problems with updating my debian stretch

[rezapanda]

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cd /etc/apt/sources.list.d/

rm  canonical_partner.list additional-repositories.list mono-xamarin.list alexlarsson-flatpak-jessie.list saiarcot895-flightgear-jessie.list 
rm atareao-updf-jessie.list webupd8team-atom-jessie.list strukturag-libde265-jessie.list hanipouspilot-rtlwifi-jessie.list
rm oibaf-graphics-drivers-jessie.list nilarimogard-webupd8-jessie.list colingille-freshlight-jessie.list

apt update

after apt update I get these warnings too I didn't run the install command yet . I wanted to let you know the output :

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1220 packages can be upgraded. Run 'apt list --upgradable' to see them.
N: Ignoring file '50unattended-upgrades.ucf-dist' in directory '/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/' as it has an invalid filename extension
W: An error occurred during the signature verification. The repository is not updated and the previous index files will be used. GPG error: http://dl.google.com stable Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY 78BD65473CB3BD13

W: Failed to fetch http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/dists/stable/Release  

W: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
W: Duplicate sources.list entry http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable/main amd64 Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/dl.google.com_linux_chrome_deb_dists_stable_main_binary-amd64_Packages)

[L_V]

I also made a mistake I have debian jessie not stretch I realized this when I talked to my brother who said at the time you installed debian there were no stretch and probably I have jessie , I also checked the handbook that I downloaded years ago at the time i installed debian and its jessie . but when I run the command to see my debian version it says 9.11 and the code name is : n/a . which is weird . I installed debian jessie in the first place 3 or 4 years ago . I am a little confused . I had debian jessie but now it says its 9.11 which is stretch . what has happened ?

To summarize: what do you want / what do you need ? What is your problem ?
If you don't know, ask your brother or sister or father. No difference to me.

Ask your brother if he is OK with a fresh Buster installation....

[rezapanda]

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cd /etc/apt/sources.list.d/

rm  canonical_partner.list additional-repositories.list mono-xamarin.list alexlarsson-flatpak-jessie.list saiarcot895-flightgear-jessie.list 
rm atareao-updf-jessie.list webupd8team-atom-jessie.list strukturag-libde265-jessie.list hanipouspilot-rtlwifi-jessie.list
rm oibaf-graphics-drivers-jessie.list nilarimogard-webupd8-jessie.list colingille-freshlight-jessie.list

apt update

I get this result after this part before install -f command . here is the output there are some warnings :

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1220 packages can be upgraded. Run 'apt list --upgradable' to see them.
N: Ignoring file '50unattended-upgrades.ucf-dist' in directory '/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/' as it has an invalid filename extension
W: An error occurred during the signature verification. The repository is not updated and the previous index files will be used. GPG error: http://dl.google.com stable Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY 78BD65473CB3BD13

W: Failed to fetch http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/dists/stable/Release  

W: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
W: Duplicate sources.list entry http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable/main amd64 Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/dl.google.com_linux_chrome_deb_dists_stable_main_binary-amd64_Packages)

[L_V]

No need to copy again your previous message.
The question is: what do you want (read my previous message again + question to your brother).

[rezapanda]

I am sorry if i made you frustrated , didn't mean to . let me give you a summary of what happened . 2 days ago I wanted to upgrade a package so I ran apt-get upgrade the-package-name . but it started to upgrade the whole system all packages . after that I started to see some problems in my debian . some programs are not running . apt-get install gives me an error which i mentioned in my first post . and some other stuff too . I thought instead of fixing each problem individually maybe its better to do an upgrade again but with correct repositories . that's what i am trying to do . actually my brother suggested to install buster too . since I don't have a back up drive now , I prefer to fix the existing debian .

[L_V]

let me give you a summary of what happened . 2 days ago I wanted to upgrade a package so I ran apt-get upgrade the-package-name

This is a mistake. You don't need to upgrade a system, to update a package.
You just need to ... update the database.

Now, if your brother is OK for Buster: no hesitation => go for Buster.

[rezapanda]

do you think its possible to fix the existing debian ?

[L_V]

Yes it should be feasible. Nothing alarming to me.
But if you want jessie and stretch at the same time, it is difficult for me.
You are going to loose time with old installation mixtures.
You need something fresh.

[rezapanda]

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cd /etc/apt/sources.list.d/
rm  canonical_partner.list additional-repositories.list mono-xamarin.list alexlarsson-flatpak-jessie.list saiarcot895-flightgear-jessie.list 
rm atareao-updf-jessie.list webupd8team-atom-jessie.list strukturag-libde265-jessie.list hanipouspilot-rtlwifi-jessie.list
rm oibaf-graphics-drivers-jessie.list nilarimogard-webupd8-jessie.list colingille-freshlight-jessie.list

apt update
apt install -f

can you please explain to me what this fix which you suggested earlier would do ?

[L_V]

You already have "upgraded" to Stretch.
Then no need of any jessie packages which should be cleaned/removed if no Stretch update.

You cannot upgrade your old mixtures to Buster: don't try it.
You need something clean and fresh.

[rezapanda]

ok I see what you mean . I guess its better to go with buster . at the time of the upgrade this line was in sources.list :

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#deb http://debian.drdteam.org/ stable multivers

it has used this source I guess as a source for upgrade , is this where it got the stretch packages ?

[L_V]

What what ???
I am lost with what you did. A line starting with # is just... a comment.
Again:

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find /etc/apt -name '*.list' -print -exec grep '^deb ' {} \;

[rezapanda]

no this is commented after the upgrade which i did 2 days ago . I commented it later to add new repositories .

here is the output of your command :

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/etc/apt/sources.list.d/estmob-sendanywhere.list
deb http://update.send-anywhere.com/linux/debian/ stable main
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list
deb [arch=amd64] http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/skype-stable.list
deb [arch=amd64] https://repo.skype.com/deb stable main
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/google.list
deb [arch=amd64] http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main
/etc/apt/sources.list

[L_V]

Is it your brother who recommend to empty the sources.list ? Bad idea.

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cat /etc/apt/sources.list

[rezapanda]

no my brother is not involved in what i am doing with this debian he just reminded me that I have debian jessie not stretch . that's all he said or did about my debian . he is not responsible at all .

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#deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ stretch main contrib non-free
#deb http://debian.drdteam.org/ stable multivers
# deb-src http://debian.drdteam.org/ stable multivers
# deb-src http://debian.drdteam.org/ stable multivers

this is how it looks now which i have commented the entries . at the time of upgrade which ruined up my debian only line 2 had no comment , that was the only thing active .

[L_V]

You had

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

Now you have:

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#deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ stretch main contrib non-free
#deb http://debian.drdteam.org/ stable multivers
# deb-src http://debian.drdteam.org/ stable multivers
# deb-src http://debian.drdteam.org/ stable multivers

Can you explain where I ask you do totally change your sources.list (for a crazy one) ?
Hey man, please, seriously.....

[rezapanda]

this is all a misunderstanding . this is as I mentioned in my first post some new repositories that I added and did apt-get update and got some errors(which i presented in my first post) and didn't do any upgrade with them after that I deleted them ( I didn't do any upgrade with them) . the only important line in my source list was the this one
deb http://debian.drdteam.org/ stable multivers
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which when i upgraded was active . the others were commented out . I have debian jessie . in the first place I have installed debian jessie , I made a mistake i thought i have stretch but its supposed to be jessie . 4 years ago there were no stretch . problem is when i run the command
cat /etc/debian_version I get 9.11 which is stretch , now I assume that since I am having some problems on my debian , the upgrade which i did based on this source(deb http://debian.drdteam.org/ stable multivers) has tried to upgrade my system to stretch . thats why everything is mixed up . my main question was is it possible to add the correct repositories and do the upgrade again to fix my debian . I hope you understand what has happened .

[L_V]

I hope you understand what has happened .

No I don't and don't want and don't care what you or your sister did 4 years ago.
What's this line, with a mistake in multiverse: "deb http://debian.drdteam.org/ stable multivers"
And where did you find this "debian.drdteam.org/" ? Which documentation did you use 4 years ago ?

Try this sources.list / the one you had few hours ago / I can prove it.

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

Make your best, but without me. You need a specialist.
And... keep in mind: clean and fresh Buster.

[L_V]

I hope you understand what has happened .

No I don't and don't want and don't care what you or your sister did 4 years ago.
What is this line, with a mistake in multiverse: "deb http://debian.drdteam.org/ stable multivers"
And where did you find this "debian.drdteam.org/" ? Which documentation did you use 4 years ago ?

Try this sources.list / the one you had few hours ago / I can prove it.

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

Make your best, but without me. You need a specialist.
And... keep in mind: clean and fresh Buster.

[rezapanda]

ok man I am going with buster . and thanks for your time .