Re: apt questions

["Gregory T. Norris" <haphazard@socket.net>]

> does anyone know where I can find source URI's for apt? Apt complained
> when I tried to get a source that I didn't have any source URI's listed.

Here's what mine has (split for readability):

  deb-src http://http.us.debian.org/debian unstable main contrib non-free
  deb-src http://nonus.debian.org/debian-non-US unstable non-US/main
          non-US/contrib non-US/non-free

> second, If I do and apt-get update then does this filter through to
> dselect? How do I know which packages are available through apt-get? The
> reason I ask is because when I changed the update method of dselect to
> apt, stable main wasn't available, but if I did a plain apt-get then the
> packages were available, I just had to know their name before hand. Does
> apt have a query method where it will tell you what packages are
> available?

Make sure you select Update from dselect's menu before you go to
Select.  `apt-get update' by itself won't update dselect's view of the
world.