Re: 404 not found using apt-get

["Michael Kevin O'Brien" <mikeo@aw.sgi.com>]

Hola~

>-- On Thu, Dec 30, 1999 at 05:57:47AM +0200, % wrote:
> > Hola~
> > 
> > With a sources.list of:
> > 
> > deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian unstable main contrib non-free
> > deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US unstable/non-US main contrib
> > non-free
> > deb http://security.debian.org unstable updates
> > 
> > deb http://www.debian.org/~vincent xfree-update main
> > deb http://www.debian.org/~vincent y2k-update main
> > 
> > I'm able to run apt-get install for most packages. However, I've got a couple
> > packages that return with 404 errors:
> > 
> > Err http://http.us.debian.org unstable/main pcmcia-cs 3.1.6-1
> >   404 Not Found
> > Err http://http.us.debian.org unstable/main pcmcia-source 3.1.6-1
> >   404 Not Found
> > Err http://http.us.debian.org unstable/main libreadlineg2 2.1-15
> >   404 Not Found
> > Err http://http.us.debian.org unstable/main dpkg 1.6.3
> >   404 Not Found
> > Err http://http.us.debian.org unstable/main dpkg-dev 1.6.3
> >   404 Not Found
> > 
> > If I hop out to
> > "http://debian.midco.net/debian/dists/unstable/main/binary-i386/base/"; the
> > dpkg is the wrong version (1.6.3). The Packages file at
> > "http://debian.midco.net/debian/dists/unstable/main/binary-i386/Packages";
> > lists 1.6.4 tho.
> > 
> > Anyway, am I looking at the right information (ie, the right dir for the dpkg
> > pulled by apt-get based on the right Packages file)??? Where do I send support
> > issues like this???
> > 
> 
> 1) I believe you are. You might want to replace
> 	 http://http.us.debian.org unstable/main
> with
> 	http://http.us.debian.org/debian unstable main

source.list is correct (it has a space between unstable and main). apt-get
prints out the result as a dir.

If apt-get update reads the Packages.gz file at:

    http://debian.midco.net/debian/dists/unstable/main/binary-i386/Packages

and then tries to find dpkg_1.6.3 at the location:

    http://debian.midco.net/debian/dists/unstable/main/binary-i386/base

it's not there (version 1.6.4 is).

So, assuming I'm looking at the correct Packages and source dir for debs,
there is a discrepancy between the Packages file and the sources. Is there a
person/list to contact to get the Packages file regenerated??? Is there a way
to have apt-get to pull a particular package based on a specific url (ie,

    <some-prog> install http://debian.midco.net/debian/dists/unstable/main/binary-i386/base/dpkg_1.6.4.deb

So that apt-get will get on with it's life?

MO

> 2) You can ask for support right here (debian-user@lists.debian.org)
> 
> 
> 

-- 

Michael O'Brien
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