Jamin Many thanks. I just did this. It indeed down loads a new list of packages and updates many. It also got aptitude, which I will use to finish the upgrade.
The error message said to do this on the next-to-last line that I did not read but certainly should have read before I wrote the list. Again, thanks. Off to RTFM (again). David On Thu, 5 Sep 2002, Jamin W.Collins wrote: > Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2002 10:45:34 -0500 > From: Jamin W.Collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: getting Aptitude failed with my sources.list > > On Thu, 5 Sep 2002 11:41:33 -0400 (EDT) > David Teague <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > (/var/lib/apt/lists/http.us.debian.org_debian_dists_stable_main_binary- > > i386_Pack ages) - stat (2 No such file or directory) > (snip) > > This is the sources.list that was used to update the Potato system to > > Woody in November except for the security line which came from advice > > from someone on this list. > > > > What do I do to fix this? > > Have you tried an "apt-get update"? That should download a new list of > packages that are available via the servers in your sources.list file. > > -- > Jamin W. Collins > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
