Re: apt-get/dselect-problem

[joost@topaz.mdcc.cx (Joost Kooij)]

On Sun, Jul 08, 2001 at 07:48:46PM +0200, Martin Bretschneider wrote:
> Hi folks,
> 
> I've got four Sid-images (from may) and wanted to update some proggies.
> But there weren't any updates for gpgme (lobgpgme0) that doesn't installed
> a config-file that is needed to compile my mua with gpg-support.
> 
> Nevertheless, now I wanted to install some packages from the cds, but
> dselect wants to install them from the ftp-server I put in
> /etc/apt/sources.list:
> 
> deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 2.4 _Sid_ - fsn.hu's i386 Binary-6
> (20010525)]/ unstable contrib main non-US/contrib non-US/main
> non-US/non-free non-free
> deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 2.4 _Sid_ - fsn.hu's i386 Binary-3
> (20010525)]/ unstable contrib main non-US/contrib non-US/main
> non-US/non-free non-free
> deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 2.4 _Sid_ - fsn.hu's i386 Binary-2
> (20010525)]/ unstable contrib main non-US/contrib non-US/main
> non-US/non-free non-free
> deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 2.4 _Sid_ - fsn.hu's i386 Binary-1
> (20010525)]/ unstable contrib main non-US/contrib non-US/main
> non-US/non-free non-free
> 
> deb ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian sid main contrib non-free
> 
> So what shall I do?

Comment out the ftp uri, it is polluting the available list with much
newer versions than what is on the cd's.  Then run "dselect update".  

If that does not fix it still, run "dpkg --clear-avail" and update again.
I think it should work right away, though.

Cheers,


Joost