On Tue, Aug 12, 2003 at 10:38:06AM -0700, Eric Winger wrote: > Matthew Palmer wrote: > >The easiest way for packages in the actual archive is to run 'apt-get > >source <package>'. That'll download the sources and unpack them into > >the current directory. > > Ahh, this brings up a point that has bothered me about debian. Well > actually in this case, two points. > > * all the deb-src entries i tried to add to my sources.list give me > errors when I try to get the source. What is the url for sources? This > is my latest attempt: > > deb-src ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian testing main contrib free
That's correct except that you want "non-free" there, not "free". (Ever think you'd hear a Debian developer say that?) > * how can one keep up on what the latest url's are for debian packages > etc. Is there a single spot where one can look? Or is this knowledge I > will only gain when I use the force? I found it easiest (years ago) to read the sources.list(5) man page and learn how those lines map into URLs, so I can then just go off with a web browser or an FTP client, figure out what URL I need, and construct the sources.list line from there. -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
