Debian won't update - package updater error

[Wheelerof4te]

where the owner sold it for $40 on ebay

Man, the owner must have been some random Chinese guy who wanted to spread (non)Petya virus if it was that cheap

You got an netbook for basicaly free, good for you. If I were you, I would just reinstall. You didn't put anything naughty in there that you want back, did you?

[Lysander]

You got an netbook for basicaly free, good for you. If I were you, I would just reinstall.

What's the betting that OP will come back asking how to properly update and posting another output? I'm sure all this time posting [and times between postings] could have been better put towards a reinstall.

[ayarrington73]

Change it to this

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deb  http://deb.debian.org/debian jessie main contrib non-free
deb  http://deb.debian.org/debian jessie-updates main contrib non-free
deb http://security.debian.org/ jessie/updates main contrib non-free

Try to update. It may not...

Thanks...below is what I've changed it to(copy/pasted from the live file)....no luck...
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deb http://deb.debian.org/debian jessie main contrib non-free
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian jessie-updates main contrib non-free
deb http://security.debian.org/ jessie/updates main contrib non-free

[ayarrington73]

Change it to this

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deb  http://deb.debian.org/debian jessie main contrib non-free
deb  http://deb.debian.org/debian jessie-updates main contrib non-free
deb http://security.debian.org/ jessie/updates main contrib non-free

Try to update. It may not...

Thanks for the idea...indeed it did not update after the change..... Do you have any other ideas?
Thanks!

[Wheelerof4te]

http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=49029

Have a nice day.

[dasein]

What's the betting that OP will come back asking how to properly update and posting another output?

You didn't actually expect anyone to take that sucker bet, did you?

I'm sure all this time posting [and times between postings] could have been better put towards a reinstall.

You badly underestimate the depth of the OP's "Technological Münchausen Syndrome." In the interval between the first suggestion to reinstall and the last post where he was known not have NOT reinstalled, elapsed time is roughly four days (as of this posting). He could have easily done over 100 fresh installs. (Not hyperbole; do the math.)

He's opened two identical threads on the exact same topic, though he blamed his "disability" for his mysterious failure to provide a dump of his sources.list in the second thread.

After GarryR, arochester, and Wheelerof4te had all affirmed that Debian can inded be installed from a USB stick, the only response from the OP was to post Yet Another Version of his sources.list.

After four days of deliberate inactivity, there can be no doubt. His conduct is willful and obstinate. It is not accidental, and it is not because he's "disabled."

I hate to say "I told you so," but I told you so.

The only thing worse than a help vampire is someone who posts a "problem" simply because he's bored. He's no different in that sense from any other troll.

It would be poetic justice if every person who tried to help him in either thread clicked the obligatory time-saver link

[ayarrington73]

can you think of any more acid to spew about my character or lack thereof in your eyes....sheesh! If that's the kind of "help" I'm gonna get for an honest question from a disabled i.t. veteran who is honestly trying to make do on a limited budget, forget it....I'll look elsewhere. No wonder i.t. guys have such a poor reputation these days....