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RE: Packages on ftp disappearing?



On 07-Feb-2001 Sebastiaan wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> last weekend, I was able to download pptp source from woody. Today I
> discovered that it does not longer exists there
> (dists/woody/main/source/net).
> 
> The only place where I could find it was in the 'pool' directory on
> ftp.debian.org.
> 
> Why does this happen? Is this package upgrading or something? How can I
> link things in a document when packages disappear?
> 

all packages post-potato live in pools.  The old directory structure exists
solely becuase long standing debian practice and software requires it.  To find
a package:

a) look in the Packages.gz for the full path

or 

b) go to pools/.... and look alphabetically.



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