Re: Apt sources for deb-src packages in Etch

[Felipe Sateler <fsateler@gmail.com>]

Alejandro wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> I have Debian Etch and I have this in my /etc/apt/sources.list file:
> 
> deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ etch main contrib
> deb http://security.debian.org/ etch/updates main contrib
>
> But I need the deb-src sources (security and normal packages), I tried
> with  a pair of sources but they don't work....please can you send me
> some valid deb-src sources ??

They should be identical, but the first keyword should be deb-src instead of
deb.
 
> And other question: what the difference if I use the word "etch" or
> "testing" in the sources ??? Any idea ??

If you put etch, when etch becomes stable, you'll be tracking stable. If you
put testing, you'll end up tracking etch+1.

> Really thanks,
> 
> Alejandro

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Felipe Sateler