Re: Problem with apt on slink systems

2000-08-16 Thread dsb3
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# grep "^[^#]" /etc/apt/sources.list [snip] > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# apt-get install zsh [snip] > Where the heck the word 'stable' comes from? I removed my hole > /var/state/apt/ and I do not know where it comes from. Hardcoded anywhere > perhaps? Or did I miss something g

Re: How about using bzip2 as the standard *.deb compression format?

1998-10-03 Thread dsb3
On Fri, 2 Oct 1998, Christopher Barry wrote: >Hi, > >I read in an earlier mail that the main distro will no longer fit on one >CD. Since a standardised specialized tool is already required to install >a *.deb and this tool is installed on every Debian box, why not in the >next update of dpkg inclu

Re: How about using bzip2 as the standard *.deb compression format?

1998-10-03 Thread dsb3
On Fri, 2 Oct 1998, Joseph Carter wrote: >> (I said) >> I think we already went through this discussion a short while back. >> Unless I'm missing something new, it was pretty much decided that the >> memory overhead of bzip2 was too great for low-mem or slow PCs to handle. >> > >It'd STILL be nic

Re: Intent to package: Debian-Bookmarks

1998-10-05 Thread dsb3
On 5 Oct 1998, Frederic Lepied wrote: >CH> /usr/bin/bookmarks-convert >CH>Converts html pages to bookmarks for several browsers like >CH>netscape, lynx, > >CH> /usr/share/debian-bookmarks/debian-bookmarks.html > >Why don't you put it under the web hierarchy (/var/