Re: ICQ behind router/firewall [SOLVED]
On March 1, 2003 10:09 am, ScruLoose wrote:
> On Sat, Mar 01, 2003 at 09:01:43AM -0800, Leo Spalteholz wrote:
> > On February 28, 2003 11:09 pm, ScruLoose wrote:
> > > Well, I went to apt-get.org and found a place to get Licq as a
> > > .deb, and it works like a charm, straight outta the box. I
> > > still wouldn't mind knowing what caused the other clients'
> > > issues, but it's not a priority at this point.
> >
> > Why did you need to go to apt-get.org? Licq is in the official
> > sources. Has been for ages.
>
> Very strange. I *did* think it was a bit odd that I couldn't find
> it with my usual sources. The sources in my /etc/apt/sources.list
> are:
>
> deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian stable main contrib non-free
> deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US stable/non-US main
> contrib non-free deb http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates
> main contrib non-free
>
> and using "/" to search in dselect I didn't see licq... so I
> shrugged, said "what do *I* know about what's official?" went to
> apt-get.org, ended up getting licq from:
>
> deb http://debian.ipsyn.net/debian woody ipsyn
>
> If it actually exists at those official sites, maybe I didn't
> search carefully enough the first time. Maybe I'll have to start
> moving away from dselect and into apt-get & friends...
>
> Cheers
> -Chris
Interesting. According to packages.debian.org it's really not in
stable.. Thats strange I could have sworn I was using it from the
official sources back in the potato days... Right now it's only in
unstable.. Maybe it got removed somewhere along the way.
I would recommend aptitude as a dselect replacement anyway..
Leo
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