Re: Debian newbie confused over apt and packages

From: Rafael Alexandre Schmitt (rafasch_at_brturbo.com)
Date: 12/31/03

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    On Wed, 31 Dec 2003 15:04:21 -0500 (EST)
    Russ Schneider <russ@sugapablo.com> wrote:

    > Alright, I just started using Debian after being mainly a Mandrake
    > user.
    >
    > Installed Woody and I know most of the packages like Apache, etc. need
    > upgrades.
    >
    > But packages.debian.org is down. Can apt-get upgrade use different
    > servers? Are they mirrored?

    [cut]

    Just run apt-setup as root and choose a mirror near to you. 

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