Re: getting source packages with synaptic

2012-01-30 Thread Tony van der Hoff
On 29/01/12 21:27, Andrei Popescu wrote: On Du, 29 ian 12, 18:55:00, Tony van der Hoff wrote: Much googling on the subject suggests that it might not be possible to do that. Anyone know whether that's true, if so, why, and if not how can I do it? Probably nobody bothered to implement the feat

Re: getting source packages with synaptic

2012-01-29 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Du, 29 ian 12, 18:55:00, Tony van der Hoff wrote: > > Much googling on the subject suggests that it might not be possible > to do that. Anyone know whether that's true, if so, why, and if not > how can I do it? Probably nobody bothered to implement the feature since people hacking on source c

getting source packages with synaptic

2012-01-29 Thread Tony van der Hoff
Hi, Running squeeze, when I want a source package, I do apt-get source , which works well enough. However, I'm really a pointy-clicky type, and would prefer to use synaptic for this. Much googling on the subject suggests that it might not be possible to do that. Anyone know whether that's

Re: problem getting source for package

2010-02-20 Thread Kumar Appaiah
On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 10:29:51AM +1100, Alex Samad wrote: > Hi > > I am trying to get the source package for rdiff-backup [snip] > > now when I do a apt-get source rdiff-backup, I only get 1.2.8-5 not > 1.2.8-5+b2. > > From the changelog i can see this > > rdiff-backup (1.2.8-5+b2) unstable;

problem getting source for package

2010-02-20 Thread Alex Samad
Hi I am trying to get the source package for rdiff-backup apt-cache policy rdiff-backup rdiff-backup: Installed: (none) Candidate: 1.2.8-5+b2 Version table: 1.2.8-5+b2 0 500 http://ftp.au.debian.org testing/main Packages 100 http://ftp.au.debian.org unstable/main Packag

Re: weird behavior getting source from a package

2006-04-17 Thread Sergio Cuéllar Valdés
On 4/17/06, Roberto C. Sanchez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It is part of the muttprint package. Getting the muttprint sources will > get you the ospics sources as well, which are a subset of muttprint. Oh ! Thanks. I havent noticed that. Sorry. -- "Meine Hoffnung soll mich leiten Durch die Ta

Re: weird behavior getting source from a package

2006-04-17 Thread Christopher Nelson
On Mon, Apr 17, 2006 at 03:05:46PM -0500, Sergio Cu?llar Vald?s wrote: > On 4/17/06, Kamaraju Kusumanchi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This is not a problem. > > I think, it is. Why is it a problem? > > > > A single source package can be used to make multiple binary packages. > > > > muttprint

Re: weird behavior getting source from a package

2006-04-17 Thread Roberto C. Sanchez
Sergio Cuéllar Valdés wrote: > On 4/17/06, Kamaraju Kusumanchi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>This is not a problem. > > > I think, it is. > > >>A single source package can be used to make multiple binary packages. >> >>muttprint package is the source package using which ospics binary package

Re: weird behavior getting source from a package

2006-04-17 Thread Sergio Cuéllar Valdés
On 4/17/06, Kamaraju Kusumanchi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This is not a problem. I think, it is. > > A single source package can be used to make multiple binary packages. > > muttprint package is the source package using which ospics binary package is > made. So how can I get the source of th

Re: weird behavior getting source from a package

2006-04-17 Thread Kamaraju Kusumanchi
On Monday 17 April 2006 14:31, Sergio Cuéllar Valdés wrote: > Why I am getting the source of another package ? Is this a repository > problem ? apt-get problem ? or what ? > This is not a problem. A single source package can be used to make multiple binary packages. muttprint package is the s

weird behavior getting source from a package

2006-04-17 Thread Sergio Cuéllar Valdés
Hi, I want to get the source of: ospics $ apt-get source ospics Paketlisten werden gelesen... Fertig Abhängigkeitsbaum wird aufgebaut... Fertig Es müssen 965kB der Quellarchive geholt werden. Hole:1 http://http.us.debian.org testing/main muttprint 0.72d-5 (dsc) [651B] Hole:2 http://http.us.debia

Re: apt-getting source for my kernel

2003-11-27 Thread Jazzforever
Hallo, I need to compile the nic driver for my Broadcom bcm4401. I have the source but it needs the kernel source. I installed from disk 5 which means I have kernel 2.4.18-bf2.4. I tried apt-getting kernel-source-2.4.18-bf2.4 and was told it doesn't exist. Without networking how do I get it. O

Re: apt-getting source for my kernel

2003-11-27 Thread Jazzforever
Ken Irving schrieb: On Sun, Nov 23, 2003 at 11:53:49PM -0800, Mark Healey wrote: I need to compile the nic driver for my Broadcom bcm4401. I have the source but it needs the kernel source. I installed from disk 5 which means I have kernel 2.4.18-bf2.4. I tried apt-getting kernel-source-2.4.18-b

Re: apt-getting source for my kernel

2003-11-26 Thread Andreas Janssen
Hello Mark Healey (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: > I need to compile the nic driver for my Broadcom bcm4401. I have the > source but it needs the kernel source. I installed from disk 5 which > means I have kernel 2.4.18-bf2.4. I tried apt-getting > kernel-source-2.4.18-bf2.4 and was told it does

Re: apt-getting source for my kernel

2003-11-25 Thread Ken Irving
On Sun, Nov 23, 2003 at 11:53:49PM -0800, Mark Healey wrote: > I need to compile the nic driver for my Broadcom bcm4401. I have the > source but it needs the kernel source. I installed from disk 5 which > means I have kernel 2.4.18-bf2.4. I tried apt-getting > kernel-source-2.4.18-bf2.4 and was

Re: apt-getting source for my kernel: Second post since the list server seemed to be down.

2003-11-25 Thread Kent West
Mark Healey wrote: I need to compile the nic driver for my Broadcom bcm4401. I have the source but it needs the kernel source. I installed from disk 5 which means I have kernel 2.4.18-bf2.4. I tried apt-getting kernel-source-2.4.18-bf2.4 and was told it doesn't exist. Without networking how do

Re: apt-getting source for my kernel

2003-11-25 Thread John Peter
I need to compile the nic driver for my Broadcom bcm4401. I have the source but it needs the kernel source. I installed from disk 5 which means I have kernel 2.4.18-bf2.4. I tried apt-getting kernel-source-2.4.18-bf2.4 and was told it doesn't exist. Where are you trying to gett it from? (the lin

Re: apt-getting source for my kernel

2003-11-25 Thread David Z Maze
"Mark Healey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I need to compile the nic driver for my Broadcom bcm4401. I have the > source but it needs the kernel source. I installed from disk 5 which > means I have kernel 2.4.18-bf2.4. I tried apt-getting > kernel-source-2.4.18-bf2.4 and was told it doesn't ex

Re: apt-getting source for my kernel

2003-11-25 Thread shawn
On Sun, Nov 23, 2003 at 11:53:49PM -0800, Mark Healey wrote: > means I have kernel 2.4.18-bf2.4. I tried apt-getting > kernel-source-2.4.18-bf2.4 and was told it doesn't exist. I believe any nic driver source you need will be in the "straight" kernel sources. You mentioned "disk-5", I will assume

apt-getting source for my kernel

2003-11-25 Thread Mark Healey
I need to compile the nic driver for my Broadcom bcm4401. I have the source but it needs the kernel source. I installed from disk 5 which means I have kernel 2.4.18-bf2.4. I tried apt-getting kernel-source-2.4.18-bf2.4 and was told it doesn't exist. Without networking how do I get it. Or if it

apt-getting source for my kernel: Second post since the list server seemed to be down.

2003-11-24 Thread Mark Healey
I need to compile the nic driver for my Broadcom bcm4401. I have the source but it needs the kernel source. I installed from disk 5 which means I have kernel 2.4.18-bf2.4. I tried apt-getting kernel-source-2.4.18-bf2.4 and was told it doesn't exist. Without networking how do I get it. Or if it

Re: getting source

1999-11-15 Thread Ethan Benson
On 14/11/99 b- wrote: this was very helpful. some notes for for non-US packages sources: - for non-US packages, ftp.pandora... doesn't seem to exist (doesn't resolve with dns). oops! thats supposed to be ftp://pandora.debian.org not ftp://ftp.pandora.debian.org i used non-us.debian.org

Re: getting source

1999-11-14 Thread b-
thanx for the information. On Sat, 13 Nov 1999, Ethan Benson wrote: > > try adding: > > deb-src ftp://ftp.us.debian.org/debian unstable main contrib non-free > deb-src ftp://ftp.pandora.debian.org/debian-non-US unstable/non-US > main contrib non-free > > to your /etc/apt/sources.list change

Re: getting source

1999-11-14 Thread Brian Servis
*- On 13 Nov, b- wrote about "getting source" > hi, > > hope i'm sending this to the right person. > > how can i get access to the source for debian packages? specifically, i'm > looking for the source for debian's "dump" package. i th

Re: getting source

1999-11-14 Thread Ethan Benson
On 13/11/99 b- wrote: how can i get access to the source for debian packages? specifically, i'm looking for the source for debian's "dump" package. i thought i send a note to debian before contacting the author, in case there is a standard way users can access the source code for the binary de

getting source

1999-11-14 Thread b-
hi, hope i'm sending this to the right person. how can i get access to the source for debian packages? specifically, i'm looking for the source for debian's "dump" package. i thought i send a note to debian before contacting the author, in case there is a standard way users can access the sourc

Re: Getting source deb files

1999-10-04 Thread Nathan E Norman
On Mon, 4 Oct 1999, Brian Servis wrote: : *- On 4 Oct, Mirek Kwasniak wrote about "Re: Getting source deb files" : > On Mon, Oct 04, 1999 at 11:59:43AM -0400, Joe Block wrote: : >> Hi. : >> : >> Where do I find the source deb files for packages i

Re: Getting source deb files

1999-10-04 Thread Brian Servis
*- On 4 Oct, Mirek Kwasniak wrote about "Re: Getting source deb files" > On Mon, Oct 04, 1999 at 11:59:43AM -0400, Joe Block wrote: >> Hi. >> >> Where do I find the source deb files for packages in potato? I'd like to >> install > >

Re: Getting source deb files

1999-10-04 Thread Mirek Kwasniak
On Mon, Oct 04, 1999 at 11:59:43AM -0400, Joe Block wrote: > Hi. > > Where do I find the source deb files for packages in potato? I'd like to > install They are on all debian mirros :) > postfix on a slink system, but it wants me to upgrade glibc which I'd rather > not > do. I'm

Re: Getting source deb files

1999-10-04 Thread Pollywog
On 04-Oct-99 Nathan E Norman wrote: > On Mon, 4 Oct 1999, Joe Block wrote: > > : Hi. > : > : Where do I find the source deb files for packages in potato? I'd like > to install > : postfix on a slink system, but it wants me to upgrade glibc which I'd > rather not > : do. I'm sure that this

Re: Getting source deb files

1999-10-04 Thread Nathan E Norman
On Mon, 4 Oct 1999, Joe Block wrote: : Hi. : : Where do I find the source deb files for packages in potato? I'd like to install : postfix on a slink system, but it wants me to upgrade glibc which I'd rather not : do. I'm sure that this is only because the postfix deb file was built on a

Re: Getting source deb files

1999-10-04 Thread Brian Servis
*- On 4 Oct, Joe Block wrote about "Getting source deb files" > Hi. > > Where do I find the source deb files for packages in potato? I'd like to > install > postfix on a slink system, but it wants me to upgrade glibc which I'd rather > not > do. I

Getting source deb files

1999-10-04 Thread Joe Block
Hi. Where do I find the source deb files for packages in potato? I'd like to install postfix on a slink system, but it wants me to upgrade glibc which I'd rather not do. I'm sure that this is only because the postfix deb file was built on a machine with the new glibc, so I'd like to dl the deb