Re: Apt-get doesn'f find propose-updates

[Anthony Campbell <a.campbell@doctors.org.uk>]

On 30 Aug 2000, Sean 'Shaleh' Perry wrote:
> > > 
> > On 30-Aug-2000 Anthony Campbell wrote:
>  > > 
> > In ftp.uk.debian.org the README file for proposed-updates in potato
> > says
> > 
> >       "You can access this directory with apt by adding deb
> >       http://ftp1.us.debian.org/debian dists/proposed-updates"
> > 
> > I therefore put in my /etc/apt/sources.list the following:
> > 
> >       deb ftp://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian dists/proposed-updates
> 
> > deb ftp://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian dists/proposed-updates/
   > 
 > note the trailing slash.  When you give apt a directory it must have a
 > trailing  slash.
> >  > 
>   
Ah - thank you. Failed to spot that.

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