On Sun, Dec 22, 2002 at 07:18:06AM -0500, Seneca wrote: > On Sun, Dec 22, 2002 at 01:10:13AM -0600, will trillich wrote: > > i can't get apt-get update to yank the postgresql files from > > people.debian.org/~elphick... > [...] > > in nosing around people.debian.org/~elphick/ via web browser > > (galeon, of course :) ) i see that there is indeed no > > 'dists' subdirectory there. there IS a repository/ subdir, > > which is mentioned on the ~elphick/ page as "aptable" and i > > tried that, too: > > deb http://people.debian.org/~elphick/repository woody main contrib non-free > > (/repository appended) but with similar dismal results. > > After taking a look with links-ssl ;), I think the line could > be: > > deb http://people.debian.org/~elphick/repository/debian woody main contrib non-free
it was worth a shot, but-- Failed to fetch http://people.debian.org/~elphick/repository/debian/dists/woody/main/binary-i386/Packages 404 Not Found Failed to fetch http://people.debian.org/~elphick/repository/debian/dists/woody/contrib/binary-i386/Packages 404 Not Found Failed to fetch http://people.debian.org/~elphick/repository/debian/dists/woody/non-free/binary-i386/Packages 404 Not Found Reading Package Lists... Done Building Dependency Tree... Done apt looks for "dists" and th'ain't none thar. what do i need in /etc/apt/sources.list to get the new postgresql for woody, O debianista gurus? is there a cheat-sheet available for newbies such as me? -- I use Debian/GNU Linux version 2.2; Linux server 2.2.17 #1 Sun Jun 25 09:24:41 EST 2000 i586 unknown DEBIAN NEWBIE TIP #59 from Will Trillich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : Wanting to SYNCHRONIZE YOUR SYSTEM CLOCK periodically? If you think your system clock gathers or loses a few extra seconds each day, you're probably looking for "ntpdate" which queries several "network time protocol" servers, and sets your system clock accordingly. apt-get install ntpdate ntp-doc then browse /usr/share/doc/ntp-doc/html for info. Also see http://newbieDoc.sourceForge.net/ ... -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]