No marillat support for PPC?

audiorevolution · 05-18-2005, 10:24 PM

Upon adding the following basic repositories:

Code:

deb ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat stable main
deb ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat unstable main
deb ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat testing main

and running apt-get update, I'm greeted with the following eventual response:

Code:

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Get:7 ftp://ftp.nerim.net testing Release.gpg [189B]
Hit ftp://ftp.nerim.net stable Release
Ign ftp://ftp.nerim.net stable Release
Hit ftp://ftp.nerim.net unstable Release
Ign ftp://ftp.nerim.net unstable Release
Hit ftp://ftp.nerim.net testing Release
Ign ftp://ftp.nerim.net testing Release
Get:8 ftp://ftp.nerim.net stable/main Packages
Ign ftp://ftp.nerim.net stable/main Packages
Get:9 ftp://ftp.nerim.net unstable/main Packages
Ign ftp://ftp.nerim.net unstable/main Packages
Get:10 ftp://ftp.nerim.net testing/main Packages
Ign ftp://ftp.nerim.net testing/main Packages
Get:11 ftp://ftp.nerim.net stable/main Packages
Err ftp://ftp.nerim.net stable/main Packages
  Unable to fetch file, server said 'Can't open /debian-marillat/dists/stable/main/binary-powerpc/Packages.gz: No such file or directory  ' [IP: 62.4.17.14 21]
Get:12 ftp://ftp.nerim.net unstable/main Packages
Err ftp://ftp.nerim.net unstable/main Packages
  Unable to fetch file, server said 'Can't open /debian-marillat/dists/unstable/main/binary-powerpc/Packages.gz: No such file or directory  ' [IP: 62.4.17.14 21]
Get:13 ftp://ftp.nerim.net testing/main Packages
Err ftp://ftp.nerim.net testing/main Packages
  Unable to fetch file, server said 'Can't open /debian-marillat/dists/testing/main/binary-powerpc/Packages.gz: No such file or directory  ' [IP: 62.4.17.14 21]
Fetched 571B in 7s (81B/s)
Failed to fetch ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat/...pc/Packages.gz  Unable to fetch file, server said 'Can't open /debian-marillat/dists/stable/main/binary-powerpc/Packages.gz: No such file or directory  ' [IP: 62.4.17.14 21]
Failed to fetch ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat/...pc/Packages.gz  Unable to fetch file, server said 'Can't open /debian-marillat/dists/unstable/main/binary-powerpc/Packages.gz: No such file or directory  ' [IP: 62.4.17.14 21]
Failed to fetch ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat/...pc/Packages.gz  Unable to fetch file, server said 'Can't open /debian-marillat/dists/testing/main/binary-powerpc/Packages.gz: No such file or directory  ' [IP: 62.4.17.14 21]
Reading package lists... Done
W: GPG error: ftp://ftp.nerim.net stable Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY 07DC563D1F41B907
W: GPG error: ftp://ftp.nerim.net unstable Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY 07DC563D1F41B907
W: GPG error: ftp://ftp.nerim.net testing Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY 07DC563D1F41B907
W: Couldn't stat source package list ftp://ftp.nerim.net stable/main Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/ftp.nerim.net_debian-marillat_dists_stable_main_binary-powerpc_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list ftp://ftp.nerim.net unstable/main Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/ftp.nerim.net_debian-marillat_dists_unstable_main_binary-powerpc_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list ftp://ftp.nerim.net testing/main Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/ftp.nerim.net_debian-marillat_dists_testing_main_binary-powerpc_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these problems
E: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
root@kubuntu:/ #

As a PPC Ubuntu user, the only conclusion I'm reaching is that the nerim.net marillat repository does not support PPC users. I find this to be a bit absurd, however, considering the Debian/Ubuntu pledge towards a universal open source operating system.

Am I right in the lack of support for PPC linux users, or is there something I'm not aware of?

corfe · 05-19-2005, 12:53 PM

I wasn't aware of this before, but maybe not all mirrors support all architectures? This probably makes sense as supporting all the packages for all the architectures might be ridiculously huge, and some architectures are more popular than others.

I'd try using a different mirror - type "apt-setup" as root to throw some different FTP servers into your /etc/apt/sources.list file. Hopefully it filters out mirrors that don't support your architecture - but I don't really know. Maybe try the main debian.org server (or the main kubuntu server? I don't know much about kubuntu and what sources it can use...), and see if that works at least.

By the way, I see ftp.nerim.net has a /debian, and also a /debian-marillat. What does "marillat" mean? I'm assuming it's French? (Just to satisfy my own curiosity)

Keep in mind, not all packages will be supported under PPC either. Debian as a whole distribution supports all architectures, but some of the programs in Debian just weren't written with cross-platform capabilities in mind. I believe wine is a prime example.

rbochan · 05-21-2005, 07:16 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by audiorevolution
I find this to be a bit absurd, however, considering the Debian/Ubuntu pledge towards a universal open source operating system.

Seriously...wtf?
The marillat server isn't an official Debian or Ubuntu repository, it's someone's pet project.

And if you'd actually bother to check out the host's site, you'd see the following:

For unstable ppc packages from Guido Guenther, go here : unstable-ppc

Add in your /etc/apt/sources.list...

If you don't like it, don't use it. Don't run around putting Christian Marillat's hard work down or calling it absurd just because he won't wipe your butt for you and you can't be bothered to actually look for something. That's just down right silly and offensive.

audiorevolution · 05-22-2005, 01:48 AM

Quote:

If you don't like it, don't use it. Don't run around putting Christian Marillat's hard work down or calling it absurd just because he won't wipe your butt for you and you can't be bothered to actually look for something. That's just down right silly and offensive.

Relax man. I never put down Christian Marillat's hard work, and I was ignorant of the location of the repositories appropriate for PPC due to a lack of coverage of them in several FAQs that I read. I appreciate your making me aware of this, but calm down; I was not attacking anyone. Your tone is hardly needed.