I am having some trouble getting dpkg-ftp to work installing hamm. I have included some stuff from a dpkg-ftp session (run from dselect) below, in case anyone can see the problem:
Getting Packages files...(stop with ^C) Connecting to ftp.debian.org... Login as anonymous... Setting transfer mode to binary... Cd to /debian... Getting Packages file from dists/unstable/main/binary-i386... Getting Packages file from dists/unstable/non-free/binary-i386... Getting Packages file from dists/unstable/contrib/binary-i386... It is a good idea to clear the available list of old packages. However if you have only downloaded a Package files from non-main distributions you might not want to do this. Do you want to clear available list [y]: n Updating available packages info, using Packages.dists_unstable_main. Information about 1439 package(s) was updated. Updating available packages info, using Packages.dists_unstable_non-free. Information about 222 package(s) was updated. Updating available packages info, using Packages.dists_unstable_contrib. Information about 70 package(s) was updated. Processing status file... Processing Package files... Couldn't find packages file for dists/unstable/main distribution (re-run Update) Couldn't find packages file for dists/unstable/non-free distribution (re-run Update) Couldn't find packages file for dists/unstable/contrib distribution (re-run Update) Constructing list of files to get... Approximate total space required: 0k Available space in debian: 1308263k Nothing to get. Processing downloaded files...(for corrupt/old/partial) Do you want to install the files fetched [y]: Installing files... dpkg: searched, but found no packages (files matching *.deb) DPKG ERROR Do you wish to delete the installed package (.deb) files? [y]: Britton -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .