On Tue, Sep 19, 2000 at 06:57:06AM +0200, Brock Rozen wrote: > > <p>Note: if you are using the static versions of <package/apt/ and > > <package/dpkg/, the hostname-lookup is broken (which is one reason to > > use slink's <package/apt/ when upgrading over the network). The solution > > is to simply put the mirrors' IP address in the "<tt>deb</tt>" line. > > (Hint: <tt>nslookup some-server</tt>) > > and using slink's apt package works in conjunctino with this quote, how?
But slink's APT (0.1.9 or what was it) is able to resolve to resolve IPs, AFAIR. > "If you want to upgrade using CD-ROMs, or if you are upgrading from a > Debian GNU/Linux release 2.0 or earlier, you need the versions of apt and > dpkg available in the > http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/potato//main/upgrade-i386/ > > I think we should provide the IPs rather than have people search. Before you install those packages, name resolving should be working. -- Digital Electronic Being Intended for Assassination and Nullification
