On Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 09:44:46PM -0700, David Fox wrote: > On Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 9:34 PM, NN_il_Confusionario wrote: > > have you compared the options used in /etc/apt/apt.conf* with the > > possible ones in /usr/share/doc/apt/examples/configure-index.gz ? > > I haven't yet looked there until now. I replaced apt.conf contents with the > following, should be OK but I'll retry it this weekend when I do a > regular dist-upgrade session. > > APT::Authentication::TrustCDROM "true"; > # Acquire::http::Proxy "false"; > > Proxy::http.us.debian.org "DIRECT"; > > (Oops I have to put the Acquire:: in front of that. Fixed. :) > > Now it looks like: > > Acquire::http::Proxy::http.us.debian.org "DIRECT"; > > Still not sure if that is the direct syntax as the configuration has > the apt heirarchy setup differently than that in apt.conf. > > APT::Default-Release "testing"; > > APT::Cache-Limit 152582912;
do not forget /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/ I prefer to use explicit pinnings in /etc/apt/preferences and _avoid_ using APT::Default-Release (but it is OK if you do not need more complex pinnings) -- Chi usa software non libero avvelena anche te. Digli di smettere. Informatica=arsenico: minime dosi in rari casi patologici, altrimenti letale. Informatica=bomba: intelligente solo per gli stupidi che ci credono. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
