On Wed 16 Jul 2014 at 14:50:33 -0400, Steve Litt wrote: > I'm trying to install install flashplugin-nonfree on Wheezy 64 bit on > a dual core AMD, and it's been failing continuously. The error message > is something to the effect that it can't reach mirrors.rit.edu, and in > fact I cannot ping rit.edu, and when I traceroute to rit.edu it gets as > far as: > > vl-5.car2.Buffalo1.Level3.net (4.69.141.146) 262.192 ms 261.916 ms > 262.110 ms > > and then gives me all stars out to the max 30 hops. > > So I'm temporarily assuming the root cause is outside anything on my > LAN or cable modem. The following is my current /etc/apt/sources.list.
Good thinking, Batman. > ========================================================== > # > > # deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 7.5.0 _Wheezy_ - Official amd64 NETINST > Binary-1 20140426-13:35]/ wheezy main > > deb http://mirror.rit.edu/debian/ wheezy main non-free contrib > deb-src http://mirror.rit.edu/debian/ wheezy main non-free contrib > > deb http://security.debian.org/ wheezy/updates main contrib non-free > deb-src http://security.debian.org/ wheezy/updates main contrib non-free > > # wheezy-updates, previously known as 'volatile' > deb http://mirror.rit.edu/debian/ wheezy-updates main contrib non-free > deb-src http://mirror.rit.edu/debian/ wheezy-updates main contrib > non-free > > # ADDED BY SLITT FOR DOVECOT > deb http://www.backports.org/debian stable dovecot > deb-src http://www.backports.org/debian stable dovecot > ========================================================== > > > Therefore I would assume I need to add another mirror to > my /etc/apt/sources.list. How would I find such mirrors? Do I just put > them below my corresponding rit.edu entries? Can I leave the rit.edu > entries intact? Until today, rit.edu has served me admirably. Is there > some sort of command I should run to add a mirror set, or do I just > edit sources.list? I'd put the other mirror above. Lists are on the Debian web site. I'd even comment it out. Consider using deb http://http.debian.net/debian wheezy main contrib non-free -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/16072014200303.6863c6dbf...@desktop.copernicus.demon.co.uk