This is a separate step from actually upgrading or installing software, because when you're installing and uninstalling lots of software you don't want to download the lists from the server every time (they're about 10 megabytes in aggregate), and apt can't work with the packages lists when they're on the internet.
On 2004.01.06 15:36, Richard Burkhart wrote:
Something must be wrong here ...
I added your line, Bill - and after an aptitude update, got the same results I'd been given with every other apt source for openoffice: (c/p follows):
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W: Couldn't stat source package list http://ftp.freenet.de woody/main
Packages
(/var/lib/apt/lists/ftp.freenet.de_pub_ftp.vpn-junkies. de_openoffice_dists_w
oody_main_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list http://ftp.freenet.de
woody/contrib
Packages
(/var/lib/apt/lists/ftp.freenet.de_pub_ftp.vpn-junkies. de_openoffice_dists_w
oody_contrib_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or
directory)
W: You may want to update the package lists to correct these missing
files
homestead:/etc/apt#
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So what could I have done wrong?
Thanks
> -----Original Message-----
>
>
> On Tue, Jan 06, 2004 at 01:39:11PM -0800, Richard Burkhart wrote:
> >
> > Anyone have a line on an APT repository for Openoffice (preferably
1.1,
> > compiled for Woody) *THAT WORKS*?
>
> I have this:
>
> deb http://ftp.freenet.de/pub/ftp.vpn-junkies.de/openoffice/
> woody main contrib
>
>
> (Though actually, since most of our boxen here run it, I apt-proxy
it, but
> regardless, that should do it)
>
>
>
> > I'm trying to lead/coax/drag a family member onto linux - OO may
be the
> > deal-maker ... but besides all of the OTHER strange things that
have
> > happened on her machine, I can't get apt-get to install
> openoffice. When
> > following links from openoffice.org to the "list of semi-official
apt
> > sources", every single source makes apt (& aptitude) barf when
> updating the
> > source lists.
>
>
> Lemme know if that works. Good luck!
>
> -bill!
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