On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 12:37:19 -0500, Christian Convey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi guys, > > I went to "apt-get install sun-j2sdk1.4debian", but I was smacked down > with this error: >
[...] > > So my guess is that there's *probably* something lacking about my > sources.list file. > > What's the general approach people take to rectify their sources.list > file when they get the error that I got? > > I mean, I could Google for the missing package (sun-j2sdk1.4), but will > that necessarily help me understand what to add in sources.list? > > Thanks, > Christian > > P.S.: Here's the content of my sources.list file: > > deb file:///home/ftp/debian/ testing main non-free contrib > deb file:///home/ftp/debian/ unstable main non-free contrib > deb file:///home/ftp/debian-non-US testing/non-US main contrib non-free > deb file:///home/ftp/debian-non-US unstable/non-US main contrib non-free > deb file:///home/ftp/marillat/ testing main > deb file:///home/ftp/marillat/ unstable main > For this special case, you'll not find in any Debian mirror a deb package of Sun SDK cause Sun don't create Debian packages and at the same time Sun don't permit redistribution, at least not without restrictions or special license. You instead need to install "java-package", download the binary archive from Sun and then, with the aid of the "make-jpkg" command, create an installable Debian package... About your apt sources.list, i hope you know how to pin unstable and testing packages, cause Sarge and Sid don't mix well together. Andrea -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
