Re: Apt sources for deb-src packages in Etch

2006-08-07 Thread Kevin Mark
On Sun, Aug 06, 2006 at 11:31:28PM -0300, Alejandro wrote: > Hi all, > > I have Debian Etch and I have this in my /etc/apt/sources.list file: > > deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ etch main contrib > deb http://security.debian.org/ etch/updates main contrib > > But I need the deb-src sources

Re: Apt sources for deb-src packages in Etch

2006-08-06 Thread Felipe Sateler
Alejandro wrote: > Hi all, > > I have Debian Etch and I have this in my /etc/apt/sources.list file: > > deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ etch main contrib > deb http://security.debian.org/ etch/updates main contrib > > But I need the deb-src sources (security and normal packages), I tried >

Re: APT Sources

2005-09-08 Thread kamaraju kusumanchi
Philip Radford wrote: Hi all, I have just done a fresh install of Debian Sarge from the r1.0a DVD. Can someone send me or advise me how to update my apt_sources file so that I can use the testing branches from a UK Mirror. Many thanks. Phil. This is Q 16 on http://www.people.cornell.edu

Re: APT Sources

2005-09-08 Thread Philippe Grenard
Le Jeudi 08 Septembre 2005 19:18, Philip Radford a écrit : > Hi all, > > I have just done a fresh install of Debian Sarge from the r1.0a DVD. > > Can someone send me or advise me how to update my apt_sources file so that > I can use the testing branches from a UK Mirror. > > Many thanks. > > Phil.

Re: APT Sources

2005-09-08 Thread Oliver Lupton
Philip Radford wrote: Hi all, I have just done a fresh install of Debian Sarge from the r1.0a DVD. Can someone send me or advise me how to update my apt_sources file so that I can use the testing branches from a UK Mirror. Many thanks. Phil. /etc/apt/sources.list: deb http://ftp.uk.d

Re: apt sources

2003-02-20 Thread alex
Thanks all. I finally got things straightened out...there were a few typos in the original document and I made a few trial and error runs on them and now have them working. alex wrote: I'm having a problem understanding the architecture of apt sources and have difficulty in getting packages with

Re: apt sources

2003-02-18 Thread Russell Shaw
alex wrote: My question is about the correctness of the following sources: ... Yes, I think I understand the general format in the examples you used but my question is about the format of the examples I listed above. It seems to me that there are some errors in them, ie., / and spaces in

Re: apt sources

2003-02-18 Thread Colin Watson
On Mon, Feb 17, 2003 at 09:51:13PM -0500, alex wrote: > I'm having a problem understanding the architecture of apt sources > and have difficulty in getting packages with apt and dselect. > > According to the APT HOWTO, 2.1, The /etc/apt/sources.list file > it says: (quote) > "The entries in this f

Re: apt sources

2003-02-18 Thread alex
My question is about the correctness of the following sources: deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian stable main/ ^-- main/ or main? deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US stable/non-US main contrib non-free

Re: apt sources

2003-02-17 Thread Russell Shaw
alex wrote: I'm having a problem understanding the architecture of apt sources and have difficulty in getting packages with apt and dselect. According to the APT HOWTO, 2.1, The /etc/apt/sources.list file it says: (quote) "The entries in this file normally follows this format:" "deb-http://site

Re: apt-sources and apt-preferences

2002-11-28 Thread David Teague
On Thu, 28 Nov 2002, Paul Johnson wrote: > Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2002 01:11:31 -0800 > From: Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Debian User List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: apt-sources and apt-preferences > > On Thu, Nov 28, 2002 at 02:45:48AM -0500, Travi

Re: apt-sources and apt-preferences

2002-11-28 Thread Paul Johnson
On Thu, Nov 28, 2002 at 02:45:48AM -0500, Travis Crump wrote: > Just out of curiosity, how many megs is your apt-get update? I'd try it > myself, but my much shorter sources.list already takes 20 minutes to > update over my modem... No idea, I usually fire and forget. My sources.list isn't for

Re: apt-sources and apt-preferences

2002-11-28 Thread fLokNo
hello! > >>is somebody willing to post his/her two files (see in subject) with > >>sources for cool packages and stuff? :) > > Sure, my sources.list is fairly complete for those using sid. It's > > based on the Hyper-Ultimate Mega Sources.List Deluxe, though it hasn't > > been updated recent

Re: apt-sources and apt-preferences

2002-11-27 Thread Travis Crump
Paul Johnson wrote: On Thu, Nov 28, 2002 at 07:48:53AM +0100, fLokNo wrote: is somebody willing to post his/her two files (see in subject) with sources for cool packages and stuff? :) Sure, my sources.list is fairly complete for those using sid. It's based on the Hyper-Ultimate Mega Sour

Re: apt-sources and apt-preferences

2002-11-27 Thread Paul Johnson
On Thu, Nov 28, 2002 at 07:48:53AM +0100, fLokNo wrote: > is somebody willing to post his/her two files (see in subject) with > sources for cool packages and stuff? :) Sure, my sources.list is fairly complete for those using sid. It's based on the Hyper-Ultimate Mega Sources.List Deluxe, thou

Re: apt-sources List

2002-04-24 Thread Andy Saxena
On Tue, Apr 23, 2002 at 04:51:17PM -0700, Vineet Kumar wrote: > * Matt Chipman ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [020423 15:51]: > > Is there a list of or a method of finding alternative apt-able archives for > > both woody and potato? > > see these pages: > http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/apt-howto/ch-basico

Re: apt-sources List

2002-04-23 Thread Vineet Kumar
* Matt Chipman ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [020423 15:51]: > Is there a list of or a method of finding alternative apt-able archives for > both woody and potato? see these pages: http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/apt-howto/ch-basico.en.html http://www.debian.org/mirror/mirrors_full > > I have uncommente

Re: apt sources list

2001-12-02 Thread Brian Clark
* Michael Wagner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [Dec 02. 2001 21:19]: > > The best thing to do, IMO, is to use netselect-apt. > > Hello Brian, > > I think, you mean apt-spy. This little programm looks for > debian-mirrors and then write the /etc/apt/sources.list. Nope, I'm positive I mean netselect-apt. I

Re: apt sources list

2001-12-02 Thread Michael Wagner
On Sunday, 02. Dec. 2001 at 18:40:46, Brian Clark wrote: > * Eric Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [Dec 02. 2001 18:38]: > > Could anyone who has a good list please post their /etc/apt/sources.list so > > I can use it for a reference. > The best thing to do, IMO, is to use netselect-apt. Hello Brian

Re: apt sources list

2001-12-02 Thread Tobias Wolter
On 2001-12-02T18:35:37 +, Eric Brooks wrote: > Could anyone who has a good list please post their /etc/apt/sources.list so I > can use it for a reference. Generally speaking, it is far wiser for every user to decide about the servers he/she wants to use for himself. I, for example, use the d

Re: apt sources list

2001-12-02 Thread Tran Nam Binh
Hackers have put my user id into some redistributing list of your technical forum. I can't unsubcribe with automated system because my user id is not on the main list. Please help. I received tons of unwanted mails. Please forward this request to the list owner Thanks --- Eric Brooks <[EMAIL PRO

Re: apt sources list

2001-12-02 Thread Tran Nam Binh
Hackers have put my user id into some redistributing list of your technical forum. I can't unsubcribe with automated system because my user id is not on the main list. Please help. I received tons of unwanted mails. Please forward this request to the list owner Thanks --- Brian Clark <[EMAIL PRO

Re: apt sources list

2001-12-02 Thread Brian Clark
* Eric Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [Dec 02. 2001 18:38]: > I read the list and see apt-get lines that work for other folks but when I > try them the target item is not found. An example: apt-get install libgpcl0. > I assume that the problem is that I am either using the wrong source servers > o

Re: Apt sources for ximian & KDE

2001-10-01 Thread Cam Ellison
Me bad. I hate replying to my own posts, but I solved the ximian problem. It makes a big difference when you put http instead of ftp at the beginning of the line. Too soon old, too late smart. * Cam Ellison ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > I've had to re-install my system and lost the correct sou

Re: apt sources

2000-07-10 Thread Eric G . Miller
On Mon, Jul 10, 2000 at 10:36:28AM -0400, Derek Wueppelmann wrote: > Is there anywhere that I can get a list of apt sources. I want to do a > dselect install from floppies and use apt to get the distribution > files afterwards. I'm looking for slink apt sources, preferably off > the ca.debian domai

Re: apt sources line

1999-05-15 Thread Dietmar Schultz
On Sun, 25 Apr 1999, Mark Wagnon wrote: > > Then you need a sources.list line of > > deb ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists proposed-updates/ > when apt-get tried to download them I got some error messages telling me > that the files weren't plain files (or something to that effect). > > What does

Re: apt sources line

1999-04-25 Thread Mark Wagnon
Brian Servis wrote: > > Then you need a sources.list line of > > deb ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists proposed-updates/ > > And yes it will sort out which are i386, sparc, etc. In fact, if you > look at the list in dselect it won't even show the architecture field. > > -- > Brian Thanks. I a

Re: apt sources line

1999-04-25 Thread Brian Servis
*- On 25 Apr, Mark Wagnon wrote about "Re: apt sources line" > George Bonser wrote: >> >> Ok, so what is the line to pick up the slink-proposed-updates packages? >> > > I dunno. I checked out > ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/proposed-updates/. Ther

Re: apt sources line

1999-04-25 Thread Mark Wagnon
George Bonser wrote: > > Ok, so what is the line to pick up the slink-proposed-updates packages? > I dunno. I checked out ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/proposed-updates/. There is a packages file in that directory, but there are debs for all the architectures there too. Will apt-get be able

Re: apt sources line

1999-04-25 Thread Mark Wagnon
Ken Scott wrote: > > Hello, > > What's the preferred line in the apt sources.list file so that I can use apt > to upgrade from slink to potato? > > Thanks, > Ken I think it would be almost the same as the default, with the exception that the reference to stable would be switched to unstable lik