Re: "removed" archive & snapshot.debian.net
At Wed, 23 Oct 2002 16:23:25 -0500 (CDT),
Drew Scott Daniels wrote:
> > I don't see any good meanings to use "removed" dist.
> > Because the reason why package was removed is different with each other.
> > So I can see it makes more sense to use pool dist already provided by
> > snapshot.debian.net and specify packages you need.
> >
> I've discussed several good reasons to have a "removed" archive. The
> biggest reason I've found is to give packages a second chance to be put
> back into the Debian archive(s).
In this case, you know package name that you want, so you can use
apt line at http://snapshot.debian.net/archive pool <packagename>
Regards,
Fumitoshi UKAI
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