It seems like an easy way to prevent the following would be to update the Packages.gz file LAST, after syncing up the other files, IE:
rsync --exclude "Packages*" debian/pool rsync --delete debian/pool (If old packages are even deleted) --Adam [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo apt-get upgrade Reading Package Lists... Done Building Dependency Tree... Done The following packages have been kept back dnsutils sysklogd 96 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 2 not upgraded. Need to get 24.4MB/57.0MB of archives. After unpacking 1949kB will be used. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Err http://http.us.debian.org unstable/main rpm 4.0.2-6 404 Not Found [IP: 192.25.206.10 80] Err http://http.us.debian.org unstable/main libpopt0 1.6.2-5 404 Not Found [IP: 192.25.206.10 80] Err http://http.us.debian.org unstable/main lilo 1:21.7.1-4 404 Not Found [IP: 192.25.206.10 80] Err http://http.us.debian.org unstable/main modutils 2.4.5-1 404 Not Found [IP: 192.25.206.10 80] Err http://http.us.debian.org unstable/main libmysqlclient10 3.23.37-3 404 Not Found [IP: 192.25.206.10 80] Err http://http.us.debian.org unstable/main librpm0 4.0.2-6 404 Not Found [IP: 192.25.206.10 80] Err http://http.us.debian.org unstable/main libxaw6 4.0.3-1 404 Not Found [IP: 192.25.206.10 80] Err http://http.us.debian.org unstable/main libxaw7 4.0.3-1 404 Not Found [IP: 192.25.206.10 80] -- Adam McKenna <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>