The pool is exactaly that, the pool of packages. The main, contrib, non-free areas contact the lists of packages available, in the appropriate areas, but they just point back to the pool.
$ apt-cache show evolution | grep Filename Filename: pool/main/e/evolution/evolution_1.4.4-1_i386.deb Without really going into it, and to answer your question "how do I use it" - you're already using it if you're using debian. I can't find tripwire on the ftp.nz.debian.org mirror, but an apt-cache search brings up 'bsign', simalar functionality without needing to maintain a database. http://ftp.nz.debian.org/debian/pool/non-free/t/tripwire/ has no debs, but it does have source so you can build it yourself. Go hard :) On Fri, 2003-08-15 at 15:41, an unknown sender wrote: > Debian people, what's the /debian/pool area on a packages mirror for, > and how do I use it? > > Specifically, I was looking for tripwire, which doesn't appear in my > normal package selection (unstable&non-US, main contrib non-free), and I > don't seem to be able to find a reference to in on the (still partially > down) debian website ... > > Google locates it in various .../pool directories ... >
