Re: apt/sources.list error

2004-01-23 Thread Haines Brown
> In general, I think you need to read the APT-HOWTO. It's easily findable > on the Debian web site or via Google. Just downloaded it, and will follow your suggestion. Thanks. Haines -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECT

Re: apt/sources.list error

2004-01-23 Thread Colin Watson
On Fri, Jan 23, 2004 at 12:07:53PM -0500, Haines Brown wrote: > Colin, sorry to be so dense about all this. I write now because I > succeeded by _not_ following your advice :-(, and so naturally would > like to understand why. You did follow my advice; you just didn't realize it. :) > The actual

Re: apt/sources.list error

2004-01-23 Thread Haines Brown
Colin, sorry to be so dense about all this. I write now because I succeeded by _not_ following your advice :-(, and so naturally would like to understand why. The actual path to the backported wood postfix file is: http://people.debian.org/~hmh/woody/hmh/ postfix/p

Re: apt/sources.list error

2004-01-23 Thread Colin Watson
On Thu, Jan 22, 2004 at 06:44:29PM -0500, Haines Brown wrote: > One option would be to say that "woody" represents the distribution, > and then I specify the component holding the postfix file as a path: > > 1. deb http://people.debian/org/~hmh woody /hmh/postfix > > But perhaps since it is a pat

Re: apt/sources.list error

2004-01-23 Thread Haines Brown
> > On 22 Jan 2004, Haines Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > but apt-get install fails to see the package: > > > > $ sudo apt-get install postfix=2.0 > > > > To get the specified version, I had to specify it, but doing it this > > way results in the error that package not found. I tried 2.0.1

Re: apt/sources.list error

2004-01-22 Thread Philipp Weis
On 22 Jan 2004, Haines Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > but apt-get install fails to see the package: > > $ sudo apt-get install postfix=2.0 > > To get the specified version, I had to specify it, but doing it this > way results in the error that package not found. I tried 2.0.16 > also. It seem

Re: apt/sources.list error

2004-01-22 Thread Haines Brown
> > > I'm running woody, but need to install a backport of postfix. So I > > > added to /etc/aptsources.list the line: > > > > > > deb http://people.debian.org/~hmh/woody/ hmh/postfix/ > > > > This sounds strange, should be /etc/apt/sources.list. Are you sure > > about the line? hmh/postf

Re: apt/sources.list error

2004-01-22 Thread Philipp Weis
On 22 Jan 2004, Philipp Weis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 22 Jan 2004, Haines Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > W: Couldn't stat source package list > > http://people.debian.org hmh/postfix/ Packages > > (/var/lib/apt/lists/people.debian.org_%7ehmh_woody_hmh_postfix_Packages) > >

Re: apt/sources.list error

2004-01-22 Thread Haines Brown
> > I'm running woody, but need to install a backport of postfix. So I > > added to /etc/aptsources.list the line: > > > > deb http://people.debian.org/~hmh/woody/ hmh/postfix/ > > This sounds strange, should be /etc/apt/sources.list. Are you sure > about the line? hmh/postfix/ sounds s

Re: apt/sources.list error

2004-01-22 Thread Philipp Weis
On 22 Jan 2004, Haines Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm running woody, but need to install a backport of postfix. So I > added to /etc/aptsources.list the line: You probably mean /etc/apt/sources.list. > deb http://people.debian.org/~hmh/woody/ hmh/postfix/ [...] > When I run & sudo aptit

Re: apt/sources.list error

2004-01-22 Thread Leandro Guimarães Faria Corcete Dutra
Em Qui, 2004-01-22 Ãs 16:48, Haines Brown escreveu: > I'm running woody, but need to install a backport of postfix. So I > added to /etc/aptsources.list the line: > > deb http://people.debian.org/~hmh/woody/ hmh/postfix/ This sounds strange, should be /etc/apt/sources.list. Are you sur

apt/sources.list error

2004-01-22 Thread Haines Brown
I'm running woody, but need to install a backport of postfix. So I added to /etc/aptsources.list the line: deb http://people.debian.org/~hmh/woody/ hmh/postfix/ This is the back port source specified on the debian site, it was recommended by someone, and I visited the site to ensure that the po