Public bug reported: Some links in the "Other Links" chapter https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories/Ubuntu#Other_Links are dead.
3. Adding extra repositories https://help.ubuntu.com/8.04/add-applications/C/extra-repositories-adding.html leads to 404 (the closest existing match most probably is https://help.ubuntu.com/10.04/add-applications/C/adding-repos.html ) 4. Adding, Removing and Updating Applications https://help.ubuntu.com/9.04/add-applications/C/index.html leads to 404 (the closest existing match most probably is https://help.ubuntu.com/10.04/add-applications/C/index.html ) 5. The Debian Apt User Manual http://www.debian.org/doc/user-manuals#apt-howto apparently does no more exist on that page (no such anchor) (the closest existing match most probably is http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/apt-howto/ which is marked "Obsolete Documentation") Browsing the web documentation reveals some more astonishing facts: https://help.ubuntu.com/11.04/add-applications/C/index.html does not exist at all, even if in launchpad code an entry http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-core-doc/ubuntu-docs/natty/files/head:/add-applications/ exists. For oneiric and precise the pages https://help.ubuntu.com/11.10/add-applications/C/index.html and https://help.ubuntu.com/12.04/add-applications/C/index.html do not exist, and I did not find a related launchpad code entry. 1) The release of Ubuntu you are using, via 'lsb_release -rd' or System -> About Ubuntu Release independent 2) The version of the package you are using, via 'apt-cache policy pkgname' or by checking in Software Center not applicable (web pages on ubuntu.com) 3) What you expected to happen Consistent help information in the web 4) What happened instead Dead links, outdated information ** Affects: ubuntu-docs (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1019989 Title: dead links in https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories/Ubuntu To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-docs/+bug/1019989/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs