On 3/4/23, davidson <david...@freevolt.org> wrote: > On Sat, 4 Mar 2023 Keith Christian wrote: >> Several versions back, we could download the source code >> on various iso files for previous and current releases. > > Debian CDs/DVDs archive > https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/archive/
I like to get mine from packages dot Debian. Am using wicd as an example because I needed to look it up anyway: https://packages.debian.org/experimental/wicd The right-hand column has a "Download Source Package" heading with several files under it. Source files can (at least sometimes) be found under Debian's own repository location, too. An example there is: http://http.us.debian.org/debian/pool/main/w/wicd/ That location can be overwhelming to wade through depending on one's level of experience. The reason is because anything available for active releases will be found lumped together in a single directory instead of filed under their respective release code names the way packages dot Debian does. Out of curiosity, I just checked ibiblio for source files: https://distro.ibiblio.org/debian/pool/main/w/wicd/ No source files were present. It's just an executive decision each volunteer repository makes depending on how much extra space they might have available to share. As a P.S. to Debian's own repository, poking around in there years ago is how I finally started grasping how our package managers do their amazing job. P.P.S. Reading text files under /var/lib/apt/lists was another fun place to play back then, too. Was one of my favorite ah-ha moments in figuring out how Debian performs with such consistent accuracy. Hope that helps someone. Cindy :) -- Talking Rock, Pickens County, Georgia, USA * runs with birdseed *
