Re: debina-backports missing packages

Alexander Wirt <[email protected]> Tue, 16 Apr 2024 21:46:52 +0200

Newsgroups	gmane.linux.debian.backports.general
Message-ID	<[email protected]>

On Tue, Apr 16, 2024 at 02:09:21AM -0400, Boyuan Yang wrote:
> On Tue, 2024-04-16 at 07:57 +0200, Cyril Brulebois wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > Varghese Paul <[email protected]> (2024-04-15):
> > > I am encountering an issue with the Buster-backports repository. It
> > > seems
> > > that the repository does not have a Release file, which is preventing
> > > package management tools from retrieving updates or installing new
> > > packages
> > > from this source.
> > 
> > https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2024/03/msg00003.html
> > http://archive.debian.org/debian/dists/buster-backports/
> 
> Reading https://backports.debian.org/ , it looks confusing about what
> Debian backports versions are supported. Furthermore,
> https://backports.debian.org/Packages/ contains outdated links that
> points to buster-backports, which further confuses people. Can I expect
> the homepage and the Packages page to be updated soon? I see that
> https://salsa.debian.org/backports-team/backports-website seems not
> actively maintained.
> 
> (adding formorer into the CC list.)
jftr, the website had been updated to reflect the discontinuation of buster-backports. Just the
packages link has been forgotten. 

And from my perspective https://backports.debian.org/Instructions/ has a lot of explanations about
the support status. If you think something is unclear, please send a patch.

I fixed this now.

Alex

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