On Tue, Oct 27, 1998 at 09:32:52AM -0500, Peter S Galbraith wrote: : : Here's what happens when I try to `update' : : : # apt-get update : Get ftp://debian.crosslink.net dists/hamm/ Packages : Error ftp://debian.crosslink.net dists/hamm/ Packages : 550 /pub/linux/debian/dists/hamm/Packages.gz: not a plain file. : Get ftp://debian.crosslink.net dists/proposed-updates/ Packages : Error ftp://debian.crosslink.net dists/proposed-updates/ Packages : 550 /pub/linux/debian/dists/proposed-updates/Packages.gz: not a plain file. : ERROR ftp://debian.crosslink.net/pub/linux/debian/dists/hamm/Packages.gz : 550 /pub/linux/debian/dists/hamm/Packages.gz: not a plain file. : ERROR ftp://debian.crosslink.net/pub/linux/debian/dists/proposed-updates/Packages.gz : 550 /pub/linux/debian/dists/proposed-updates/Packages.gz: not a plain file. : : I tried with another mirror as well. : : I have apt version 0.1.6 on hamm.
Try ftp'ing to debian.crosslink.net and go to the directory /pub/debian/hamm. You'll notice that there is no Packages.gz over there (at least not right now). Hence the error of apt-get. bye, -Remco
