Pollywog wrote: > > Adding new entries to my /etc/apt/sources.list has been a trial and error > process for me, but I could not manage this one: > > ftp://nonus.debian.org/debian-non-US/dists/unstable/non-US/main/binary-i386/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is mine and it is current for slink, for now. It does change from time to time. Maybe it will guide you. The syntax including spaces is VERY IMPORTANT.
# Use for a local mirror - remove the ftp1 http lines for the bits # your mirror contains. # deb file:/your/mirror/here/debian stable main contrib non-free # See sources.list(5) for more information, especial # Remember that you can only use http, ftp or file URIs deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian stable main contrib non-free deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US stable non-US deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian dists/slink-proposed-updates/ deb http://www.debian.org/~jim/debian-gtk-gnome.old/gnome-stage-slink slink main -- John Foster AdVance-Computing Systems [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ# 19460173