Subj : Re: Linux help To : All From : Nigel Reed Date : Sat Oct 04 2025 00:17:32 On Sat, 4 Oct 2025 17:33:26 +1300 "Avon" (21:1/101) wrote: > Hi there > > I am trying to install bind9 on an older debian system I am running. > > Here's what I see > > [snip] > > sudo apt install bind9 bind9utils bind9-doc > [sudo] password for avon: > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree > Reading state information... Done > The following additional packages will be installed: > python3-ply > Suggested packages: > resolvconf python-ply-doc > The following NEW packages will be installed: > bind9 bind9-doc bind9utils python3-ply > 0 upgraded, 4 newly installed, 0 to remove and 2 not upgraded. > Need to get 1,583 kB of archives. > After this operation, 6,059 kB of additional disk space will be used. > Do you want to continue? [Y/n] > Ign:1 http://deb.debian.org/debian buster/main amd64 python3-ply all > 3.11-3 Err:1 http://deb.debian.org/debian buster/main amd64 > python3-ply all 3.11-3 404 Not Found [IP: 151.101.166.132 80] > Err:2 http://security.debian.org/debian-security buster/updates/main > amd64 bind 404 Not Found [IP: 151.101.166.132 80] > Err:3 http://security.debian.org/debian-security buster/updates/main > amd64 bind 404 Not Found [IP: 151.101.166.132 80] > Ign:4 http://security.debian.org/debian-security buster/updates/main > amd64 bind Err:4 http://security.debian.org/debian-security > buster/updates/main amd64 bind 404 Not Found [IP: 151.101.166.132 80] > E: Failed to fetch > http://deb.debian.org/debian/pool/main/p/ply/python3-ply_3.1 E: > Failed to fetch > http://security.debian.org/debian-security/pool/updates/main E: > Failed to fetch > http://security.debian.org/debian-security/pool/updates/main E: > Failed to fetch > http://security.debian.org/debian-security/pool/updates/main E: > Unable to fetch some archives, maybe run apt-get update or try with > --fix-mi > > [snip] > > I don't know how to update settings in this OS so that I can at least > pull down and install a version of bind > > Yep I'm aware the OS is old now but I don't want to try and do a > major upgrade process at the moment, I just need to get the software > installed and running. > > I did try the fix missing option and this is what it did > > [snip] > > sudo apt-get update --fix-missing > Ign:1 http://security.debian.org/debian-security buster/updates > InRelease Err:2 http://security.debian.org/debian-security > buster/updates Release 404 Not Found [IP: 151.101.166.132 80] > Hit:3 https://download.docker.com/linux/debian buster InRelease > Ign:5 http://deb.debian.org/debian buster InRelease > Hit:6 https://download.sublimetext.com apt/stable/ InRelease > Ign:7 http://deb.debian.org/debian buster-updates InRelease > Ign:8 http://deb.debian.org/debian buster-backports InRelease > Err:9 http://deb.debian.org/debian buster Release > 404 Not Found [IP: 151.101.166.132 80] > Get:4 https://packages.element.io/debian default InRelease [3,618 B] > Err:4 https://packages.element.io/debian default InRelease > The following signatures were invalid: EXPKEYSIG C2850B265AC085BD > riot.im pac Err:10 http://deb.debian.org/debian buster-updates Release > 404 Not Found [IP: 151.101.166.132 80] > Err:11 http://deb.debian.org/debian buster-backports Release > 404 Not Found [IP: 151.101.166.132 80] > Reading package lists... Done > E: The repository 'http://security.debian.org/debian-security > buster/updates Re N: Updating from such a repository can't be done > securely, and is therefore dis N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for > repository creation and user configuration det E: The repository > 'http://deb.debian.org/debian buster Release' no longer has a N: > Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is > therefore dis N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation > and user configuration det W: An error occurred during the signature > verification. The repository is not u E: The repository > 'http://deb.debian.org/debian buster-updates Release' no long N: > Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is > therefore dis N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation > and user configuration det E: The repository > 'http://deb.debian.org/debian buster-backports Release' no lo N: > Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is > therefore dis N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation > and user configuration det > > [snip] > > Thanks for any help :) > > Kerr Avon [Blake's 7] 'I'm not expendable, I'm not stupid and I'm not > going' avon[at]bbs.nz | bbs.nz | fsxnet.nz Try apt -y update && apt -y upgrade This will make sure you have the latest packages and your system is updated before attempting to update. I also do apt -y autoremove to get rid of stuff that isn't need any more. -- End Of The Line BBS - Plano, TX telnet endofthelinebbs.com 23 .