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Re: apt-get broken?



On Tue, Oct 27, 1998 at 09:32:52AM -0500, Peter S Galbraith wrote:
 : 
 : Here's what happens when I try to `update' :
 : 
 : # apt-get update
 : Get ftp://debian.crosslink.net dists/hamm/ Packages
 : Error ftp://debian.crosslink.net dists/hamm/ Packages
 :  550 /pub/linux/debian/dists/hamm/Packages.gz: not a plain file. 
 : Get ftp://debian.crosslink.net dists/proposed-updates/ Packages
 : Error ftp://debian.crosslink.net dists/proposed-updates/ Packages
 :  550 /pub/linux/debian/dists/proposed-updates/Packages.gz: not a plain file. 
 : ERROR ftp://debian.crosslink.net/pub/linux/debian/dists/hamm/Packages.gz
 :   550 /pub/linux/debian/dists/hamm/Packages.gz: not a plain file. 
 : ERROR ftp://debian.crosslink.net/pub/linux/debian/dists/proposed-updates/Packages.gz
 :   550 /pub/linux/debian/dists/proposed-updates/Packages.gz: not a plain file. 
 : 
 : I tried with another mirror as well.
 : 
 : I have apt version 0.1.6 on hamm.

Try ftp'ing to debian.crosslink.net and go to the directory
/pub/debian/hamm. You'll notice that there is no Packages.gz over there (at
least not right now). Hence the error of apt-get. 

bye,
 -Remco


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