Another apt-get question

[Lend273]

I tried to add a website to my sources file.
It wouldnt take. Got an error message telling
me that the lines I added were not correct.
I removed the lines and it searched but couldnt find the package I wanted.
Whats the proper way to add a website to the source list?

Len

[MADHATter7]

What is the exact site & path to the files ? MAybe I can help you figure it out...

[wmHardRock]

Basic syntax:
deb ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian unstable main contrib non-free

[ColdPack]

What package are you looking for?
It may very well not be available via apt-get.
But wmHardRock has shown the right syntax for sources in your sources.list.


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[:strain:]

You also can't just have ANY site in your sources.list, the site has to have a Packages.gz and Release.gz for apt-get to download and parse.

[ColdPack]

Originally posted by :strain::
You also can't just have ANY site in your sources.list, the site has to have a Packages.gz and Release.gz for apt-get to download and parse.

Correct.
Honestly, the best resource to utilize is Craig's monster list (do a search for it on LNO) and work from there.
Likely, if the package you're looking for isn't on any of those sources, then it may not be apt-get(able).



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"What do people mean when they say the computer went down on them?"
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