"apt-get" not working from inside the container.

[butlnor]

I have been using "frekele/ant" image for many years, without a problem. Today I happen to notice the problem when running apt-get commands. For example:

• apt-get -y update && apt-get install -y subversion

As a result, I got many "404 Not Found" errors:

...
Err:9 http://deb.debian.org/debian stretch/main amd64 Packages
  404  Not Found
Ign:10 http://deb.debian.org/debian stretch/main all Packages
Err:11 http://deb.debian.org/debian stretch-updates/main amd64 Packages
  404  Not Found
Ign:12 http://deb.debian.org/debian stretch-updates/main all Packages
Reading package lists... Done
W: The repository 'http://security.debian.org/debian-security stretch/updates Release' does not have a Release file.
N: Data from such a repository can't be authenticated and is therefore potentially dangerous to use.
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
W: The repository 'http://deb.debian.org/debian stretch Release' does not have a Release file.
N: Data from such a repository can't be authenticated and is therefore potentially dangerous to use.
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
W: The repository 'http://deb.debian.org/debian stretch-updates Release' does not have a Release file.
N: Data from such a repository can't be authenticated and is therefore potentially dangerous to use.
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
E: Failed to fetch http://security.debian.org/debian-security/dists/stretch/updates/main/binary-amd64/Packages  404  Not Found [IP: 151.101.130.132 80]
E: Failed to fetch http://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stretch/main/binary-amd64/Packages  404  Not Found
E: Failed to fetch http://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stretch-updates/main/binary-amd64/Packages  404  Not Found
E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

Is there a problem with the latest docker image, or Debian distribution system?

[brandonfoltzclarivate]

I encountered this problem as well, an explanation for the cause is here https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/743839/apt-get-update-failed-to-fetch-debian-amd64-packages-while-building-dockerfile-f

Basically this image needs to be updated to use a newer base image.