On 20110306_081227, Tom H wrote: > On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 5:06 AM, Alexander Batischev <eual...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Sat, Mar 05, 2011 at 05:02:34PM -0700, Paul E Condon wrote: > >> > >> Long ago, well before Squeeze became stable, I supmitted a bug report > >> on a package in Squeeze/testing. The fix didn't make it into the > >> released version, but a few days ago I got an email saying a fixed > >> version was available in sid/unstable. Only, when I looked it wasn't > >> actually in unstable. It was instead in a repository called 'debports'. > >> I need help in setting up apt/aptitude to let me install this package. > >> > >> This (I think) involves a line in /etc/apt/sources.list mentioning > >> 'debports' . Some lines in a file /etc/apt/preferences. And, something > >> in a directory, /etc/apt/apt.conf.d Or, perhaps /etc/apt/preferences.d > >> > >> The package at issue is gdm3. > > Are you using x86? You might want to point out to the maintainer(s)
yes > that x86 was forgotten in the upload before adding another repo to > your install. > > >From http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/g/gdm3/ > > [ ] gdm3_2.30.5-8_amd64.deb 03-Mar-2011 21:32 1.6M > [ ] gdm3_2.30.5-8_armel.deb 04-Mar-2011 17:32 1.6M > [ ] gdm3_2.30.5-8_kfreebsd-amd64.deb 04-Mar-2011 19:47 1.6M > [ ] gdm3_2.30.5-8_kfreebsd-i386.deb 04-Mar-2011 19:47 1.5M > [ ] gdm3_2.30.5-8_mips.deb 05-Mar-2011 08:40 1.6M > [ ] gdm3_2.30.5-8_mipsel.deb 04-Mar-2011 23:02 1.6M > [ ] gdm3_2.30.5-8_powerpc.deb 04-Mar-2011 13:47 1.6M > [ ] gdm3_2.30.5-8_s390.deb 04-Mar-2011 13:48 1.6M > [ ] gdm3_2.30.5-8_sparc.deb 04-Mar-2011 00:32 1.6M > > Thanks, -- Paul E Condon pecon...@mesanetworks.net -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110306174703.ga27...@big.lan.gnu
