project structure - Whats in the contrib folder? - Software . . . It doesn't make clear if the software in contrib folder is completely external (like typically in a lib folder) or source-code only, made specifically for the project but as a "second class code" not being maintained by the core developers
debian - What is the difference between contrib and non-free . . . contrib for dependencies of non-free packages (which make them not part of Debian) But it seems odd to me to have two repositories for, so to speak, the same purpose, which is making available non free software inside Debian
apt-get update error in Kali Linux after dist-upgrade deb-src http: security kali org kali-security kali updates main contrib non-free Then try sudo apt-get update If you find the same error, please choose another solution
Debian: The repository does not have a Release file @NotX In March of 2023, the Debian 9 stretch was copied to the archive site, and about a month later (in April), it was removed from the main Debian repository sites Announcement on Debian-devel-announce mailing list That caused the original repository entries in sources list to stop working If you still want to download packages for Debian 9, you'll have to switch to using the archive site
How do I install non-free firmware in Debian 12 (Bookworm)? Starting from Debian 12 (bookworm), all non- free firmware packages, such as firmware-iwlwifi, firmware-amd-graphics, or firmware-misc-nonfree, have been moved from the repository non-free to their own repository, non-free-firmware The Debian project has taken the decision in October 2022 to create a new repository non-free-firmware and include its content on installation media for Debian 12
Correct sources. list for debian unstable - Unix Linux Stack Exchange Also, unless you actually plan to download and use source packages, it's best (and faster) to comment out the deb-src lines, avoiding delays downloading source Packages files you're not going to use You can always uncomment temporarily and run "apt update" if you ever do need the source for a package IMO debian should comment these out by default since 99% of users will never need src pkgs