On Tue, Jan 30, 2007 at 12:01:45AM +0000, Michael Fothergill wrote: > Dear Debianists, > > Here is my apt sources.list file; > > localhost:/etc/apt# more sources.list > # > # deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux testing _Etch_ - Official Snapshot amd64 > Binary-1 (20061110)]/ etch contrib main >
Try using the following, which uses the above line as a template (plus the optional addition of non-free, which does not form part of Debian - remove the [] in the line below if non-free is required): deb http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ etch main contrib [non-free] deb-src http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ etch main contrib [non-free] deb http://security.debian.org/ etch/updates main contrib deb-src http://security.debian.org/ etch/updates main contrib > > What does the main contrib part do? Specifies the main archive and the contrib archive. > > Do I need the source files? > That's up to you: you'll need corresponding deb-src lines as inserted above. > Could I add something like > > deb /ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ testing main contrib > > to the file and it would work? > See above for the sort of syntax: updates from the security update site are useful so have been included above. HTH, Andy Cater > > MIchael Fothergill -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
