Re: newbie needs help with synaptic

["Edward J. Shornock" <debian-ml@crazeecanuck.homelinux.net>]

Dave Stevens wrote:

>ok, here it is:
>
>deb file:///opt/deb/ ./
> 
># Yes, we use non-official repositories (for XFree4.3 and Gnome2.4)
># Yes, it's yucky. Yes, it might possibly break something somewhere in the future
># However, together with apt-pinning the current install, things should work
># pretty well... and if it breaks, you get both pieces :)
># deb http://penguinppc.org/~daniels/sid/i386/ ./
>deb http://people.debian.org/~fpeters/gnome2.4/ ./
># deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ unstable main contrib
># deb-src http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ unstable main contrib
> 
># deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ testing main contrib
># deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ stable main contrib
>
>
>I don't see whatI CAN comment out without leaving it empty????
>
>  
>

I get 404 errors for everything but the lines:
deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ unstable main contrib
deb-src http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ unstable main contrib
deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ testing main contrib
deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ stable main contrib

You'll see the same thing if you go to

http://penguinppc.org/~daniels/sid/i386/ or
http://people.debian.org/~fpeters/gnome2.4/ in your web browser.


As for the line
deb file:///opt/deb/ ./

Do you have a local repository in /opt/deb ?  According to the messages you receive, I think you probably do not.

I'd comment out everything except for the ftp.debian.org lines, then re-run apt-get update.  I think after doing so, synaptic will run flawlessly.