Re: sources.list directory specification
On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 11:13 AM, <rlharris@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?
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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