# List of available apt repositories available from ayo.freshrpms.net.
# This file should contain an uncommented default suitable for your system.
#
# See http://ayo.freshrpms.net/ for a list of other repositories and mirrors.
#
# $Id: sources.list,v 1.8 2003/04/16 09:59:58 dude Exp $

# Red Hat Linux 9
rpm http://ayo.freshrpms.net redhat/9/i386 os updates freshrpms
rpm-src http://ayo.freshrpms.net redhat/9/i386 os updates freshrpms
rpm ftp://ftp.redhat.com pub/redhat/linux/9/en/os/i386 update
rpm-src ftp://ftp.redhat.com pub/redhat/linux/9/en/os/i386/SRPMS update

And when i issue command:
#apt-get build-dep patch [or any package]


it says:
E: Unable to find a source package for patch [or any other package]

Please guide me to get out of this problem

Kindest
Muhammad Muzzamil Luqman

Did you run "apt-get update" ???

noops
what does it do?

man apt-get:
update is used to resynchronize the package index files from their sources. The indexes of available packages are fetched from the location(s) specified in /etc/apt/sources.list.

I am glad that atlast i have found someone who has got a good grasp of the subject.
pK21 can you please guide me to some good sources for the /etc/apt/sources.list.

I am using redhat9.0


Kindest
Muhammad Muzzamil Luqman

I've got my own repository server but that one isn't public. Maybe you can take a look at http://apt.freshrpms.net/
In fedora core 3 there is also the command "apt-get mirror-select", i don't know if it works with redhat 9 but you can try.

sorry, didnt read your first post. You already have a sources list from freshrpms ;-)

noop, nothingz working

can't anybody tell me some sources to put into the sources.list

Sadest
Muhammad Muzzamil Luqman

what does it say when you issue "apt-get update"?

also, what is the output of "apt-cache search patch [or any other package]"?

thankx pevelius

apt-get update works fine, it [i guess] updates all the installed packages.

but whenever i issues an ||| apt-get build-dep xyz ||| it says:

-----------------------
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
E: You must put some 'source' URIs in your sources.list
------------------------

and my /etc/apt/sources.list is:

-----------------
# List of available apt repositories available from ayo.freshrpms.net.
# This file should contain an uncommented default suitable for your system.
#
# See http://ayo.freshrpms.net/ for a list of other repositories and mirrors.
#
# $Id: sources.list,v 1.8 2003/04/16 09:59:58 dude Exp $

# Red Hat Linux 9
rpm http://ayo.freshrpms.net redhat/9/i386 os updates freshrpms
rpm-src http://ayo.freshrpms.net redhat/9/i386 os updates freshrpms

# Red Hat Linux 8.0
#rpm http://ayo.freshrpms.net redhat/8.0/i386 os updates freshrpms
#rpm-src http://ayo.freshrpms.net redhat/8.0/i386 os updates freshrpms

# Red Hat Linux 7.3
#rpm http://ayo.freshrpms.net redhat/7.3/i386 os updates freshrpms
#rpm-src http://ayo.freshrpms.net redhat/7.3/i386 os updates freshrpms

# Red Hat Linux 7.2
#rpm http://ayo.freshrpms.net redhat/7.2/i386 os updates freshrpms
#rpm-src http://ayo.freshrpms.net redhat/7.2/i386 os updates freshrpms

# Red Hat Linux 7.1
#rpm http://ayo.freshrpms.net redhat/7.1/i386 os updates freshrpms
#rpm http://ayo.freshrpms.net redhat/7.1/i386 powertools dma
#rpm-src http://ayo.freshrpms.net redhat/7.1/i386 os updates freshrpms
#rpm-src http://ayo.freshrpms.net redhat/7.1/i386 powertools dma

# Red Hat Linux 7.0
#rpm http://ayo.freshrpms.net redhat/7.0/i386 os updates freshrpms
#rpm http://ayo.freshrpms.net redhat/7.0/i386 powertools dma
#rpm-src http://ayo.freshrpms.net redhat/7.0/i386 os updates freshrpms
#rpm-src http://ayo.freshrpms.net redhat/7.0/i386 powertools dma

# Red Hat Linux 6.2
#rpm http://ayo.freshrpms.net redhat/6.2/i386 os updates freshrpms
#rpm http://ayo.freshrpms.net redhat/6.2/i386 powertools
#rpm-src http://ayo.freshrpms.net redhat/6.2/i386 os updates freshrpms
#rpm-src http://ayo.freshrpms.net redhat/6.2/i386 powertools
-----------------

"apt-get update" updates package descriptions, but doesn´t upgrade your system.
"apt-get upgrade" downloads and installs new versions (the ones seen by apt-get update)
"apt-get install xyz" installs packet xyz plus all it´s dependencies.
"apt-get remove xyz" removes packet xyz.

according to your error apt-get cannot find any source rpm:s to download. maybe there aren´t any in those repositories? maybe they only offer binary packages?

try "apt-cache stats" to see if you have managed to update your package descriptions. it should list the number of packages seen in your repositories.

//edit: try changing the apt.sources to this (notice the "/" after the initial url):

<snip>
# Red Hat Linux 9
rpm http://ayo.freshrpms.net/redhat/9/i386 os updates freshrpms
rpm-src http://ayo.freshrpms.net/redhat/9/i386 os updates freshrpms
<snip>

then issue "apt-get update"

after that, try the command you want.

well pevelius i tried it but is saying
E:mall code in sources near line 12

have you looked in "/etc/apt/sources.list.d/" ???
maybe apt looks in there for its sources.

its empty?

what should i put overthere???

then just put only the following line in your sources.list, maybe you will get different results:

rpm http://ayo.freshrpms.net redhat/9/i386 os updates

and then an "apt-get update" ofcourse