Re: How to get proposed updates?

On Thu, Sep 14, 2000 at 02:01:31PM +0200, Frodo Baggins wrote: [...] > You can access this directory with apt by adding > deb http://ftp1.us.debian.org/debian dists/proposed-updates/ ^^^ > to your /etc/apt/sources.list > > Well, I do

Re: How to get proposed updates?

On Thu, Sep 14, 2000 at 02:01:31PM +0200, Frodo Baggins wrote: > Hi debianers, > In the dist/proposed-updates directory there is a README file stating > [snip] > > You can access this directory with apt by adding > deb http://ftp1.us.debian.org/debian dists/proposed-updates/ > to your /etc/a

How to get proposed updates?

Hi debianers, In the dist/proposed-updates directory there is a README file stating Debian is committed to providing security updates to the stable distribution as quickly as possible, but we also need time to thoroughly test such updates to ensure that they meet our high standards. Updates

Re: How to get proposed-updates.

On Wed, Sep 06, 2000 at 03:39:09PM +1100, Brendan J Simon wrote: > How do I edit my /etc/apt/sources.list to access the proposed-updates or > potato-proposed-updates directory on the Debian mirrors. What are those "proposed updates"? How do they differ from the usual packages available online? Re

Re: How to get proposed-updates.

Don't worry I figured it out. I didn't have a trailing / after propose-updates. ie. I had deb http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/debian dists/proposed-updates instead of deb http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/debian dists/proposed-updates/ Brendan Simon. Brendan J Simon wrote: > I'm running some Po

How to get proposed-updates.

I'm running some PowerPC and Intel machines with Debian 2.2. How do I edit my /etc/apt/sources.list to access the proposed-updates or potato-proposed-updates directory on the Debian mirrors. I searched the archives but didn't come up with anything helpful. Is there a README, HOWTO, or website th