[Please don't top quote! It makes your message harder to read, especially in long threads.] On Tue, May 06, 2003 at 03:16:24PM +0200, Jimmy Tak wrote: > Kevin McKinley wrote: > >On Mon, 05 May 2003 14:35:49 +0200 > >Jimmy Tak <f.l.tak@leden.snt.utwente.nl> wrote: > > > >>I'm sure it has been asked before, but I couldn't find it. When I try to > >>install proftpd I get the following error: > >> > >>Reading Package Lists... Done > >>Building Dependency Tree... Done > >>Package proftpd has no available version, but exists in the database. > >>This typically means that the package was mentioned in a dependency and > >>never uploaded, has been obsoleted or is not available with the contents > >>of sources.list > >>E: Package proftpd has no installation candidate > >> > >>I can't find it with apt-cache search either. I've tried several sources > >>and I did my apt-get update's. Whats wrong here? > >> > >> > > > >I don't know. Generally when I get that message I can try again later and > >everything is OK. proftpd seems to be available now: > > > >http://packages.debian.org/cgi-bin/search_packages.pl?keywords=proftpd&searchon=names&subword=1&version=all&release=all > > > >Maybe you tried at exactly the wrong time? > > > >Kevin > > It still doesn't work. I don't think this has anything to do with when I > try it. That error means that apt can't actually find a package called 'proftpd' but something else refers to it (as a dependency or whatever). Are you sure apt is pointed at a full mirror? I see it in sid, at the moment, but perhaps you're using cds that don't have the full archive or so? -- Rob Weir <rweir@ertius.org> http://www.ertius.org/ GPG keys: 1024D/1E73B7CD, 4096R/3ABDE5EC | Do I look like I want a CC? Words of the day: Lon Horiuchi Defcon Fortezza Pope electronic surveillance
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