about: sources.list in debian

rumz70 · 03-08-2008, 09:49 PM

hi guys,where i can find some web addresses that can be added to my /etc/apt/sources.list in debian,i believe that my present repositories is not enough when i install packages..can u redirect me on how will this be..thanks in advance..

rickh · 03-08-2008, 11:39 PM

You don't just haphazardly add repositories to the sources.list file. You have to understand how it works ...
Here's where to get started.

rumz70 · 03-10-2008, 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by rumz70

hi guys,where i can find some web addresses that can be added to my /etc/apt/sources.list in debian,i believe that my present repositories is not enough when i install packages..can u redirect me on how will this be..thanks in advance..

thanks rickh for the enlightenment...

m_yates · 03-10-2008, 10:34 AM

You can try running apt-spy:

http://wiki.linuxquestions.org/wiki/Apt-spy

Of course, you need a working sources.list first. If you install apt-spy, it will search out debian repositories in your geographical area and automatically create a sources.list file with the fastest servers measured. Using apt-spy is a mixed bag. Sometimes it works great, sometimes not so great.