Re: apt-get reports no new packages



On Wed, Nov 29, 2006 at 09:38:00PM -0600, William Jensen wrote:
I'm following Etch and apt is reporting no new packages for a touch
over a week. From past experience I know that this is highly
unlikely. Also, a friend runs nearly the same setup as I have and he
is still getting daily updates. Any ideas what I could check/do?

Try changing the mirror that you're using (in /etc/apt/sources.list).

Sometimes some mirrors don't get updated...

Cheers,

Paul

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