The correct syntax is "apt-get -b source ...." not "apt-get source -b ...."
Bob On Sun, Mar 11, 2001 at 05:53:56PM -0800, D. Hoyem wrote: > I want to update xchat to 1.6.4 so I did a apt-get > update ; apt-get source -b xchat 1.6.4 and I get this > error, Could not open file > /var/state/apt/lists/non-us.debian.org_debian-non-us_dists_stable_non-us_source_Sources > -open(2 No such file or directory. This is what my > sources.list is ... > # See sources.list(5) for more information, especialy > # Remember that you can only use http, ftp or file > URIs > # CDROMs are managed through the apt-cdrom tool. > #deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian stable main > contrib non-free > deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US > stable/non-US main contrib non-free > deb-src http://http.us.debian.org/debian potato main > contrib non-free > deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 r2 _Potato_ - Official > i386 Binary-3 (20001207)]/ unstable contrib main > non-US/contrib non-US/main > deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 r2 _Potato_ - Official > i386 Binary-2 (20001207)]/ unstable contrib main > non-US/contrib non-US/main > deb http://security.debian.org stable/updates main > contrib non-free > > # Uncomment if you want the apt-get source function to > work > deb-src http://http.us.debian.org/debian stable main > contrib non-free > deb-src http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US stable > non-US > > #deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 r2 _Potato_ - > Official i386 Binary-1 (20001207)]/ unstable contrib > main non-US/contrib non-US/main > > deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 r2 _Potato_ - Official > i386 Binary-1 (20001207)]/ unstable contrib main > non-US/contrib non-US/main > Does anyone see what I'm doing wrong, and if I live in > Virginia do I need teh non-US in my sources.list? > Thanks > Don > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Auctions - Buy the things you want at great prices. > http://auctions.yahoo.com/ > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Bob Nielsen, N7XY [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bainbridge Island, WA http://www.oz.net/~nielsen IOTA NA-065, USI WA-028S
