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Puloxor
02-17-2003, 03:59 PM
I'm trying to get apt-get working in Mandrake 9. I installed version 0.3.19cnc55 and added a cooker mirror into the source.list.

So I do a apt-get update, then i try apt-get upgrade apt-get.

I start getting errors about files not being found:
Err ftp://ftp.free.fr Mandrake/cooker dosfstools 2.8-2mdk
Unable to fetch file, server said '/pub/Distributions_Linux/Mandrake-devel/cooker/cooker/Mandrake/RPMS.cooker/dosfstools-2.8-2mdk.i586.rpm: No such file or directory '

Hm, so I go and check the mirror. They do hav e dosfstools! They just have a newer version! How do I get apt-get to recognize this?

Puloxor
02-17-2003, 04:11 PM
Just to add more info:
During the apt-get update, I get these messages, not sure if they're important
Hit ftp://ftp.free.fr Mandrake/base/pkglist.cooker
Get:1 ftp://ftp.free.fr Mandrake release.cooker
Ign ftp://ftp.free.fr Mandrake release.cooker
Processing File Dependencies... Done
WARNING: 'chkfontpath' has 2 packages with same version but different dependencies. That usually means a packaging bug.
WARNING: 'vlock' has 2 packages with same version but different dependencies. That usually means a packaging bug.
WARNING: 'tmpwatch' has 2 packages with same version but different dependencies. That usually means a packaging bug.
WARNING: 'mpg123' has 2 packages with same version but different dependencies. That usually means a packaging bug.
WARNING: 'open' has 2 packages with same version but different dependencies. That usually means a packaging bug.
WARNING: 'GXedit' has 2 packages with same version but different dependencies. That usually means a packaging bug.
WARNING: 'fonts-ttf-west_european' has 2 packages with same version but different dependencies. That usually means a packaging bug.
WARNING: 'gnome-tiles' has 2 packages with same version but different dependencies. That usually means a packaging bug.
WARNING: 'urlview' has 2 packages with same version but different dependencies. That usually means a packaging bug.
WARNING: 'talk' has 2 packages with same version but different dependencies. That usually means a packaging bug.
WARNING: 'ytalk' has 2 packages with same version but different dependencies. That usually means a packaging bug.
WARNING: 'mktemp' has 2 packages with same version but different dependencies. That usually means a packaging bug.
WARNING: 'dosfstools' has 2 packages with same version but different dependencies. That usually means a packaging bug.
WARNING: 'libXaw3d7' has 2 packages with same version but different dependencies. That usually means a packaging bug.
WARNING: 'fortune-mod' has 2 packages with same version but different dependencies. That usually means a packaging bug.
WARNING: 'mtools' has 2 packages with same version but different dependencies. That usually means a packaging bug.
WARNING: 'fonts-ttf-decoratives' has 2 packages with same version but different dependencies. That usually means a packaging bug.
WARNING: 'gnome-telnet' has 2 packages with same version but different dependencies. That usually means a packaging bug.
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
W: ftp://ftp.free.fr/pub/Distributions_Linux/Mandrake-devel/cooker/cooker/ will not be authenticated.


And when I try to install stuff, some of the packages are found, some are not.