Hi, I upgraded from bo to hamm (via cheapbytes's fixed cd_autoup.sh) and then to slink, installed 'apt', selected it as my dselect method, and now almost all of my regular packages are in the "Obsolete/local" category.
I've seen this other times I've done this, and switching back to the "ftp" method makes everything go back to normal. What's wrong? In addition to most packages being mis-categorized, there are many missing (e.g., emacs of any flavor, and elm). My /etc/apt/sources.list file is unmodified, and looks like: # Use for a local mirror - remove the ftp1 http lines for the bits # your mirror contains. # deb file:/your/mirror/here/debian stable main contrib non-free # See sources.list(5) for more information, especial # Remember that you can only use http, ftp or file URIs deb http://ftp1.us.debian.org/debian unstable main contrib non-free deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US unstable non-US When I've installed freshly from the CD, rather than updating, I haven't had this problem. Any suggestions? Thanks, -- Pete Harlan [EMAIL PROTECTED]