Re: apt-get error messages
On Wed, 16 Jul 2003 09:29:56 -0400
Chris Metzler <cmetzler@speakeasy.net> wrote:
:In general, when you've got a question, it's a good idea to try
::doing a simple web search, or search of this mailing list's
::archives. In particular, your question gets asked pretty
::frequently.
::See http://www.debian.org/doc/user-manuals#apt-howto . . .it has a
::brief bit explaining how to solve your problem.
::You may also want to read:
::http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
Well. Not to seem ungrateful or anything, because now that I know
what I'm looking for, you're quite right, but I was thinking it
might be the file size or cdroms that were causing the problem. In
order to conduct a useful search you have to understand and define
the problem correctly. Otherwise you're barking up the wrong tree.
Which I was. I had the how-to on my desk, but version 1.7.7 March
2002/stable, lacks the two lines, in v1.8.5 July
2003/testing-unstable, to which you refer. You'll also note there's
no section in the how-to on the cache or on setting up apt.conf. The
man pages weren't any help either. So it's not as if I didn't try
and find out the answer myself.
There are no stupid questions. Especially when it comes to
computers. What's obvious to one person isn't to another. I would
tend to think there are quite a few of us, even gurus and
evangelists, who have had our share of "Duhhhh" moments. If we don't
ask questions we don't learn. Learning is good, and it's a very long
road.
Thanks for the advice. I've downloaded the testing version.
bill
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