*- On 25 Apr, Mark Wagnon wrote about "Re: apt sources line" > George Bonser wrote: >> >> Ok, so what is the line to pick up the slink-proposed-updates packages? >> > > I dunno. I checked out > ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/proposed-updates/. There is a packages > file in that directory, but there are debs for all the architectures > there too. > > Will apt-get be able to sort them out? I don't know that either :). I > wonder what would happen if you tried to install an alpha package on an > i386 machine?
Then you need a sources.list line of deb ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists proposed-updates/ And yes it will sort out which are i386, sparc, etc. In fact, if you look at the list in dselect it won't even show the architecture field. -- Brian --------------------------------------------------------------------- "Never criticize anybody until you have walked a mile in their shoes, because by that time you will be a mile away and have their shoes." - unknown Mechanical Engineering [EMAIL PROTECTED] Purdue University http://www.ecn.purdue.edu/~servis ---------------------------------------------------------------------
