Re: Source.list URL

[Marc Shapiro <marcnshap@gmail.com>]

On 04/01/2014 05:27 PM, ray wrote:
> The URL in the default source.list doesn't seem correct:
>
> /etc/apt/sources.list  ->
> deb http://http.debian.net/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free
>
> The above path is to a directory with other folders.  But Wheezy is a subdirectory of dists, not debian.  So it seems the URL should be:
> deb http://http.debian.net/debian/dists/ wheezy main contrib non-free
>
> (I added contrib non-free)
>
> I have just started with Linux and have not had much luck with apt-get so I am wondering if this might be a problem.
>
> ray
No.  I don't think that is your problem.  When I enter:

    http.debian.net/debian/

into Firefox, I am redirected to:

    mirror.hmc.edu/debian

which may be where your problem lies, or maybe not.


In any case, my sources.list file uses the following line:

    deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free

Note that this is to debian.org, NOT debian.net.


I hope this helps,

Marc