On 05/01/2018 10:25 AM, dep wrote: > On May 1, 2018 1:07 PM, Felix Miata <mrmazda@...> wrote: > > >>>> deb http://mirror.xcer.cz/trinity-sb stretch deps-r14 main-r14 >> >> Looks exactly same as here. > >> Is this Stretch an upgrade from *buntu? > > only to the extent that i was running that before i reformatted the partition for debian. it's not an upgrade in the sense of merely chancing the sources.list. i used the netinst version of the debian installed, on a CD via USB. which is of course now disconnected. > >> try logging in as root and skipping use of sudo and -get or aptitude for installing. Apt >> has some logical improvements over apt-get. > > well, it *did* find a new kernel, which i installed . . . so there's no network issue. > >> Maybe start over using apt clean all before apt update. > > did all of the above and it still can't locate any of the packages. this is just plain weird. > > i wonder -- is there a mirror i could try? i don't see any reference to it on the preliminary stable page, so maybe that's the only repository. if there's another, i could try it. Did you go to the Trinity install page? https://wiki.trinitydesktop.org/Debian_Trinity_Repository_Installation_Instructions Make sure your sources are correct. Stretch is not going to install untrusted, you need to install the keyring first. Cheers, -- Jimmy Johnson Devuan ASCII - TDE Trinity R14.0.5 - AMD A8-7600 - EXT4 at sda6 Registered Linux User #380263