On Thu, 07 Apr 2005 14:14:19 +1200 richard tindall wrote: > Yes, this is the part that is confusing at this stage.. > > On Thu, 2005-04-07 at 14:00 +1200, Nick Rout wrote: > > > > > Next task: > > > Which repository/package can I use to download wvdial for Testing, & try > > > to get ppp0 dialup Internet going too? Is it better to install Sarge, > > > where it should be included by default? > > > > Why do you want a testing version? It is available in stable and > > unstable. > > > > http://packages.debian.org/cgi-bin/search_packages.pl?keywords=wvdial&searchon=names&subword=1&version=all&release=all > > ..Is it safe to use this package on a different release? > Will it actually work with Testing? > How can I get Synaptic to list & manage wvdial package download?, > and, most importantly, to manage wvdial's dependencies as well? > Should I use apt-get instead?, > or use Sarge as the starting point? > > Learning curve.. :-)
I am no expert in setting up debian repositories, particularly when it comes to mixing and matching stable/testing/unstable. do you have a "stable" line in /etc/apt/source.list. what does apt-cache search wvdial return? -- Nick Rout
