problems with updating my debian stretch

[Head_on_a_Stick]

Are you really talking to me ?

Yes I am you irritating fuckwit.

3 lines should be enough

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

And where are the stretch-updates repositories in that list?

The last two lines are the two alternative versions of the Debian Security repositories, only one of them is needed.

The sources for stretch should look like this:

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deb http://deb.debian.org/debian stretch main contrib non-free
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian stretch-updates main contrib non-free # this is the one you keep missing
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian-security/ stretch/updates main # only *one* security line is needed

[L_V]

You should calm down man ... Or take some pills !

[sunrat]

You should calm down man ... Or take some pills !

Mmm, pills...

The Headman is correct though - https://wiki.debian.org/SourcesList#Exa ... urces.list #yeah I know it's buster list, same same but different.
And yes as you said @L_V, OP did have a correct Debian sources in the first post but had extra rubbish sources.

[L_V]

Mmm, pills...

Yes but specific pills for a head on a stick.
I would normally never recommend any pills, but to treat such aggressivity, it is the first idea I had in mind.
I don't think this vulgarity is acceptable (it depends on which forum).

However, the context: we live in a very aggressive society, with a President who can decide everyday to assassinate anyone on earth he 'doesn't like', and take control of every countries of the planet to get its oil and make "good business". Killing millions of people is not an issue. Business is business, as usual.
Pressure is kept so high on the POTUS that some his multi-billionaires good friends who are paying the election campaign would LOVE to play at WW-III, sheltered in a comfortable bunker, and watch on TV the effect of "marvelous" and so big bombs and drones.
Just a tweet and BOOM ! All dead. (until some change to come).
Well, let's say this is a context of aggressivity, but not an excuse.

Now.... let's come back on the sources.list discussion.
To simplify, I miss the deb-src and "contrib non-free", to clarify.
For a "standard" installation, Debian is creating the sources.list with 3 repositories.

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deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ buster main
deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security buster/updates main
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ buster-updates main

https://wiki.debian.org/SourcesList:[code]deb http://deb.debian.org/debian buster main
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian-security/ buster/updates main
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian buster-updates main[/code]
If I recommend to keep the list as created by Debian is simply because I consider it is fine (hopefully), and there is no reason to change it.
/!\ As far as I know, "security.debian.org/debian-security" is equivalent to "deb.debian.org/debian-security/"

More info on security at : https://www.debian.org/security/
debian-security-announce: https://lists.debian.org/debian-securit ... reads.html

Concerning stable-updates (which is not stable/updates):

• This path will be used for updates which many users may wish to install on their systems before the next point release is made, such as updates to virus scanners and timezone data.

This is why we often find sources.list without stable-updates which is not a "key" repository.

/!\ To be noticed that buster-backports can right now be added to sources.list (linux-image-5.3.0 available for example).

[Head_on_a_Stick]

specific pills for a head on a stick

I can't tolerate the side-effects for SSRIs, SNRIs or even good old-fashioned tricyclic antidepressants so I just ride my motorbike inappropriately fast, try to solve problems on forums and hurl abuse at random strangers when I'm feeling down. I haven't had a hospital admission for quite a few years now so it seems to be working

I don't think this vulgarity is acceptable (it depends on which forum).

It's allowed here, which is the main reason I visit regularly. It's certainly not the problems that keep me coming back because the quality is crap compared to, for example, the Arch forums.

However, the context: we live in a very aggressive society, [...]

Discussions of politics are *not* allowed here, continuing in that vein will have the thread closed rather quickly. Please stop.

Concerning stable-updates (which is not stable/updates):

• This path will be used for updates which many users may wish to install on their systems before the next point release is made, such as updates to virus scanners and timezone data.

This is why we often find sources.list without stable-updates which is not a "key" repository.

The Debian installer includes the stable-updates repository in all systems and the GNOME desktop's Software & Updates tool describes them as "recommended updates" so I would certainly consider them "key" and I think most users would welcome the updates.