Package: downloading debian Severity: wishlist
-- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable APT prefers testing APT policy: (500, 'testing') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.7-k7 Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (ignored: LC_ALL set to C) Hi, I'm really begging for the makers of sarge weekly release to include the idea that users of these weekly CDs NEED THE SOURCE CODE for the applications just like any other linux distribution user does. Like many, I download Debian/testing using jigdo-lite (because woody is too out of date as a general X desktop box). However, by advice of the debian web site I used jigdo-lite and downloaded a weekly snapshot of sarge. Only after installing it did I realize that the release has no access (no package descriptions et al) for getting the source it was made with. The source [may still be] on the debian ftp site ... ... but there is no practical way to use source packages having installed from a jigdo-lite weekly sarge snapshot; since this doesn't have the package files. And I know from experience that if you place Pakcage files in the distribution directory the files have to be actually there! Else apt chokes. Apt doesn't have an ability for some Package files to point to difference apt sources (cdrom, ftp), that is. ---------------------- Anyway, I think its a prettty reasonable request that the people making the snapshot at least leave directions for those who wan't the source packages as well; after all, linux should come with the source if one wishes to have it; in the manner of the usual packing system. Personally: I'm stuck. I'm thinking of downloading all of sarge (including source), PINing it in apt/preferences, and just forget having it available on cdrom: since that is apparently where my problems started. Wanting sarge on cdrom. And I think it's kinda silly it's so hard. But I understand why it is hard. Have Fun! John D. Hendrickson [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]