Is the Jessie Backports repository still available in Debian?
The Debian team has disabled the Jessie backports repository. I do not believe that they intend to update it further, but I’m told that you can continue to use the archive of the repository by changing “ftp.debian.org” to “archive.debian.org” in your apt source list.
How to install Jessie backports on Docker image?
I’m using a docker image as a base for my own development that adds the jessie backports repository in its Dockerfile and uses that to install a dependency. This image uses the following command to… Stack Exchange Network
Is the Jessie updatesrepository removed from Debian?
The jessie-updatesrepository has been removed: all the updates have been merged with the main repository, and there will be no further non-security updates. So any references to jessie-updatesin sources.listor sources.list.dfiles need to be removed.
Why is OpenJDK not installed on Debian Jessie?
This Friday I saw that I had 2 held back packages for some reason when I ran apt-get upgrade, so naturally I did what any inexperienced sysadmin would do and uninstalled the packages in the hopes that I could simply re-install them and the problem would be solved. Little did I know, I just made the situation worse.
How to install apt-certbot on Debian Jessie?
While trying to install Certbot on Debian Jessie I needed backports according to certbot installation instruction. It failed. Then I tried to add backborts to Debian sources.listfile.
Are there any backports enabled in Debian apt?
A number of v13.x and v14.x TurnKey appliances (and all v14.2 appliances) have what is referred to as Debian backports enabled. Please follow the link for full details regarding backports, but essentially it provides additional and/or newer versions of software not available in the “main” Debian apt repositories.