On 02/09/11 03:06, Tom H wrote:
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?
Yes - though you might consider reading up on pinning.
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.
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I'd echo Tom's suggestions.
NOTE: http://debgen.simplylinux.ch/ doesn't appear to be an official
Debian site, strangely it's located in China, registered in Switzerland,
by a German (!)
I'd be cautious about enabling backports, proposed, and, especially,
multimedia - except on a case-by-case basis (enable when needed, install
only what cannot be got from the standard repo, disable when done).
Cheers
--
"I'm just so sick of airports, sitting on planes on runways and the
planes won't take off.
Every time I read about a hijacking on the news I just think to myself
- just do it - let's see how far you get, I paid and didn't get off the
ground.
I've thought about that too - dreamed of it - putting a gun to the
pilot's head. That would feel so good.
"this is a hijacking"
"where do you want to go - Cuba?"
"No, I want to go where this plane was supposed to be five hours ago"
That's right, I'm hijacking this plane to it's scheduled destination."
— Bill Hicks
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