> From: John Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian unstable main contrib non-free > >>> > >>> > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > >>>deb-src http://http.us.debian.org/debian unstable main contrib non-free > >>> > >>> > ^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > > Haynes, you have the answer right in front of you - you made a mistake > in the line you wrotte > in your sources.list . > > I think it's better to select the lines indicated above, copy them and > paste them in you souces.list > file .That way you won't make a mistake .
Well, I'm chagrined at having used an invalid example--the result of haste and frustration, no doubt. I'm sorry. However, this does not seem to be the problem. Let me illustrate: I paste the first line above into my sources.list. Here I paste it back into this message from my sources.list as a double check: deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian unstable main contrib non-free So, that is _exactly_ what is in my /etc/apt/sources.list, following the lines for stable and local archives. I then run aptitude update and, get the following return (again, copied and pasted): # sudo aptitude update ... Reading extended state information... Done W: Couldn't stat source package list http://http.us.debian.org unstable/main Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/http.us.debian.org_debian_dists_unstable_main_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory) W: Couldn't stat source package list http://http.us.debian.org unstable/contrib Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/http.us.debian.org_debian_dists_unstable_contrib_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory) W: Couldn't stat source package list http://http.us.debian.org unstable/non-free Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/http.us.debian.org_debian_dists_unstable_non-free_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory) W: You may want to update the package lists to correct these missing files When I remove the offending line, aptitude update does what it is suppsed to, visits the sites and reports the hits. Haines -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
