[linux-lvm] Debian apt-get link problem

[AJ Lewis]

On Sat, Sep 01, 2001 at 09:56:43AM -0400, Wayne Topa wrote:
> ^chewie(chewie at wookimus.net) is reported to have said:
> > On Thu, Aug 30, 2001 at 02:12:59PM -0400, Wayne Topa wrote:
> > > >   I just tried the link 
> > > > ( deb ftp://ftp.sistina.com/pub/LVM/binaries/debian unstable main )
> > 
> > I hate to state the obvious, but apt does not Debian make.  Try
> > manually downloading the *.deb files and installing them manually with
> > dpkg -i <pkg.deb>.
> 
> Thanks.  Yes that is what I did do, but when both the docs had the
> apt-get sources address, which didn't work, I thought I was doing
> something wrong.  I don't rely on .deb files, just use apt-get when
> there are files available.

I've removed the info about using apt-get from the README.Debian on the ftp
site.  The HowTo no longer contains this information.  Sorry for the
confusion.  :(

> Happily running the latest version of LVM, without having used
> apt-get.

:)

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