You might recall that I mentioned apt-setup Rik. Could be worth installing it for a look. It will set up your sources list question and answer style.
apt-get install apt-setup Synaptic also allows you to make changes to your sources list (repositories) from the gui regards Lance Blackler ----- Original Message ----- From: "richard tindall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CLUG" <linux-users@it.canterbury.ac.nz> Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 4:34 PM Subject: Re: Debian Testing online / workshop GLU tonight > Getting there, slowly.. > > On Thu, 2005-04-07 at 16:26 +1200, Robert Fisher wrote: > > On Thu, 07 Apr 2005 16:13, richard tindall wrote: > > > It was attached, and is again as amended now.. > > > > Have a closer look at my sources.list compared to yours. > > > > The glaring error I notice is that you have the word "Packages" instead of the > > actual package types e.g main contrib non-free > > debian:/etc/apt# apt-get update > Hit http://linux.jetstreamgames.co.nz stable/main Packages > Hit http://linux.jetstreamgames.co.nz stable/main Release > Hit http://linux.jetstreamgames.co.nz stable/contrib Packages > Hit http://linux.jetstreamgames.co.nz stable/contrib Release > Hit http://linux.jetstreamgames.co.nz stable/non-free Packages > Hit http://linux.jetstreamgames.co.nz stable/non-free Release > Hit http://security.debian.org testing/updates/main Packages > Hit http://security.debian.org testing/updates/main Release > Hit http://security.debian.org testing/updates/contrib Packages > Hit http://security.debian.org testing/updates/contrib Release > Reading Package Lists... Done > > And this looks ok: > > debian:/etc/apt# apt-get -s install wvdial > Reading Package Lists... Done > Building Dependency Tree... Done > The following extra packages will be installed: > libstdc++2.10-glibc2.2 > The following NEW packages will be installed: > libstdc++2.10-glibc2.2 wvdial > 0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. > Inst libstdc++2.10-glibc2.2 (1:2.95.4-22 Debian:testing) > Inst wvdial (1.53.0.1 Debian:3.0r4/stable) > Conf libstdc++2.10-glibc2.2 (1:2.95.4-22 Debian:testing) > Conf wvdial (1.53.0.1 Debian:3.0r4/stable) > > But the same in Synaptic crashed it. > > I don't want to jigger it already, > > but ready to roll.. (?) > > >
