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What's Up With APT?

I am using their AMD64 main testing repos and I can't find a basic package like "k3b"...???

I am sure if I change my "testing" repos to "unstable", I will find it. I will actuall show you.

**Testing**

Code:

gamebox:/home/carlos# apt-cache search k3b

k3b-i18n - Internationalized (i18n) files for k3b

kipi-plugins - image manipulation/handling plugins for KIPI aware programs

quodlibet-plugins - various contributed plugins for Quod Libet

**Unstable**

Code:

gamebox:/home/carlos# nano /etc/apt/sources.list

gamebox:/home/carlos# apt-get update

Get: 1 http://debian.csail.mit.edu unstable Release.gpg [189B]

Get: 2 http://debian.csail.mit.edu unstable Release [5722B]

Get: 3 http://debian.csail.mit.edu unstable/main Packages [2932kB]

Get: 4 http://debian.csail.mit.edu unstable/main Sources [1130kB]

Fetched 4068kB in 7s (518kB/s)

Reading package lists... Done

gamebox:/home/carlos# apt-cache search k3b

k3b - A sophisticated KDE CD burning application

k3b-i18n - Internationalized (i18n) files for k3b

kipi-plugins - image manipulation/handling plugins for KIPI aware programs

libk3b-dev - The KDE cd burning application library - development files

libk3b2 - The KDE cd burning application library - runtime files

quodlibet-plugins - various contributed plugins for Quod Libet

Why is it that I must use "unstable" to find basic KDE applications like k3b? Is this a problem with APT or am I just doing something wrong?

I think this is part of how Debian testing works in general. A lot of times a package is in stable and unstable, but not in testing. You can add stable to your sources and use the stable version of those packages if you want.

I don't think there is a stable for AMD64 systems...

It's funny because 2 weeks ago Testing had k3b via APT-GET. Why would it no longer be there...?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Carlwill

I don't think there is a stable for AMD64 systems...

There is.

But can someone more familiar with Debian comment on why testing does this and what to do about it?

Quote:

Originally Posted by spooon

But can someone more familiar with Debian comment on why testing does this and what to do about it?

Testing is a pain to maintain, because all is changing very fast - faster than in sid.

VLC is not officially supported for Etch, for instance.

Quote:

Originally Posted by old faq from videolan.org

You should not be using Debian testing unless you perfectly know what you're doing. It is almost impossible to support Debian testing and there are no plans to do it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by new faq from videolan.org

VLC is probably available too in testing, but due to the way testing works, we can't guarantee which version is currently available.

It appears with "stable", there is no option for AMD64...

http://www.us.debian.org/CD/netinst/#netinst-stable