Re: Question

[Kent West <westk@acu.edu>]

Dan Arico wrote:

> On Sat January 22 2005 4:32 pm, Joris Huizer wrote:
>  
>
> > Dan Arico wrote:
> >    
> >
> > > I'm running the testing version. I want to install xftp, which is
> > > listed as a package in stable, but not in testing. What is the
> > > correct syntax to do that?
> > >
> > > Dan Arico
> > >      
> > Shouldn't `apt-get install xftp` just get it? or try `apt-get -t
> > "stable" install xftp`
> >    
>
> Nope. In both cases, I get a message that xftp can't be found.
>
>  
The source for xftp is moxftp, which according to the changelogs 
(http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/m/moxftp/moxftp_2.2-18.1/changelog) 
has been orphaned.

I'd suggest you find another GUIfied ftp client.

Alternatively, you can add the stable sources to your 
/etc/apt/sources.list file and do an update/install and grab it from the 
stable branch (which will work Today, but may not work Tomorrow, and 
adds the risk of security issues inherent in any orphaned package).

--
Kent