-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Otavio Salvador wrote: > Eddy Petrișor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> When trying to apt-get update (true for aptitude update, too) >> - apt tries to fetch a Packages.gz file although the Release file does >> not specify the existance of such a file >> - apt fails to update (without even falling back to the file specified >> in the Release file) > > If you wish that APT gets the uncompressed Packages file, you should > then use the file:/// protocol instead of http or ftp. IIRC it'll > behaves like you wish.
Huh? Are you implying that this behaviour is correct? Also, note that you are suggesting a resolution that is probably nor applicable/possible nor desired in most cases (running a local mirror - think pbuilder chroots, or other chroots for that matter). More than that, I think I remember that Woody used to work with flat Packages files. - -- Regards, EddyP ============================================= "Imagination is more important than knowledge" A.Einstein -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFFwzg0Y8Chqv3NRNoRAkxDAJ9ri3mUiRCr7kexcrblrbZim05M5gCggrDt iKyJLl02KDGkkR65uvUvlr0= =Qe1L -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
