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  From: Michael Firkins <michael@home.lyppard.com.au>
  To  : LinuxSA <linuxsa@linuxsa.org.au>
  Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2003 12:33:54 +0930

Re: Apt-get Connection refused

Hi.

* Brian Marr <cabernet@ihug.com.au> [2003-07-28 11:58]:
> 
> 
> While running apt-get update the log is showing a lot of these. I am
> wondering if this is something to be concerned about, and requires some
> action on my part. 
> Brian Marr

Well, are you USING the sources? If all you ever do is to install and update
binary packages, you could avoid the whole issue and comment out all the
source lines from your /etc/apt/sources.list It has the added benefit of
speeding up the proceedure...

Regards,

Michael

> 
> 
> 
> Err ftp://ftp.gwdg.de woody/non-free Sources
>   Could not connect to ftp.gwdg.de:21 (134.76.11.100). - connect (111
> Connection refused)
> Hit http://ftp.de.debian.org testing/non-free Sources
> Get:9 http://ftp.de.debian.org testing/non-free Release [87B]
> Hit http://ftp.de.debian.org testing/non-US/main Sources
> Get:10 http://ftp.de.debian.org testing/non-US/main Release [90B]
> Hit http://ftp.de.debian.org testing/non-US/contrib Sources
> Get:11 http://ftp.de.debian.org testing/non-US/contrib Release [93B]
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Mon, Jul 28, 2003 at 10:51:37AM +0930, Simon Lindsay wrote:
> > On Mon, 2003-07-28 at 10:26, Brian Marr wrote:
> > > Is is possible to see what packages are available for update once apt-get
> > > update has been run ? I am still a bit green on command line apt having in
> > > the past used the synaptic interface. I have had a browse through apt-cache
> > > and tried a few things. It is nice to look at the list of available packages 
> > > and choose what you wish to upgrade.
> > 
> > apt-get -s upgrade is probably close to what you want.
> > 
> > Simon
> > 
> 
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