dselect package list upgrade
Hi,
I have had my linux box (Debian Linux 2.0.33) for six months, but am
only now trying to use dselect. The package I wanted was not listed
in the package list, so I figured I needed to upgrade the list.
When trying to set up the ftp method of accesssing packages, I get a warning
message:
Enter space seperated list of distributions to get
[stable non-free contrib unstable]:
Connecting to ftp.debian.org...
Login as anonymous...
Setting transfer mode to binary...
Cd to /debian...
Checking stable/binary-i386...
Warning: Could not 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: Could not 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: Could not find a Packages file in contrib/binary-i386
This may not be a problem if the directory is a symbolic link
Checking unstable/binary-i386...
Warning: Could not find a Packages file in unstable/binary-i386
This may not be a problem if the directory is a symbolic link
Closing ftp connection...
Press return to continue
When trying to upgrade, I get this:
Getting Packages files...(stop with ^C)
Connecting to ftp.debian.org...
Login as anonymous...
Setting transfer mode to binary...
Cd to /debian...
Getting Packages file from stable/binary-i386...
Could not find Packages[.gz] in stable/binary-i386, stoppedFTP ERROR
update available list script returned error exit status 1.
Press RETURN to continue.
When I try a direct ftp to ftp.debian.org and go to dists/stable,
which apparently equals /ac121/linux/distributions/debian/hamm, there
is no binary-i386 file present. This is presumably the problem. I
think the file named ...debian/hamm/hamm/binary-i386/Packages.gz is
what I need. Is the link on the ftp site incorrect? Or do I need to
change something in my dselect access options?
thanks,
Mark Fardal
UMass
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