Re: problem getting packages for slink

2000-08-21 Thread Shaul Karl
> Dear all, > > I found it! I tried some mirrors (e.g. ftp.at.debian.org, > ftp.fr.debian.org), the problem appears only in non-US packages. > > I even tried to remove the cache file in /var/cache/apt/*.bin, so I am > sure they're fresh copy from the mirrors. > > So, the links in non-US points t

Re: problem getting packages for slink

2000-08-20 Thread vincent
Dear all, I found it! I tried some mirrors (e.g. ftp.at.debian.org, ftp.fr.debian.org), the problem appears only in non-US packages. I even tried to remove the cache file in /var/cache/apt/*.bin, so I am sure they're fresh copy from the mirrors. So, the links in non-US points to stable instead o

Re: problem getting packages for slink

2000-08-19 Thread Shaul Karl
1) This might be a wish bug against ftp.debina.org? 2) Maybe with slink it will change? 3) The old methods (dftp?) seems to be what you are left with. > Hi all, > > Sorry, I mean it point to "stable" instead of to "slink", not point to "main" > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > There is packages

Re: problem getting packages for slink

2000-08-19 Thread vincent
Hi, Perhaps it is due to the problem caching file. After I removed both *.bin files in /var/cache/apt/ and update the package list again, it works now! Finally, we can update our dists without mirror the whole archive!! Thanks for the information!! :) Vincent Tres Hofmeister wrote: > > On 2

Re: problem getting packages for slink

2000-08-19 Thread vincent
Hi all, Sorry, I mean it point to "stable" instead of to "slink", not point to "main" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > There is packages for slink, but the package list refer the download point to > "main". > I think the only way to make our apt-get works is to mirror the whole copy of > the slink. :

Re: problem getting packages for slink

2000-08-19 Thread vincent
Hi, There is packages for slink, but the package list refer the download point to "main". I think the only way to make our apt-get works is to mirror the whole copy of the slink. :( Will this keep on in every release, old users could not benefit from Debian mirrors with apt anymore? Vincent

Re: problem getting packages for slink

2000-08-19 Thread Shaul Karl
Doesn't ftp://ftp.debian.org/ hold only the current and future releases? Perhaps you might want to look for sites that keep old Debian releases? > Hello, > > We have some servers still running old version of slink and don't want > them to potato yet. However we still want to update our slink dis

Re: problem getting packages for slink

2000-08-18 Thread Tres Hofmeister
On 2000.08.18, Vincent Tam wrote: : : We have some servers still running old version of slink and don't : want them to potato yet. However we still want to update our slink : distribution. : After we change the apt-get sources.list to: : : deb ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian slink main contrib non-fr

problem getting packages for slink

2000-08-18 Thread Tam, Vincent
Hello, We have some servers still running old version of slink and don't want them to potato yet. However we still want to update our slink distribution. After we change the apt-get sources.list to: deb ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian slink main contrib non-free And updated the package information,