On Tue, Mar 26, 2019 at 11:06:49AM +1100, haaber wrote:
> > On 3/26/19 10:42 AM, Jon deps wrote:
> >> Err:7 https://cdn-aws.deb.debian.org/debian jessie-backports Release
> >>    404  Not Found
> >> Reading package lists... Done
> >> E: The repository 'https://deb.debian.org/debian jessie-backports
> >> Release' does no longer have a Release file.
> >> N: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is
> >> therefore disabled by default.
> >> N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user
> >> configuration details.
> >>
> 
> looking at http://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/  shows that the
> "jessie-backports" folder does not exist any longer. Maybe
> "stable-backports" does the job ? (by the way, I never understood why
> these version-names are preferred over functional-names like "stable",
> "testing", etc in the apt files). If you need to install some of the
> backports you may try this in /etc/apt/sources.list --  you may also
> remove the "jessie-backports" form your apt files and it will work
> (unless you need backports, of course :)
> 

stable-backports is stretch-backports.
One reason NOT to use functional-names is that when the next release
comes, "stable-backports" then points at backports for the new release,
as this example shows.
I always advocate using version names(for everything). 
Shame that Qubes templates use formal numbering.

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