On Sat, Jan 20, 2001 at 03:41:52AM -0800, Dale Morris wrote: > When I issue the apt-setup command I get an error message, "..command not > found". What apt package am I missing? Otherwise apt works just fine.
as it says below (from my previous post, ahem) > > http://www.eGroups.com/files/newbieDoc/apt-get-intro.html one of the first topics there is how to set up your 'apt' including how to install 'apt-setup'... :) > thanks > will trillich [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > On Sun, Jan 14, 2001 at 03:49:08AM +0100, Norman Schmidt wrote: > > > Hi all! > > > > > > Another apt-problem... > > > > > > I use dselect to maintain my potato servers and fetch my files via ftp. > > > > from slink (2.1) onward, the recommended choise is APT-GET... > > > > > At the moment, my list for the packages looks like this: > > > > > > deb ftp://ftp.uni-erlangen.de/debian potato main contrib non-free > > > deb ftp://ftp.uni-erlangen.de/debian potato/non-US main contrib non-free > > > deb ftp://security.debian.org/debian-security potato/updates contrib main > > > non-free > > > > > > Now I want to add the lines to get the updates. Do I need and if yes, > > > how do I include the paths? > > > > > > ftp://ftp.uni-erlangen.de/debian/dists/proposed-updates > > > (which is a link to potato-proposed-updates in the same directory) > > > > > > Since I use the non-US-version, do I need (and how do I get) > > > > > > deb ftp://security.debian.org/debian-non-US/dists/proposed-updates ? > > > > > > The problem seems to be that the proposed-updates - directories are not > > > under a special distribution. I do not know how to tell this to > > > apt/dselect. > > > The manpage doesn´t make this clear to me... > > > > > > And one last one: What do I have to add to get sources as well? > > > > > > Thanx a lot, Norman. > > > > main thing to try is > > > > apt-setup > > > > to set your sources.list... > > > > my 'potato' sources.list looks mostly like this: > > > > # deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian stable main contrib non-free > > # deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US stable/non-US main contrib > > non-free > > > > # VERY IMPORTANT -- SECURITY PLUGS: > > deb http://security.debian.org potato/updates main contrib non-free > > > > deb http://ftp.digex.net/debian/ stable main non-free contrib > > # deb-src http://ftp.digex.net/debian/ stable main non-free contrib > > deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US stable/non-US main contrib > > non-free > > # deb-src http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US stable/non-US main > > contrib non-free > > > > use mirrors that are shortest hops from you (try traceroute > > to see which respond best). > > > > frequently do > > > > apt-get update > > > > and then > > > > apt-get upgrade > > > > to make sure the packages you've got installed are kept sparkly > > fresh. > > > > http://www.eGroups.com/files/newbieDoc/apt-get-intro.html -- See, if you were allowed to keep the money, you wouldn't create jobs with it. You'd throw it in the bushes or something. But the government will spend it, thereby creating jobs. -- Dave Barry [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** http://www.dontUthink.com/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/newbieDoc -- next week's newbie needs your brain: document your experience today!
