On 30-Aug-2000 Anthony Campbell wrote: > > In ftp.uk.debian.org the README file for proposed-updates in potato says > > "You can access this directory with apt by adding > deb http://ftp1.us.debian.org/debian dists/proposed-updates" > > I therefore put in my /etc/apt/sources.list the following: > > deb ftp://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian dists/proposed-updates
deb ftp://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian dists/proposed-updates/ note the trailing slash. When you give apt a directory it must have a trailing slash.