On Wed, Jun 26, 2002 at 05:41:16PM -0500, Graham Wilson wrote: > > deb ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/project/experimental/main/binary-i386/ \ > > ./ > > > > Is the repository broke or am I doing something wrong? > > the latter. the entry should be either: > > deb ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/ ../project/experimental main > > or: > > deb ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/ project/experimental/main/binary-$(ARCH)/ You may also want to pin experimental a little higher in the priority scheme so that packages from experimental will override packages in unstable (esound, for example..) To do this, put these lines in /etc/apt/preferences: Package: * Pin: release a=experimental Pin-Priority: 1000 This pulls in a few other experimental packages, but so far I've not had any problems with the experimental PAM, diff, etc. > If the designers of X-Windows built cars, there would be no fewer than > five steering wheels hidden about the cockpit, none of which followed > the same principles -- but you'd be able to shift gears with your car > stereo. Useful feature, that. > > -- Marus J. Ranum, Digital Equipment Corporation I believe 'im too. -- Joseph Carter <knghtbrd@bluecherry.net> No conceit in my family <Overfiend> this is the New Overfiend, preacher of Love and Tolerance
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