Re: apt-get error

[Bob Nielsen <nielsen@primenet.com>]

That version of makedev did some bad things, like possibly wipe out your
/dev directory and was removed (it fortunately wouldn't install for me, 
but some folks weren't that lucky). 

Did you try 'apt-get --fix-missing' as suggested?  It should allow the
other packages to get installed.  The new version of makedev should be
available in tomorrow's update (or check #debian on irc for where you
can get it). 

Bob

On Tue, Aug 03, 1999 at 03:09:10AM -0000, Pollywog wrote:
> I am getting the following error when I do 'apt-get upgrade':
> 
> Err
> http://http.us.debian.org potato/main makedev 2.3.1-27
>   404 Not Found
> Failed to fetch
> http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/unstable/main/binary-i386/base/makede
> v_2.3.1-27.deb
>   404 Not Found
> E: Unable to fetch some archives, maybe try with --fix-missing?
> 
> I cannot install any packages because of this one missing package on the
> Debian archives.  Any way around installing each package I downloaded
> manually?
> 
> thanks
> 
> --
> Andrew
> 
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