Works On

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Debian 9 (Stretch)

Same on:

Other versions:

Debian 10 (Buster) Debian 11 (Bullseye) Debian 12 (Bookworm) Debian 13 (Trixie) Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish) Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Details

Size: 7 lines
MD5: d28149bb7011476b21f7eaae5e2dc6ea
SHA256: 58e3ff1307b4a1f236f79e05bd87bde616d4acda6ecc19fca840f9329cd83197

Copy & Paste

curl:

curl https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/d28149bb7011476b21f7eaae5e2dc6ea?hint=sources.list

wget:

wget -O sources.list https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/d28149bb7011476b21f7eaae5e2dc6ea?hint=sources.list

For AI Agents

You are a DevOps agent. Fetch the default APT config for Debian 9 (Stretch) from https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/d28149bb7011476b21f7eaae5e2dc6ea?hint=sources.list. Compare with my current /etc/apt/sources.list and summarize differences and safe changes.

Copy this prompt into Claude, ChatGPT, or other AI assistants.

/etc/apt/sources.list

deb http://archive.debian.org/debian stretch main
deb http://archive.debian.org/debian-security stretch/updates main
deb http://archive.debian.org/debian stretch-updates main
deb http://repo.mysql.com/apt/debian/ stretch mysql-apt-config
deb http://repo.mysql.com/apt/debian/ stretch mysql-8.0
deb http://repo.mysql.com/apt/debian/ stretch mysql-tools
deb-src http://repo.mysql.com/apt/debian/ stretch mysql-8.0

Install APT

Debian

sudo apt update && sudo apt install apt

Ubuntu

sudo apt update && sudo apt install apt

File Location

File Path

/etc/apt/sources.list

FAQ

When should I use this sources.list?

Restore it. Compare it. Start clean.

How do I restore APT defaults?

Download, replace, restart.

Is sources.list safe for production?

Yes. This is exactly what shipped. Safe starting point.

How does this differ from other OS versions?

Defaults change. This one is specific to Debian 9 (Stretch).

Can I use this for APT troubleshooting?

Absolutely. Diff this against yours to spot the problem.

APT /etc/apt/sources.list