problem with the FTP archive
Is this a case of the user needing to type something different, or is there
a problem with the archive?
Thanks
Bruce
From: gregh@cc.gatech.edu (Greg Hankins)
Bruce, this doesn't sound like something I can fix...?
Greg
Konstantin Kivi writes:
>From konst@kivi Sun Oct 26 05:23:16 1997
Message-Id: <m0xPQlp-0001xzC@kivi>
Date: Sun, 26 Oct 1997 14:22:13 +0300 (MSK)
To: ftpmaster@cc.gatech.edu
From: Konstantin Kivi <konst@sirena.rinet.ru>
Hi !
This is a message for those who is responsible
for keeping Debian ftp-able distribution at ftp.debian.org
I have found that it's impossible to fetch Packages.gz
using dselect. I tried /debian, debian, /debian/bo, bo, /bo
/as121/linux/distributions/debian/bo. The best result
was a warning (about symbolics links )
during access phase
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Cd to /debian/bo...
Checking stable/binary-i386...
Warning: Couldn't find a Packages file in stable/binary-i386
This may not be a problem if the directory is a symbolic link
Checking non-free/binary-i386...
Warning: Couldn't find a Packages file in non-free/binary-i386
This may not be a problem if the directory is a symbolic link
Checking contrib/binary-i386...
Warning: Couldn't find a Packages file in contrib/binary-i386
This may not be a problem if the directory is a symbolic link
Closing ftp connection...
-----------------------------------------------------------------
and an error during Update stating
-------------------------------------------------------------
Cd to /debian/bo...
Getting Packages file from stable/binary-i386...
Couldn't find Packages[.gz] in stable/binary-i386, stoppedFTP ERROR
update available list script returned error exit status 1.
Press RETURN to continue.
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I've also tried ftp.funet.fi with the same result.
I think there is a problem that can prevent many
people from upgrading and thus make Debian less popular
my config is debian 1.2.4 partially upgraded to 1.3
This is version of the involved packages
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge
| Status=Not/Installed/Config-files/Unpacked/Failed-config/Half-installed
|/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name Version Description
+++-===============-==============-============================================
hi dpkg-ftp 1.4.8 Ftp method for dselect.
hi dpkg 1.4.0.8 Package maintenance system for Debian Linux
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sincerely yours, Konstantin Kivi.
Please answer me to konst@sirena.rinet.ru
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