On 2017-05-23, Robert Hardy (r.hardy) <r.ha...@yorksj.ac.uk> wrote: > Thanks for the suggestions. However, this isn't an issue with the URL > in sources.list. I've tried the following: > > * installing using httpredir.debian.org (deb.debian.org isn't in the > list of mirrors in the installer) - same error results. * modifying > the URL to deb.debian.org in sources.list and running apt-get update, > same error results (see below). * attempting to download the file > Translation-en.bz2 from the repository > (http://cdn-fastly.deb.debian.org/debian/dists/jessie-updates/main/i18n/) > - download times out. > > It looks like there is an issue with the mirror, which I'll report as > a bug. However, I would appreciate advice on whether we should trust > the installed system, given the missing file, or if it is likely that > we will encounter ongoing issues arising from this. > > Yours, Rob > [...]
I'm afraid I can't help you with the issue you're facing, and I can't reproduce it on a jessie box. My contribution was simply to point out that httpredir.debian.org is deprecated. Interestingly, I can download the file Translation-en.bz2 from cdn-fastly.deb.debian.org without a hitch. The problem appears to be at your end, not with the mirror. By the way, please don't top-post. It irritates people here. > > -----Original Message----- From: Liam O'Toole > [mailto:liam.p.oto...@gmail.com] Sent: 18 May 2017 14:07 To: > debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: Error on install: Repository > "couldn't be accessed" > > On 2017-05-17, RavenLX <rave...@sitesplace.net> wrote: >> >> >> On 05/17/2017 12:20 PM, Robert Hardy (r.hardy) wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> I received this message when installing from the Debian 8.8 >>> netinstall ISO (debian-8.8.0-amd64-netinst.iso) >>> >>> Initial error was for ftp.uk.debian.org <ftp://ftp.uk.debian.org>. I >>> tried several others (including ftp.fr.debian.org >>> <ftp://ftp.fr.debian.org> and mirror.bytemark.co.uk) with similar >>> errors. >>> >>> Continued with the install, which appeared to go OK otherwise. Found >>> that two lines were commented out in sources.list, post install: >>> >>> # jessie-updates, previously known as 'volatile' >>> >>> # Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify: >>> >>> #deb http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ jessie-updates main >>> >>> # Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify: >>> >>> #deb-src http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ jessie-updates main >>> >>> Uncommented these, and received the following errors on running >>> apt-get update: >>> >>> Hit http://ftp.uk.debian.org jessie/main Translation-en >>> >>> Err http://ftp.uk.debian.org jessie-updates/main Translation-en >>> >>> Err http://ftp.uk.debian.org jessie-updates/main Translation-en >>> >>> Err http://ftp.uk.debian.org jessie-updates/main Translation-en >>> >>> 404 Not Found [IP: 78.129.164.123 80] >>> >>> Fetched 168 kB in 6min 3s (463 B/s) >>> >>> W: Failed to fetch >>> http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/dists/jessie-updates/main/i18n/Transl >>> ation-en 404 Not Found [IP: 78.129.164.123 80] >>> >>> E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or >>> old ones used instead. >>> >>> * Is this a known issue? * Should I have any concerns about >>> stability / missing files follow this? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Rob >> >> I had that happened. I then changed all the http://ftp.* to >> http://httpredir.debian.org. I learned of this here: >> >> https://wiki.debian.org/SourcesList#Example_sources.list >> >> Then I apt-get update and it worked fine from there. > > Just a FYI: the recommended redirector is now http://deb.debian.org/. > > -- > > Liam > > [175 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE]<http://www.yorksj.ac.uk/175.aspx> > > > This email and any files transmitted with it were intended solely for > the addressee. If you have received this email in error please let the > sender know by return. > > Please think before you print. > > -- Liam
