On Tuesday 28 September 2004 10:52, s. keeling wrote: > Incoming from Clive Menzies: > > On (28/09/04 10:02), s. keeling wrote: > > > Incoming from Clive Menzies: > > > > On (28/09/04 05:57), [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > I have a machine running woody and another running sargs. When > > > > > the big switchover comes, I want the woody machine to continue > > > > > running woody and not follow stable to a big change to sarge. Oh > > > > > -- I will > > > > > > > > In your /etc/apt/sources.list change references from "stable" to > > > > "woody" and then you will continue to track woody. > > > > > > ... Mostly. This trick doesn't appear to work here: > > > > > > # this works: > > > deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security stable/updates main > > > contrib non-free > > > > > > # this doesn't: > > > deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security woody/updates main > > > contrib non-free > > > > Ah! Well this does here: > > deb http://security.debian.org/ woody/updates main > > Not for me: > > (0) root /root_ aptitude update > Reading Package Lists... Done > Building Dependency Tree > Reading extended state information... Done > W: Couldn't stat source package list http://security.debian.org > woody/updates/main Packages > (/var/lib/apt/lists/security.debian.org_dists_woody_updates_main_binary-i >386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory) W: Couldn't stat source > package list http://security.debian.org woody/updates/main Packages > (/var/lib/apt/lists/security.debian.org_dists_woody_updates_main_binary-i >386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory) W: You may want to > update the package lists to correct these missing files > > Are you sure this isn't just an aptitude problem? Aptitude doesn't seem to like it when you change sources.list. Have you tried apt-get update first? I find that when I add a new source, I have to use apt-get update first, then aptitude update will work.
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