On Thu, Feb 19, 2004 at 12:15:23PM +0000, Greg Kochanski wrote: > Package: apt > Version: 0.5.21 > Severity: minor > > When compiling apt-get on a RedHat system, I got the > error message: > E: Unable to determine a suitable system type > which didn't enlighten me in the least. > > As it turns out, that error happens when it cannot prove > that the system is Debian (i.e. /etc/debian_version and > /var/lib/dpkg/status and /usr/bin/dpkg are all missing) > (code in .../deb/debsystem.cc). > > The message should be, perhaps, > E: Unable do determine what type of distribution you have (e.g. Debian).
What I believe it should say is "Unable to determine a suitable *packaging* system type". -- - mdz
