Re: was nvramtool removed from the package repository?

On 12/16/23, to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > https://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=nvramtool&searchon=names&suite=all§ion=all > Last appearance is Debian Buster (oldoldstable, LTS). > But there's a package with a like-named binary, which might be > what you are looking for: > https://packages.de

Re: was nvramtool removed from the package repository?

On Sat, Dec 16, 2023 at 02:04:26PM +, Albretch Mueller wrote: > $ sudo apt-get update > Hit:1 http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye InRelease > Reading package lists... Done > $ > > $ sudo apt-get install nvramtool > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree... Done > Reading st

Re: was nvramtool removed from the package repository?

On Sat, Dec 16, 2023 at 02:04:26PM +, Albretch Mueller wrote: > E: Unable to locate package nvramtool Note to future readers: the actual question was contained in the Subject: header rather than the body. The original Subject: header said, "was nvramtool removed from the package re

was nvramtool removed from the package repository?

$ sudo apt-get update Hit:1 http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye InRelease Reading package lists... Done $ $ sudo apt-get install nvramtool Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done Reading state information... Done E: Unable to locate package nvramtool $ uname -a Linux debi

Re: apt-get online package repository configuration on Debian

On Sun 19 May 2013 at 11:37:45 +0300, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > On Sb, 18 mai 13, 19:01:38, Steve Faleiro wrote: > > > > 1. Add the following line to the file etc/apt/sources.list : > > > >deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian wheezy main > > Depending on where you live, using the country specific

Re: apt-get online package repository configuration on Debian

On Sb, 18 mai 13, 19:01:38, Steve Faleiro wrote: > > 1. Add the following line to the file etc/apt/sources.list : > >deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian wheezy main Depending on where you live, using the country specific mirror (or a mirror next to you[1]) might improve download speeds signifi

Re: apt-get online package repository configuration on Debian

Steve Faleiro wrote: > FROM: STEVE FALEIRO > TO: gmane.linux.debian.user > SUB: apt-get online package repository configuration on Debian > > When installing Squeeze (Debian 7.0 amd64) I selected the option to > not get packages/updates from the internet. I have completed the

apt-get online package repository configuration on Debian

FROM: STEVE FALEIRO TO: gmane.linux.debian.user SUB: apt-get online package repository configuration on Debian When installing Squeeze (Debian 7.0 amd64) I selected the option to not get packages/updates from the internet. I have completed the installation and would like to instruct the system

What's up with Debian package repository of etch / i386 ?

Hi everyone Does any one have any idea what is happening : http://mirror.hamakor.org.il/pub/mirrors/debian/dists/etch/Contents-i386.gz http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/etch/Contents-i386.gz http://ftp.ch.debian.org/debian/dists/etch/Contents-i386.gz They are all 1k in size. And it breaks

Re: How to figure out if a package repository index has been updated.

On 4/28/06, James Westby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Isn't there a checksum for all the Packages.gz in the Release file? That's it. Thanks a bunch. alex -- Alex Polite http://flosspick.org - finding the right open source

Re: How to figure out if a package repository index has been updated.

On (28/04/06 21:33), Alex Polite wrote: > I'm rewriting flosspick.org and learning Ruby on Rails at the same time. > > dpkg-ruby doesn't take debtags into account so I need to write my own > stuff. One thing I'm trying to figure out is how one can know > whether a Packages.gz file in a repositor

How to figure out if a package repository index has been updated.

downloaded it *without* downloading it again. Apparently there is a way to do this since two consecutive runs of apt-get update will not get all index files afresh. I skimmed the Debian Package Repository HOWTO but didn't find anything in there to help me. alex -- Alex Polite http://flosspi

Re: Local Package Repository and Upgrading.

2005/11/3, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I created a Debian Repository in /usr/src/rpm/DebPack/ > with: > > dpkg-scanpackages /usr/src/rpm/DebPack/ override | gzip > > /usr/src/rpm/DebPack/Packages.gz > and added >deb file:/usr/src/rpm DebPack/ to /etc/apt/sources.list >

Local Package Repository and Upgrading.

I created a Debian Repository in /usr/src/rpm/DebPack/ with: dpkg-scanpackages /usr/src/rpm/DebPack/ override | gzip > /usr/src/rpm/DebPack/Packages.gz and added deb file:/usr/src/rpm DebPack/ to /etc/apt/sources.list I downloaded libc6,libc6-dev,locales ...ds1-22 release to upgra

Re: lame not in the debian package repository?

On 2005-08-18 13:15:23 +0800, csj wrote: > If that's the case the patent on mp3 should have expired by > now. There are several patents. See . -- Vincent Lefèvre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - Web: 100% accessible validated (X)HTML - Blog: <

Re: lame not in the debian package repository?

; > > > Just curious. Any reasons why the 'lame' package is not included in > > > > the debian package repository? > > > > > > Thanks to BMG Music, all MP3 encoders are non-free. Try a > > > patent-unencumbered format like Ogg Vorbis inst

Re: lame not in the debian package repository?

ckage is not included in > > > the debian package repository? > > > > Thanks to BMG Music, all MP3 encoders are non-free. Try a > > patent-unencumbered format like Ogg Vorbis instead. > > How about flac? Is there any comparisson between flac and Ogg in > terms of com

Packaging of lame upstream (was: Re: lame not in the debian package repository?)

Hi, this is just an aside on this discussion. I am a member of the lame team and I am gradually upgrading things related to the Debian packaging of lame, since a new release (that is, lame 3.97) is expected to happen soon. If you use MP3 for your computers/devices and you use Debian, please let m

Re: lame not in the debian package repository?

On 17. August 2005 at 6:04PM +0200, Hans du Plooy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [...] > Ogg (Vorbis audio) is a much more recent technology than mp3, twenty or > so years if I'm not mistaken. mp3 has been around a lot longer than it > has been popular, mostly because PCs only became strong enoug

Re: lame not in the debian package repository?

Javier-Elias Vasquez-Vivas wrote: How about flac? Is there any comparisson between flac and Ogg in terms of compresion and sound quality? Flac is lossless compression. Almost like zipping a wav file, the compression is just optimised for the type of data in an audio stream. Ogg does the sa

Re: lame not in the debian package repository?

x27; package is not included in > > the debian package repository? > > Thanks to BMG Music, all MP3 encoders are non-free. Try a > patent-unencumbered format like Ogg Vorbis instead.

Re: lame not in the debian package repository?

On Wed, 2005-08-17 at 10:33 -0400, Hendrik Boom wrote: > On Sat, Aug 13, 2005 at 11:53:11PM -0700, Marc Wilson wrote: > > > > He also incorrectly attributed the ownership of the patent(s). > > Just for the record, what *is* the proper patent attribution? The Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated C

Re: lame not in the debian package repository?

On Sat, Aug 13, 2005 at 11:53:11PM -0700, Marc Wilson wrote: > > He also incorrectly attributed the ownership of the patent(s). Just for the record, what *is* the proper patent attribution? -- hendrik -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Co

Re: lame not in the debian package repository?

On Saturday 13 August 2005 11:40 pm, Rishi wrote: > > As Paul pointed out, it is better to use a tool that implements a > > patent-free algorithm. > > Hmm. Then I guess I screwed up when I bought the Sony USB NS-11 MP3 > Player (512 MB). I tried to play an OGG file on the device, but no > joy. > >

Re: lame not in the debian package repository?

On Monday 15 August 2005 04:37, Hans du Plooy wrote: > I really couldn't care if mp3 is free or not, it doesn't cost anything > to compile lame and it doesn't cost anything to play back mp3s either, > so what's the fuss? Another poster correctly stated it isn't DFSG-Free, though it is available.

Re: lame not in the debian package repository?

On Monday 15 August 2005 10:37, Hans du Plooy wrote: > Paul Johnson wrote: > > But the point still stands, if you want free you use Ogg. If you want > > wrong, go with MP3. > > I really couldn't care if mp3 is free or not, it doesn't cost anything > to compile lame and it doesn't cost anything to

Re: lame not in the debian package repository?

Paul Johnson wrote: But the point still stands, if you want free you use Ogg. If you want wrong, go with MP3. I really couldn't care if mp3 is free or not, it doesn't cost anything to compile lame and it doesn't cost anything to play back mp3s either, so what's the fuss? What concerns me m

Re: lame not in the debian package repository?

On Sunday 14 August 2005 08:25 am, Marc Wilson wrote: > On Sun, Aug 14, 2005 at 02:45:21PM +0200, Vincent Lefevre wrote: > > Then you should use MS Windows. :-/ > > I do, for some things. For other things, I use Linux, for still other > things I use oBSD, and for yet more things, I use MacOS X. B

Re: lame not in the debian package repository?

On Sun, Aug 14, 2005 at 02:45:21PM +0200, Vincent Lefevre wrote: > Then you should use MS Windows. :-/ I do, for some things. For other things, I use Linux, for still other things I use oBSD, and for yet more things, I use MacOS X. -- Marc Wilson | Behind every great computer sits a skinny

Re: lame not in the debian package repository?

On 2005-08-13 23:53:11 -0700, Marc Wilson wrote: > Paul did not point out that it was better to use a tool that > implements a patent-free algorithm. He merely made the usual "use > Vorbis!" knee-jerk reaction. > > Personally, I find "more widely supported" a compelling measure of > "better". The

Re: lame not in the debian package repository?

Rishi: > > Does anyone know of hardware ogg players (usb) that I can buy? This question was answered just a couple of days ago. Search for "Portable OGG Player". My recommendation: Iriver H120 (or H140, for 40GB instead of 20). J. -- I frequently find myself at the top of the stairs with absolu

Re: lame not in the debian package repository?

On Sun, Aug 14, 2005 at 01:38:52AM -0400, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > As Paul pointed out, it is better to use a tool that implements a > patent-free algorithm. Paul did not point out that it was better to use a tool that implements a patent-free algorithm. He merely made the usual "use Vorbis!"

Re: lame not in the debian package repository?

> As Paul pointed out, it is better to use a tool that implements a > patent-free algorithm. Hmm. Then I guess I screwed up when I bought the Sony USB NS-11 MP3 Player (512 MB). I tried to play an OGG file on the device, but no joy. Does anyone know of hardware ogg players (usb) that I can buy?

Re: lame not in the debian package repository?

On August 13, 2005 22:38, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > As Paul pointed out, it is better to use a tool that implements a > patent-free algorithm. Yes, but unfortunately my car stereo only plays mp3's RJP -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Co

Re: lame not in the debian package repository?

On Sat, Aug 13, 2005 at 10:22:52PM -0700, Roy Pluschke wrote: > On August 13, 2005 22:05, Rishi wrote: > > Hi > > > > Just curious. Any reasons why the 'lame' package is not included in > > the debian package repository? > > > > Regards > &

Re: lame not in the debian package repository?

On August 13, 2005 22:05, Rishi wrote: > Hi > > Just curious. Any reasons why the 'lame' package is not included in > the debian package repository? > > Regards Legal reasons -- mp3 encoding is patented. Use ftp://ftp.nerim.net as a repository for lame, mplayer,

Re: lame not in the debian package repository?

On Saturday 13 August 2005 10:05 pm, Rishi wrote: > Just curious. Any reasons why the 'lame' package is not included in > the debian package repository? Thanks to BMG Music, all MP3 encoders are non-free. Try a patent-unencumbered format like Ogg Vorbis instead. pgpdv1anmYE7R

lame not in the debian package repository?

Hi Just curious. Any reasons why the 'lame' package is not included in the debian package repository? Regards -- Rishi

Re: How can I make a local package repository available to apt?

On Wed, Feb 25, 2004 at 07:29:45PM +, Alexis Huxley wrote: > > I've got a collection of a bunch of debian packages. They're not organized in any > > way, just a directory full of .debs. How can I make apt recognize this > > repository? I tried adding > > > > deb file:/home/dh/download/debi

Re: How can I make a local package repository available to apt?

> I've got a collection of a bunch of debian packages. They're not organized in any > way, just a directory full of .debs. How can I make apt recognize this repository? > I tried adding > > deb file:/home/dh/download/debian/ > > to the apt-sources file, but of course apt balks at this as it

Re: How can I make a local package repository available to apt?

Hello Daniel Haude (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: > I've got a collection of a bunch of debian packages. They're not > organized in any way, just a directory full of .debs. How can I make > apt recognize this repository? I tried adding > > deb file:/home/dh/download/debian/ > > to the apt-sour

Re: How can I make a local package repository available to apt?

Martin Dickopp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb am 25.02.04 11:09:28: > You need to run dpkg-scanpackages. Read the Debian Repository HOWTO > . Simple enough, as I expected. I just didn't know where to look. Thanks also to the

Re: How can I make a local package repository available to apt?

"Daniel Haude" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hi folks, > > I've got a collection of a bunch of debian packages. They're not > organized in any way, just a directory full of .debs. How can I make > apt recognize this repository? I tried adding > > deb file:/home/dh/download/debian/ > > to the

RE: How can I make a local package repository available to apt?

/msg00081.html and http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=%22local+package+ repository%22+apt seems to be relevant. hth t -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

How can I make a local package repository available to apt?

Hi folks, I've got a collection of a bunch of debian packages. They're not organized in any way, just a directory full of .debs. How can I make apt recognize this repository? I tried adding deb file:/home/dh/download/debian/ to the apt-sources file, but of course apt balks at this as it is

Re: Package Repository

> Okay, A simple question, for which a simple answer would be appreciated: > > I am looking for a simple, step by set guide to turning a directory > full of .deb files into something I can access with a sources.list entry. > > In this case, /var/cache/apt/archives/. > > it's currently set up as

Re: Package Repository

On Thu, 10 Jan 2002 11:32:10 -0600 Colin Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, Jan 09, 2002 at 11:41:45PM -0600, Adam Majer wrote: > > On Thu, Jan 10, 2002 at 12:49:53AM +, Nicholas Avenell wrote: > > > Okay, A simple question, for which a simple answer would be appreciated: > > > > > >

Re: Package Repository

On Wed, Jan 09, 2002 at 11:41:45PM -0600, Adam Majer wrote: > On Thu, Jan 10, 2002 at 12:49:53AM +, Nicholas Avenell wrote: > > Okay, A simple question, for which a simple answer would be appreciated: > > > > I am looking for a simple, step by set guide to turning a directory > > full of .deb

Re: Package Repository

On Thu, Jan 10, 2002 at 12:49:53AM +, Nicholas Avenell wrote: > Okay, A simple question, for which a simple answer would be appreciated: > > I am looking for a simple, step by set guide to turning a directory > full of .deb files into something I can access with a sources.list entry. > > In t

Re: Package Repository

On Thu, 10 Jan 2002 00:49:53 + Nicholas Avenell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am looking for a simple, step by set guide to turning a directory > full of .deb files into something I can access with a sources.list > entry. > > In this case, /var/cache/apt/archives/. While the other suggestion

Re: Package Repository

On Wednesday 09 January 2002 04:49 pm, Nicholas Avenell wrote: > Okay, A simple question, for which a simple answer would be appreciated: > > I am looking for a simple, step by set guide to turning a directory > full of .deb files into something I can access with a sources.list entry. > > In this c

Re: Package Repository

On Thu, Jan 10, 2002 at 12:49:53AM +, Nicholas Avenell wrote: > I am looking for a simple, step by set guide to turning a directory > full of .deb files into something I can access with a sources.list entry. 1. apt-get install apt-move 2. edit /etc/apt-move.conf 3. apt-move update or apt-move

Package Repository

Okay, A simple question, for which a simple answer would be appreciated: I am looking for a simple, step by set guide to turning a directory full of .deb files into something I can access with a sources.list entry. In this case, /var/cache/apt/archives/. it's currently set up as an nfs share acc