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404 error on Apt repository when following Debian installation instructions #1685
Description
Describe the bug
Installation instructions fail on Debian buster.
Steps to reproduce the behavior
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Follow instructions under Linux Installation Instructions
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On Debian buster,
sudo apt-add-repository -u https://cli.github.com/packagessets the repository distro to the release name (buster), which does not seem to exist. -
Attempting to update the Apt cache fails with a 404 error.
Steps to fix the error
- Edit
/etc/apt/sources.listand rename the distro name tostable(frombuster).
It seems like specifying the complete repository string as a parameter to apt-add-repository would do the trick, at least for Debian users:
sudo apt-add-repository -u "deb https://cli.github.com/packages stable main"
Expected vs actual behavior
Seamless installation was to be expected, but manual editing of /etc/apt/sources.list was necessary.
Logs
Log from aptitude before editing of /etc/apt/sources.list:
# aptitude update
...
Err https://cli.github.com/packages buster Release
404 Not Found [IP: 185.199.108.153 443]
...
Log after editing /etc/apt/sources.list:
# aptitude update
...
Hit https://cli.github.com/packages stable InRelease
...
Activity
[-]Incorrect distro repository following Debian installation instructions[/-][+]404 error on Apt repository when following Debian installation instructions[/+]mislav commentedon Sep 14, 2020
@cunha Thank you for reporting!
@vilmibm Would adding support for Debian buster be as straightforward as explicitly listing Ubuntu versions as supported? Ref. #1615 #1637
vilmibm commentedon Sep 14, 2020
yup, can do
mgabeler-lee-6rs commentedon Sep 15, 2020
Debian bullseye has the same issue too
vilmibm commentedon Sep 16, 2020
Just manually added packages for: oldstable, testing, unstable, stretch, buster, jessie, bullseye
eMPee584 commentedon Oct 9, 2020
add-apt-repositoryhas the unwanted habit of rewriting all files in/etc/apt/sources.list.d/unconditionally and the containing package is not installed by default on debian, so the equivalent command `echo "deb https://cli.github.com/packages stable main | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/github.list" would be a nice addition to the install section..