On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 11:13 AM, <rlhar...@hal-pc.org> wrote: > > I am trying to compose a sources.list file for each of three machines; > one is for Lenny (oldstable), one is for Squeeze (stable), and one is > for Wheezy (testing). > > According to "Index of /pub/debian/dists" at > http://ftp.pl.debian.org/pub/debian/dists/ , > for Squeeze there are three directories, namely: > > => squeeze > => squeeze-updates > => squeeze-proposed-updates > > Likewise, for Lenny there are two directories, namely: > > => lenny > => lenny-proposed-updates > > And for Wheezy, there are two directories, namely: > > => wheezy > => wheezy-proposed-updates > > However, the Debian Sources List Generator > (http://debgen.simplylinux.ch/) and numerous sources.list examples > posted on the web by various individuals use the form: > > => lenny/updates > => squeeze/updates > => wheezy/updates > > rather than: > > => lenny-updates > => squeeze-updates > => wheezy-updates > > Which form is correct? is it permissible to use either form? may the > forms be mixed within a single sources.list file?
LENNY deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ lenny main contrib non-free deb http://volatile.debian.org/debian-volatile lenny/volatile main contrib non-free deb http://security.debian.org/ lenny/updates main contrib non-free # deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ lenny-proposed-updates main contrib non-free SQUEEZE deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ squeeze main contrib non-free deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ squeeze-updates main contrib non-free deb http://security.debian.org/ squeeze/updates main contrib non-free # deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ squeeze-proposed-updates main contrib non-free WHEEZY s/squeeze/wheezy/g "<release>/updates" is meant for security updates. "<release>-updates" is a Squeeze/Wheezy replacement of Lenny's "lenny/volatile". "<release>-proposed-updates" is meant for testing packages before they're released. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/CAOdo=sypav5zveu-kwoaxbbjawdcrumw4s6mawkzguvoz1p...@mail.gmail.com
