In foo.debian-user, you wrote: > According to Bob Nielsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > gnome-apt requires apt ver. 0.3, which does not (yet) support the ftp > > method. Your options are to use the http method or to downgrade to an > > older version of apt. The http method works very well and the number of > > sites which support it is increasing. > Thanks for the hint. > You are right, substituting ftp by http worked...almost. There seems > to be a problem with the non-US part. Here is what I get to see: > > ~# apt-get update > [snip] > Err http://ftp.de.debian.org slink/non-US Release > 404 Not Found > [snip] > > Why does the http method need the "Release" file? And why is the one > for the non-US part missing? Should I file a bug report?
This error is just an eyesore. It will not affect the functionality of apt. You can safely ignore it. I don't know what the timeframe is for all sections and mirrors to have 'Release' files. -Mitch -- X sucks ... The beauty of X is that it sucks independently of the OS. -JC Jaros