> From: Frances Fleming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 5. Did a search to find out where to obtain dependancy "libavcodec1": > Google result: > http://www.rarewares.org/debian.html > Explanatory page: > http://www.rarewares.org/debian-info-allpackages.html > > 6. Added the three recommended sources to /etc/apt/sources.list: > ## RareWares/Debian Multi-Media Repository for Unstable > deb http://www.rarewares.org/debian/packages/unstable/ ./ > > ## RareWares/Debian Multi-Media Repository for Unstable - Experimental Staging > deb http://www.rarewares.org/debian/packages/experimental/ ./ > > ## Christian Marillat's Mult-Media Repository for Unstable > deb ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat/ unstable main > (Also added a Debian testing) > > 7. Ran update and tried apt-cache search for libavcodec1: > > jerry:~# vi /etc/apt/sources.list > jerry:~# apt-get update > Ign file: Release > Hit http://security.debian.org sarge/updates/main Packages > Hit http://security.debian.org sarge/updates/main Release > Hit http://security.debian.org testing/updates/main Packages > Hit http://security.debian.org testing/updates/main Release > Hit ftp://ftp.uk.debian.org sarge/main Packages > Get:1 ftp://ftp.nerim.net unstable/main Packages > Hit ftp://ftp.uk.debian.org sarge/main Release > Get:2 http://www.rarewares.org ./ Packages [33.0kB] > Err ftp://ftp.nerim.net unstable/main Packages > Unable to fetch file, server said 'Can't open > /debian-marillat/dists/unstable/main/binary-i386/Packages.gz: No such file or > directory ' [IP: 62.4.17.14 21] > Get:3 ftp://ftp.nerim.net unstable/main Release > Ign ftp://ftp.nerim.net unstable/main Release > Get:4 http://www.rarewares.org ./ Release [89B] > Get:5 http://www.rarewares.org ./ Packages [3194B] > Get:6 http://www.rarewares.org ./ Release [93B] > Fetched 36.4kB in 1s (28.5kB/s) > Failed to fetch > ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat/dists/unstable/main/binary-i386/Packages.gz > Unable to fetch file, server said 'Can't open > /debian-marillat/dists/unstable/main/binary-i386/Packages.gz: No such file or > directory ' [IP: 62.4.17.14 21] > Reading Package Lists... Done > E: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones > used instead. > jerry:~# apt-cache search libavcodec1 > W: Couldn't stat source package list ftp://ftp.nerim.net unstable/main > Packages > (/var/lib/apt/lists/ftp.nerim.net_debian-marillat_dists_unstable_main_binary-i386_Packages) > - stat (2 No such file or directory) > jerry:~#
I use this repository as well. The line in my /etc/apt/sources.list is: deb ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat/ etch main When I run apt-cache search libavcodec1, I can see the package. Perhaps you can try installing the etch/testing version or perhaps renaming your source to "sid" instead of "unstable" will work. -- ~ G O W E R O P O L I S ~ http://gowerlinux.no-ip.org:8080/blog/