Re: [Solved] Noob Question: How do I get libperl-dev pkg if debian is down? Mirrors?

[Jim Garvin <jg.debian@thegarvin.com>]

Colin Watson wrote:

> The archive servers are up, and have been for weeks. I'm mystified:
> please go into more detail about the error you're seeing.
See this link:  http://packages.debian.org/stable/

it says: packages.debian.org is down at the moment.

However, I found another user's post which answered my question.  I 
became root and used apt-setup to choose a different mirror.  Then it 
worked as it should. :)

Thanks,

--jim