On Tue, Sep 28, 2004 at 10:52:47AM -0600, s. keeling wrote: > Incoming from Clive Menzies: > > On (28/09/04 10:02), s. keeling wrote: > > > Incoming from Clive Menzies: > > > > On (28/09/04 05:57), [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > I have a machine running woody and another running sargs. When the > > > > > big switchover comes, I want the woody machine to continue running > > > > > woody and not follow stable to a big change to sarge. Oh -- I will > > > > > > > > In your /etc/apt/sources.list change references from "stable" to "woody" > > > > and then you will continue to track woody. > > > > > > ... Mostly. This trick doesn't appear to work here: > > > > > > # this works: > > > deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security stable/updates main contrib > > > non-free > > > > > > # this doesn't: > > > deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security woody/updates main contrib > > > non-free > > > > Ah! Well this does here: > > deb http://security.debian.org/ woody/updates main > > Not for me: > > (0) root /root_ aptitude update > Reading Package Lists... Done > Building Dependency Tree > Reading extended state information... Done > W: Couldn't stat source package list http://security.debian.org woody/updates/main > Packages > (/var/lib/apt/lists/security.debian.org_dists_woody_updates_main_binary-i386_Packages) > - stat (2 No such file or directory) > W: Couldn't stat source package list http://security.debian.org woody/updates/main > Packages > (/var/lib/apt/lists/security.debian.org_dists_woody_updates_main_binary-i386_Packages) > - stat (2 No such file or directory) > W: You may want to update the package lists to correct these missing files >
I just took the *very helpful* advice I asked for and got this output. No problem! I just told aptitude to "u" (update), and it did. Package lists now up-to-date, and all is cool.\ -- hendrik > > -- > Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced. > (*) http://www.spots.ab.ca/~keeling > - - > > > -- > 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]
