Try to gzip it. I get the same error when i decompress my source. Strange error message though, maybe apt is only trying to fetch Sources.gz, but then complaints about 'Sources'?
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/alfredsson.org/debian> gzip -d Sources.gz [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/alfredsson.org/debian> sudo apt-get update |grep Fail Failed to fetch http://alfredsson.org/debian/Sources 404 Not Found E: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones used instead. [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/alfredsson.org/debian> gzip Sources [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/alfredsson.org/debian> sudo apt-get update |grep Fail [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/alfredsson.org/debian> You might find my Makefile useful: all: packages sources packages: -cd .. && dpkg-scanpackages debian debian/override |gzip -9 > debian/Packages.gz sources: -cd .. && dpkg-scansources debian | gzip -9 > debian/Sources.gz Regards, Stefan Quoting Christian T. Steigies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [001107 14:15]: > PS why does this apt line fail to work? > > deb-src http://people.debian.org/%7ects sdl/ > > Failed to fetch http://people.debian.org/~cts/sdl/Sources > > I can grab it with wget from that address??? > > Christian -- Stefan
