On Wed 13 May 2015 at 12:55:16 -0600, Bob Proulx wrote: > You are currently using: > > deb http://ftp.fr.debian.org/debian jessie main > > That is okay. Good! But for the purpose of this task change that to > a different but still valid mirror. This would be a good time to try > out the new http redirector which has just recently become an official > Debian resource.[1] > > deb http://httpredir.debian.org/debian jessie main > > That httpredir.debian.org was previously known as http.debian.net for > those on the list that are familiar with it. > > This is a good configuration for anyone geographically anywhere as it > will redirect to the best known nearby mirror. The effect for you > with this problem is that it will be a different appearing URL than > the previously used ftp.fr.debian.org and will therefore ask for > different files. The previously locally cached files on your disk in > /var/lib/apt will be expired as no longer being in your sources.list > file. If mismatched cached proxy files are your only remaining > problem then this should fix it. Make sure to 'apt-get update' after > changing the sources.list file.
A small reservation, much as we are advocates of http.debian.net in these parts. If the intention is to eliminate the mirror as a source of a problem it may not be sufficient. For whatever reason, the redirector may still choose the mirror you do not want as the best one to use. -- 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/14052015181129.b78a1d878...@desktop.copernicus.demon.co.uk
