have you tried apt-cache search xchat so you know you have the right source or .deb package.
> well I just did a apt-get update ; apt-get -b source > xchat-gnome 1.6.4 and still the same error does anyone > have a idea what I'm doing wrong? I have included a > copy of my sources.list at teh bottom of the email. > Thanks, > Don > --- Bob Nielsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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_sou rce_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 > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > __________________________________________________ > 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] >
