2014 09:21 PM, Tony Baldwin wrote: > >>>On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 08:18:41PM -0400, Maureen L Thomas wrote: > >>>>I had an orange triangle show up where the upstate square usually > >>>>shows. I clicked on it and got the following messages. > >>>> > >>>>Error message: > >>>> > >>>>Fetch failed: W:Failed to fetch > >>>>ftp://debian.cites.illinois.edu/pub/debian/dists/wheezy/updates/main/source/Sources > >>>>Unable to fetch file, server said 'Failed to open file. ' > >>>> > >>>>, W:Failed to fetch > >>>>ftp://debian.cites.illinois.edu/pub/debian/dists/wheezy/updates/contrib/source/Sources > >>>>Unable to fetch file, server said 'Failed to open file. ' > >>>> > >>>>, E:Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or > >>>>old ones used instead. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>I opened synaptic and received the following: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>E: The value 'stable-updates' is invalid for APT::Default-Release as > >>>>such a release is not available in the sources > >>>> > >>>>E: _cache->open() failed, please report. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >I do not see "stable-updates" in here, but this is a back-up file from > >when the sources.list was last edited. It's still possible that it was > >edited and somewhere has "stable-updates" in it. > > > >Tony > > > > How do I find out what is suppose to be there or how do I fix it? I > have basic knowledge of the command line so if someone would tell me > how to fix it I will attempt to do so.
Just anywhere you see "stable-updates", change it to "wheezy-updates". If you use vim, you can just do :%s/stable-updates/wheezy-updates/g Tony -- http://www.myownsite.me web design, development & hosting -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: https://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
