hello all, problem: two systems with the same sources.list don't know about the same available packages.
explanation: i just built a new system, and scp'd over the sources.list file from an older machine. both machines have the same /etc/apt/sources.list: deb ftp://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ woody main non-free contrib deb-src ftp://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ woody main non-free contrib deb ftp://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US woody/non-US main contrib non-free deb-src ftp://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US woody/non-US main contrib non-free # Security deb http://security.debian.org/debian-non-US woody/non-US main deb-src http://security.debian.org/debian-non-US woody/non-US main deb http://security.debian.org/debian-non-US woody/non-US contrib deb-src http://security.debian.org/debian-non-US woody/non-US contrib # Wine apt-get -b source wine #deb http://gluck.debian.org/~andreas/debian wine main #deb-src http://gluck.debian.org/~andreas/debian wine main yet, on the older machine: satan# dpkg -l "*mesa*" pn giram-gnome-me <none> (no description available) pn giram-mesa <none> (no description available) un mesa-dev <none> (no description available) ii mesademos 3.4.2-1 Example programs for Mesa (and OpenGL in gen rn mesag-dev <none> (no description available) pn mesag-glide2-d <none> (no description available) pn mesag-widgets- <none> (no description available) pn mesag3 <none> (no description available) pn mesag3+ggi <none> (no description available) pn mesag3+ggi-dev <none> (no description available) un mesag3-glide <none> (no description available) pn mesag3-glide2 <none> (no description available) pn mesag3-widgets <none> (no description available) ii xlibmesa-dev 4.1.0-5 XFree86 version of Mesa 3D graphics library ii xlibmesa3 4.1.0-5 XFree86 version of Mesa 3D graphics library ii xlibosmesa-dev 4.1.0-5 Mesa/XFree86 offscreen rendering library dev ii xlibosmesa3 4.1.0-5 Mesa/XFree86 offscreen rendering library and on the newer machine: # dpkg -l "*mesa*" un mesa-dev <none> (no description available) ii mesademos 3.4.2-1 Example programs for Mesa (and OpenGL in gen ii mesag-dev 3.1-17 Development library for Mesa [libc6]. pn mesag-glide2-d <none> (no description available) pn mesag-widgets- <none> (no description available) ii mesag3 3.1-17 A 3-D graphics library which uses the OpenGL pn mesag3+ggi <none> (no description available) pn mesag3+ggi-dev <none> (no description available) un mesag3-glide <none> (no description available) pn mesag3-glide2 <none> (no description available) pn mesag3-widgets <none> (no description available) i've typed apt-get clean && apt-get update a bunch of times, yet the newer machine doesn't seem to know about the xlibmesa* packages. how can two machines with the exact same sources.list file not know about the same packages? pete -- "You may not use the Software in connection with any site that disparages Microsoft, MSN, MSNBC, Expedia, or their products or services ..." -- Clause from license for FrontPage 2002
