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jjanderson5

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Registered: 2016-05-10

Posts: 157

Error detected while trying to use Debian archive mirror

I am in the process of trying to install BL boron on a recently acquired Dell Inspiron 660s.

I have reached the "Configure the package manager" point on the install process and
the process fails with:

"An error has been detected while trying to use the specified Debian archive mirror.
Possible reasons are ..." [note: it gave reasons, but I'm excluding them here]

I have retried 2 additional times and got the same error.

If I step back in the install process, it brings up a page (which I had not seen before during the install process), that says:

[start quote]
"Please enter the hostname of the mirror from which Debian will be downloaded.

An alternate port can be specified using the standard [hostname]:[port] format.

Debian archive mirror hostname:

  deb.debian.org

Please enter the directory in which the mirror of the Debian archive is located.

Debian archive mirror directory

  /debian
"
[end quote]

My understanding is that the script will automatically setup a mirror if none is specified. I am at a loss as to why the install script is failing. Any suggestions will be much appreciated!!

Jim Anderson