Re: Fedora Extras RPMs for FC4 + apt-get

On Wed, 22 Jun 2005 12:52:46 -0400
Phil Schaffner <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Wed, 2005-06-22 at 07:49 -0400, Phil Schaffner wrote:
> > On Sun, 2005-06-19 at 20:09 -0300, Andre Costa wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > could someone please share the apt-get repository configuration
> > > necessary to install/update Fedora Extras RPMs for FC4? I tried
> > > downloading their own version of apt-get
> > > (http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/extras/4/i386/apt-0.5.15cnc7-2.i386.rpm),
> > > but it fails with this:
> > > 
> > > ~/tmp apt-get update
> > > Fetching list of repositories/mirrors...
> > > E: Failed to fetch mirror list file:
> > > 
> > > So I reverted back to apt-0.5.15cnc6-4.2.fc4.rf.i386.rpm, but this
> > > version lacks the "mirror-select" feature.
> > 
> > This question might be better directed to fedora-extras-list.
> 
> My bad - forgot the following:
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> Below still applies to the OP's question.
> 
> > Has been
> > considerable discussion on apt there of late...
> > 
> > https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-extras-list/2005-June/msg00557.html
> > 
> > May want to read the entire set of threads on the topic before
> > jumping in.
> > 
> > Phil
> > 

Thks for the pointers, Phil, will proceed as suggested.

Best,

Andre

-- 
Andre Oliveira da Costa