Debian 6 Update error

SpeedBus

Hey Guys,
I needed some help in making debian 6 update I run the command "apt-get update" and I get a load of errors, any suggestions to fix it ?

The Output :

root@debian:~# apt-get update
Ign http://security.debian.org lenny/updates Release.gpg
Ign http://security.debian.org/ lenny/updates/main Translation-en
Ign http://security.debian.org/ lenny/updates/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://security.debian.org lenny/updates Release
Ign http://ftp.us.debian.org lenny Release.gpg
Ign http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ lenny/main Translation-en
Ign http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ lenny/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://ftp.us.debian.org lenny-proposed-updates Release.gpg
Ign http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ lenny-proposed-updates/main Translation-en
Ign http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ lenny-proposed-updates/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://security.debian.org lenny/updates/main Sources/DiffIndex
Ign http://security.debian.org lenny/updates/main amd64 Packages/DiffIndex
Ign http://ftp.us.debian.org lenny Release
Err http://security.debian.org lenny/updates/main Sources
  404  Not Found [IP: 150.203.164.38 80]
Ign http://ftp.us.debian.org lenny-proposed-updates Release
Err http://security.debian.org lenny/updates/main amd64 Packages
  404  Not Found [IP: 150.203.164.38 80]
Ign http://ftp.us.debian.org lenny/main Sources/DiffIndex
Ign http://ftp.us.debian.org lenny/main amd64 Packages/DiffIndex
Ign http://ftp.us.debian.org lenny-proposed-updates/main Sources/DiffIndex
Ign http://ftp.us.debian.org lenny-proposed-updates/main amd64 Packages/DiffIndex
Err http://ftp.us.debian.org lenny/main Sources
  404  Not Found [IP: 64.50.236.52 80]
Err http://ftp.us.debian.org lenny/main amd64 Packages
  404  Not Found [IP: 64.50.236.52 80]
Err http://ftp.us.debian.org lenny-proposed-updates/main Sources
  404  Not Found [IP: 64.50.236.52 80]
Err http://ftp.us.debian.org lenny-proposed-updates/main amd64 Packages
  404  Not Found [IP: 64.50.236.52 80]
W: Failed to fetch http://security.debian.org/dists/lenny/updates/main/source/Sources.gz  404  Not Found [IP: 150.203.164.38 80]

W: Failed to fetch http://security.debian.org/dists/lenny/updates/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz  404  Not Found [IP: 150.203.164.38 80]

W: Failed to fetch http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/dists/lenny/main/source/Sources.gz  404  Not Found [IP: 64.50.236.52 80]

W: Failed to fetch http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/dists/lenny/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz  404  Not Found [IP: 64.50.236.52 80]

W: Failed to fetch http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/dists/lenny-proposed-updates/main/source/Sources.gz  404  Not Found [IP: 64.50.236.52 80]

W: Failed to fetch http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/dists/lenny-proposed-updates/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz  404  Not Found [IP: 64.50.236.52 80]

E: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

Mon5t3r

check your dns resolver first? (in interfaces file not in /etc/resolv.conf)

rds100

It's because Lenny is EOL and is no longer in the mirrors. Either use archive.debian.org, or better - dist-upgrade to squeeze.
And yes, you have debian 5 there, not debian 6.

Mon5t3r

@rds100 said: It's because Lenny is EOL and is no longer in the mirrors. Either use archive.debian.org, or better - dist-upgrade to squeeze.

lol!! nice catch!! i even didn't noticed it.. hahaha

lbft

You're still running Debian 5 (lenny), which is no longer supported (and I think is being removed from the mirrors).

To upgrade to Debian 6 (squeeze), edit your /etc/apt/sources.list file to something like this:

deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ squeeze main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ squeeze main contrib non-free
deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ squeeze-updates main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ squeeze-updates main contrib non-free
deb http://security.debian.org/ squeeze/updates main 
deb-src http://security.debian.org/ squeeze/updates main

Then run apt-get update and apt-get dist-upgrade.

SpeedBus

I tried what @lbft said, and still get a similar error..

nabo

@SpeedBus said: any suggestions to fix it

Go to your sources.list and replace lenny with stable.

AnthonySmith

Also if on XEN PV run apt-get remove grub-legacy grub-common before upgrading or your system may not boot back up.

mikho

@AnthonySmith please, dont rub it in

SpeedBus

@AnthonySmith said: Also if on XEN PV run apt-get remove grub-legacy grub-common before upgrading or your system may not boot back up.

Does the same apply to KVM ?

prometeus

@SpeedBus said: Does the same apply to KVM

no, kvm and xen-hvm are more similar to a physical computer...

Edit: referred to the boot/install process :-)

TheHackBox

Or Upgrade to wheezy