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There is a ton of Debian documentation on the debian site, pretty much everything you ever wanted to know. So sense in reinventing the wheel. http://www.us.debian.org/doc/ Cheers, Jon wrote: > Hi All, > > I'm trying to write a quick explanation on the structure of an apt-get > sources.list file. I'm coming up against a wall in that I can figure out > the first part of each line (clearly the http or ftp connection and > address to the repository) but I'm having trouble reading the rest of th > line. Originally I thought it was just a directory strcuture, but in > some experimentation I've found that this may not be the case. > > For example, the line: > > deb http://nonus.debian.org/debian-non-US stable/non-US main contrib > non-free > > I understand to mean that the repository is located at > 'nonus.debian.org/debian-non-US <http://nonus.debian.org/debian-non-US>' > and the connection is to be made via the http protocol, but then I get > confuzzled on how to read the rest. > > I'm trying to write this little explanation for an entry on > Newlinuxuser.com <http://Newlinuxuser.com>. Is there anyone out there > that would like to either: > a) give me quick rundown on how to read a sources.list file, or > b) write a quick (2-3 paragraphs) explanation as a 'guest writer' (with > full credit and a link to wherever you'd like) which I can then post on > Newlinuxuser.com <http://Newlinuxuser.com>? > > Perhaps contacting me off list is the best idea. > > For the record, I'm always looking for little howto's and explanations > for stuff like this to throw on Newlinuxuser.com > <http://Newlinuxuser.com>. There's always an open invitation to send me > articles (again, 3 paragraph-ish in length) explaining or teaching > anything GNU/Linux-ish. > > > Thanks! > > Jon > > -- > Convert Them All! > personal: http://www.jonwatson.ca > GNU/Linux Podcast: http://www.thepodcastnetwork.com/linuxuser > <http://www.thepodcastnetwork.com/linuxuser> > New Linux User Blog: http://www.newlinuxuser.com > skype: jondwatson > Registered GNU/Linux User #391254 > GPG Fingerprint: 19B8 B14A 2511 8686 CED9 F8EE 94FC D965 FF6F 11DB > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFDT+U6wRXgH3rKGfMRApzkAJ96rKqg+7ct2MgKGgCiy+RUYulf3wCaAmpd Dr7Q1YsXPAw5VW1wMpsa+9U= =7oy7 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
