Difficulty setting up updates/ or Refuses to update...

[anperri]

Hello,
Im a newbie here and I Have been having issues with updating my LMDE. I have resently done a fresh install because my windows crashed and i did not know how to rework windows in without reformatting the computer and putting mint back on afterwords. Anyway, This time around i have been having trouble with my updates. The update manager will propose a list of updates but when i ask to install i get errors such as failed to fetch :

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ERROR###ERROR###ERROR###ERROR###ERROR###ERROR###ERROR
W:Failed to fetch http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest/dists/testing/Release.gpg  Something wicked happened resolving 'debian.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
, W:Failed to fetch http://packages.linuxmint.com/dists/debian/Release.gpg  Something wicked happened resolving 'packages.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
, W:Failed to fetch http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest/security/dists/testing/updates/Release.gpg  Something wicked happened resolving 'debian.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
, W:Failed to fetch http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest/multimedia/dists/testing/Release.gpg  Something wicked happened resolving 'debian.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
, W:Failed to fetch http://packages.linuxmint.com/dists/debian/main/binary-amd64/Packages  Something wicked happened resolving 'packages.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
, ....

I was wondering if i could get some help setting up my updates so i can continue using LMDE, For some reason its one of the few that allow itself to work on my machine (Linux mint 12, opensuse, ubuntu refuse to work (screen goes black after booting), but for some reason Puppy and CAElinux work) anyway i digress, If someone could help me out in setting up my updates I would be very grateful.

**On a side note, I was wondering before i successfully update if someone could help my catch one of them. Forsome reason the last time i used LMDE and i performed my first update it knocked out all sound on my computer aside from the login screens "ping". i believe it would have to deal with alsa but i am not sure. But first i need to be able to update so yeah

Thank you guys for looking at this wall o' text and any advice you can provide would be great.

[äxl]

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ERROR###ERROR###ERROR###ERROR###ERROR###ERROR###ERROR
Something wicked happened resolving 'debian.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)

This is new but should be explainable with server problems in the last few days. (The correct tagging is [code].)

(screen goes black after booting)

You should have maybe tried to solve this than get new ones, no?

Forsome reason the last time i used LMDE and i performed my first update it knocked out all sound on my computer aside from the login screens "ping". i believe it would have to deal with alsa but i am not sure. But first i need to be able to update so yeah

The Ping comes from the internal speakers. If you're so sure it's alsa you could try oss or pulseaudio? There are several possibilities ...

[anperri]

This is new but should be explainable with server problems in the last few days. (The correct tagging is [code].)

Unfortunately If it is just due to the last few days the servers may not be the problem, as ive had this problem for about 2 months and ive been getting by on windows because of school demands.

With regards to the black out as i mentioned for some reason LMDE gets past it, and and ive done a lot of trying out of distros. For some reason they work in a virtualbox in windows but even live cds cause a blackout once past the boot select, (LMDE, CAElinux, and Puppy linux get by fine, but Mint 9, 10, 12, opensuse 11.4 , 12.1, and ubuntu (newest one) all failed to get past that black screen past boot (live or not)

I only say alsa because it deals with audio, it could be some other update that knocked out my audio, i just picked out the that deals with sound

[anperri]

If it helps I am Using 64 bit LMDE (the newest version) XFCE on a Asus k53Ta laptop =/ I ran the update once (allowing for a mint update) and now it allows me to see the 378 updates i have waiting but when i install if fails to install any of them. I have tried looking around the forums and the only thing i could think of was changing the "other sources repositories to the following"
deb http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest testing main contrib non-free
deb http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest/security testing/updates main contrib non-free
deb http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest/multimedia testing main non-free

[zerozero]

anperri,
1- post the output (if possible the original one, without modifications) of your sources.list, like this

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inxi -r

2- still in the terminal, run

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apt update

3- are you using a proxy to connect to internet?

let's start with this and if/when we have that info, we see what to do

[anperri]

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~ $ inxi -r
Repos:     Active apt sources in file: /etc/apt/sources.list
           deb http://packages.linuxmint.com/ debian main upstream import
           deb http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest testing main contrib non-free
           deb http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest/security testing/updates main contrib non-free
           deb http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest/multimedia testing main non-free


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~ $ apt update
[sudo] password for anthony:
Ign http://packages.linuxmint.com debian InRelease
Err http://packages.linuxmint.com debian Release.gpg
  Something wicked happened resolving 'packages.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Ign http://packages.linuxmint.com debian Release
Ign http://packages.linuxmint.com debian/main amd64 Packages/DiffIndex
Ign http://packages.linuxmint.com debian/upstream amd64 Packages/DiffIndex
Ign http://packages.linuxmint.com debian/import amd64 Packages/DiffIndex       
Ign http://packages.linuxmint.com debian/import TranslationIndex               
Ign http://packages.linuxmint.com debian/main TranslationIndex                 
Ign http://packages.linuxmint.com debian/upstream TranslationIndex             
Ign http://debian.linuxmint.com testing InRelease                             
Ign http://debian.linuxmint.com testing/updates InRelease                     
Err http://packages.linuxmint.com debian/main amd64 Packages                   
  Something wicked happened resolving 'packages.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://packages.linuxmint.com debian/upstream amd64 Packages               
  Something wicked happened resolving 'packages.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://packages.linuxmint.com debian/import amd64 Packages                 
  Something wicked happened resolving 'packages.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://packages.linuxmint.com debian/import Translation-en_US             
  Something wicked happened resolving 'packages.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://packages.linuxmint.com debian/import Translation-en                 
  Something wicked happened resolving 'packages.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://packages.linuxmint.com debian/main Translation-en_US               
  Something wicked happened resolving 'packages.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://packages.linuxmint.com debian/main Translation-en                   
  Something wicked happened resolving 'packages.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://packages.linuxmint.com debian/upstream Translation-en_US           
  Something wicked happened resolving 'packages.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://packages.linuxmint.com debian/upstream Translation-en               
  Something wicked happened resolving 'packages.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Ign http://debian.linuxmint.com testing InRelease                             
Err http://debian.linuxmint.com testing Release.gpg
  Something wicked happened resolving 'debian.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://debian.linuxmint.com testing/updates Release.gpg
  Something wicked happened resolving 'debian.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://debian.linuxmint.com testing Release.gpg
  Something wicked happened resolving 'debian.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Ign http://debian.linuxmint.com testing Release
Ign http://debian.linuxmint.com testing/updates Release
Ign http://debian.linuxmint.com testing Release
Ign http://debian.linuxmint.com testing/main amd64 Packages/DiffIndex
Ign http://debian.linuxmint.com testing/contrib amd64 Packages/DiffIndex
Ign http://debian.linuxmint.com testing/non-free amd64 Packages/DiffIndex
Ign http://debian.linuxmint.com testing/contrib TranslationIndex
Ign http://debian.linuxmint.com testing/main TranslationIndex
Ign http://debian.linuxmint.com testing/non-free TranslationIndex
Ign http://debian.linuxmint.com testing/updates/main amd64 Packages/DiffIndex
Ign http://debian.linuxmint.com testing/updates/contrib amd64 Packages/DiffIndex
Ign http://debian.linuxmint.com testing/updates/non-free amd64 Packages/DiffIndex
Ign http://debian.linuxmint.com testing/updates/contrib TranslationIndex
Ign http://debian.linuxmint.com testing/updates/main TranslationIndex
Ign http://debian.linuxmint.com testing/updates/non-free TranslationIndex
Ign http://debian.linuxmint.com testing/main amd64 Packages/DiffIndex
Ign http://debian.linuxmint.com testing/non-free amd64 Packages/DiffIndex
Ign http://debian.linuxmint.com testing/main TranslationIndex
Ign http://debian.linuxmint.com testing/non-free TranslationIndex
Err http://debian.linuxmint.com testing/main amd64 Packages
  Something wicked happened resolving 'debian.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://debian.linuxmint.com testing/contrib amd64 Packages
  Something wicked happened resolving 'debian.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://debian.linuxmint.com testing/non-free amd64 Packages
  Something wicked happened resolving 'debian.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://debian.linuxmint.com testing/contrib Translation-en_US
  Something wicked happened resolving 'debian.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://debian.linuxmint.com testing/contrib Translation-en
  Something wicked happened resolving 'debian.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://debian.linuxmint.com testing/main Translation-en_US
  Something wicked happened resolving 'debian.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://debian.linuxmint.com testing/main Translation-en
  Something wicked happened resolving 'debian.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://debian.linuxmint.com testing/non-free Translation-en_US
  Something wicked happened resolving 'debian.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://debian.linuxmint.com testing/non-free Translation-en
  Something wicked happened resolving 'debian.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://debian.linuxmint.com testing/updates/main amd64 Packages
  Something wicked happened resolving 'debian.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://debian.linuxmint.com testing/updates/contrib amd64 Packages
  Something wicked happened resolving 'debian.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://debian.linuxmint.com testing/updates/non-free amd64 Packages
  Something wicked happened resolving 'debian.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://debian.linuxmint.com testing/updates/contrib Translation-en_US
  Something wicked happened resolving 'debian.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://debian.linuxmint.com testing/updates/contrib Translation-en
  Something wicked happened resolving 'debian.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://debian.linuxmint.com testing/updates/main Translation-en_US
  Something wicked happened resolving 'debian.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://debian.linuxmint.com testing/updates/main Translation-en
  Something wicked happened resolving 'debian.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://debian.linuxmint.com testing/updates/non-free Translation-en_US
  Something wicked happened resolving 'debian.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://debian.linuxmint.com testing/updates/non-free Translation-en
  Something wicked happened resolving 'debian.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://debian.linuxmint.com testing/main amd64 Packages
  Something wicked happened resolving 'debian.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://debian.linuxmint.com testing/non-free amd64 Packages
  Something wicked happened resolving 'debian.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://debian.linuxmint.com testing/main Translation-en_US
  Something wicked happened resolving 'debian.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://debian.linuxmint.com testing/main Translation-en
  Something wicked happened resolving 'debian.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://debian.linuxmint.com testing/non-free Translation-en_US
  Something wicked happened resolving 'debian.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
Err http://debian.linuxmint.com testing/non-free Translation-en
  Something wicked happened resolving 'debian.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)
W: Failed to fetch http://packages.linuxmint.com/dists/debian/Release.gpg  Something wicked happened resolving 'packages.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)

W: Failed to fetch http://packages.linuxmint.com/dists/debian/main/binary-amd64/Packages  Something wicked happened resolving 'packages.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)

W: Failed to fetch http://packages.linuxmint.com/dists/debian/upstream/binary-amd64/Packages  Something wicked happened resolving 'packages.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)

W: Failed to fetch http://packages.linuxmint.com/dists/debian/import/binary-amd64/Packages  Something wicked happened resolving 'packages.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)

W: Failed to fetch http://packages.linuxmint.com/dists/debian/import/i18n/Translation-en_US  Something wicked happened resolving 'packages.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)

W: Failed to fetch http://packages.linuxmint.com/dists/debian/import/i18n/Translation-en  Something wicked happened resolving 'packages.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)

W: Failed to fetch http://packages.linuxmint.com/dists/debian/main/i18n/Translation-en_US  Something wicked happened resolving 'packages.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)

W: Failed to fetch http://packages.linuxmint.com/dists/debian/main/i18n/Translation-en  Something wicked happened resolving 'packages.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)

W: Failed to fetch http://packages.linuxmint.com/dists/debian/upstream/i18n/Translation-en_US  Something wicked happened resolving 'packages.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)

W: Failed to fetch http://packages.linuxmint.com/dists/debian/upstream/i18n/Translation-en  Something wicked happened resolving 'packages.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)

W: Failed to fetch http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest/dists/testing/Release.gpg  Something wicked happened resolving 'debian.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)

W: Failed to fetch http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest/security/dists/testing/updates/Release.gpg  Something wicked happened resolving 'debian.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)

W: Failed to fetch http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest/multimedia/dists/testing/Release.gpg  Something wicked happened resolving 'debian.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)

W: Failed to fetch http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest/dists/testing/main/binary-amd64/Packages  Something wicked happened resolving 'debian.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)

W: Failed to fetch http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest/dists/testing/contrib/binary-amd64/Packages  Something wicked happened resolving 'debian.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)

W: Failed to fetch http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest/dists/testing/non-free/binary-amd64/Packages  Something wicked happened resolving 'debian.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)

W: Failed to fetch http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest/dists/testing/contrib/i18n/Translation-en_US  Something wicked happened resolving 'debian.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)

W: Failed to fetch http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest/dists/testing/contrib/i18n/Translation-en  Something wicked happened resolving 'debian.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)

W: Failed to fetch http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest/dists/testing/main/i18n/Translation-en_US  Something wicked happened resolving 'debian.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)

W: Failed to fetch http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest/dists/testing/main/i18n/Translation-en  Something wicked happened resolving 'debian.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)

W: Failed to fetch http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest/dists/testing/non-free/i18n/Translation-en_US  Something wicked happened resolving 'debian.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)

W: Failed to fetch http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest/dists/testing/non-free/i18n/Translation-en  Something wicked happened resolving 'debian.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)

W: Failed to fetch http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest/security/dists/testing/updates/main/binary-amd64/Packages  Something wicked happened resolving 'debian.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)

W: Failed to fetch http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest/security/dists/testing/updates/contrib/binary-amd64/Packages  Something wicked happened resolving 'debian.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)

W: Failed to fetch http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest/security/dists/testing/updates/non-free/binary-amd64/Packages  Something wicked happened resolving 'debian.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)

W: Failed to fetch http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest/security/dists/testing/updates/contrib/i18n/Translation-en_US  Something wicked happened resolving 'debian.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)

W: Failed to fetch http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest/security/dists/testing/updates/contrib/i18n/Translation-en  Something wicked happened resolving 'debian.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)

W: Failed to fetch http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest/security/dists/testing/updates/main/i18n/Translation-en_US  Something wicked happened resolving 'debian.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)

W: Failed to fetch http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest/security/dists/testing/updates/main/i18n/Translation-en  Something wicked happened resolving 'debian.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)

W: Failed to fetch http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest/security/dists/testing/updates/non-free/i18n/Translation-en_US  Something wicked happened resolving 'debian.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)

W: Failed to fetch http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest/security/dists/testing/updates/non-free/i18n/Translation-en  Something wicked happened resolving 'debian.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)

W: Failed to fetch http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest/multimedia/dists/testing/main/binary-amd64/Packages  Something wicked happened resolving 'debian.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)

W: Failed to fetch http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest/multimedia/dists/testing/non-free/binary-amd64/Packages  Something wicked happened resolving 'debian.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)

W: Failed to fetch http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest/multimedia/dists/testing/main/i18n/Translation-en_US  Something wicked happened resolving 'debian.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)

W: Failed to fetch http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest/multimedia/dists/testing/main/i18n/Translation-en  Something wicked happened resolving 'debian.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)

W: Failed to fetch http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest/multimedia/dists/testing/non-free/i18n/Translation-en_US  Something wicked happened resolving 'debian.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)

W: Failed to fetch http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest/multimedia/dists/testing/non-free/i18n/Translation-en  Something wicked happened resolving 'debian.linuxmint.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)

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


3-
Nope, not using a proxy to connect.

I hope this helps

[zerozero]

i think that it's a dns issue.
i saw something similar here viewtopic.php?f=185&t=85193&start=0
and this topic http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-newbie-8/apt-get-install-command-is-not-able-to-fetch-packages-from-ubuntu-repositary-806674/ goes in the same direction, and there's a bug report against apt here https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+sour ... bug/574886

unfortunately, with dns changes i can't help you either you know how or someone else does it

[anperri]

Thanks Zerozero, I now have a direction and hopefully can make progress

[anperri]

I think you nailed it Zerozero, DNS issue, No errors when refreshing updates and its currently downloading (alot of updates) with no apparent issue.


...now lets hope none of those updates cause my computer to become wonky (like losing sound or something)

[klsc]

Have anyone found a solution?
I have the same problem. I would update like http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=1949
but I get:

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...
Reading package lists... Done
W: GPG error: http://debian.linuxmint.com testing InRelease: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY AED4B06F473041FA
W: GPG error: http://debian.linuxmint.com testing/updates InRelease: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY AED4B06F473041FA
W: GPG error: http://debian.linuxmint.com testing Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY 07DC563D1F41B907


DNS is working perfect. What can I do?

edit:
same problem when using http://us.debian.linuxmint.com/latest
where can I get the correct public keys?

thanks ks

[nashjc]

I had difficulties installing LMDE amd64 both Gnome and XFCE, in both cases when doing apt-get update, apt-get upgrade. After the cycle there were gconf error msgs and funny characters in the shutdown screen so I had to hit the reset button. After XFCE went sick like this I went to the maintenance panel and did 'apt-get install -f' and that did a lot of updates. apt-get update gave the InRelease msgs, so I tried rebooting normally, and then could do the update OK. Now trying upgrade again as there seem to be more packages needing attention.

JN

[zerozero]

kisc,
please open a terminal and post here the output of

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inxi -S

nashjc,
you should use dist-upgrade when upgrading lmde(just saying, saves you a lot of troubles)

[klsc]

I failed to read the post. I thinked the sources are for linuxmint, but them are for lmde, my mistake, sorry.