Re: Debian site misfeature

[Владислав <masteridze@gmail.com>]

Hm....

Yes this page http://www.debian.org/mirror/list is very hard to find.
I've try to do it many times :)

I mean that on page http://www.debian.org/distrib/packages should be
info and link to the http://www.debian.org/distrib/packages

http://www.debian.org/distrib/packages should be maximum in 2 clicks
from debian frontpage


2009/8/6 Matt Kraai <kraai@ftbfs.org>:
> On Thu, Aug 06, 2009 at 09:14:58AM +0300, Владислав wrote:
>> One time I was use Debian net install CD. After installation I've find
>> that apt sources is empty - no records at all. This force me to search
>> for apt repos links, but I can't find them on debian site. At last
>> google helps me to find something in the web.
>
> The installation program should have filled in sources.list.  Would
> you please file a bug report against the installation package?
>
>> I think that apt sources links to the official repositories (and all
>> available mirrors) should be on site somewhere here
>> http://www.debian.org/distrib/packages
>
> I don't think it should be moved from its current location,
>
>  http://www.debian.org/mirror/list
>
> but perhaps it could be easier to find.  Would adding a link entitled
> "package archive mirrors" to the page you suggested have helped you?
>
>> It is also very useful than someone will try to mirror this
>> repositories on hard drive with debmirror program
>
> I'd suggest that, in this case, debmirror's documentation should point
> the user in the right direction.
>
> --
> Matt Kraai                                           http://ftbfs.org/
>