Johann Spies writes: > We have a server in the DMZ with only connection to a ftp-server on campus > for updates. No http(s) service available for apt. I would recommend to use HTTP for that purpose. > My problem: Where do I put that? I have tried the following: > > Created an /etc/apt.conf with > Dir::Bin::Methods::ftp; > as the only line. It should be /etc/apt/apt.conf and something like Dir::Bin::Methods::ftp "ftp"; or so. Ansgar