Re: apt-get: Why "Unable to find source package" errors?

From	Kynn Jones <kynnjo@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: apt-get: Why "Unable to find source package" errors?
Date	2017-08-21 12:10 +0200
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(Sorry, Dejan; I intended to send this to the list.  Apologies for the
duplicate message.)

On Mon, Aug 21, 2017 at 5:13 AM, Dejan Jocic <jodejka@gmail.com> wrote:

> Anyway, yes, apt-get build-dep emacs25 works here fine, at least with
> --simulate flag.
>
>
Thanks!  That's good to know.  It means that I have a misconfiguration
somewhere.

How do I troubleshoot this problem further?

On Mon, Aug 21, 2017 at 5:13 AM, Dejan Jocic <jodejka@gmail.com> wrote:

> On 21-08-17, Kynn Jones wrote:
> > OK, I added the trailing / (which, BTW, I guarantee I *never* needed
> > before, and I've been doing this for years), ran apt-get update, etc.,
> but
> > in the end I got the same results.
> >
> > Does apt-get build-dep emacs25 work ok for you all?  (I assume that if
> you
> > try it, you'll get a Y/N prompt that'll let you back out.)
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
>
> Hmm, live and learn. I've been using trailing / for years, I think.
> Anyway, yes, apt-get build-dep emacs25 works here fine, at least with
> --simulate flag.
>
>

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apt-get: Why "Unable to find source package" errors? Kynn Jones <kynnjo@gmail.com> - 2017-08-21 02:10 +0200
  Re: apt-get: Why "Unable to find source package" errors? kamaraju kusumanchi <raju.mailinglists@gmail.com> - 2017-08-21 03:00 +0200
    Re: apt-get: Why "Unable to find source package" errors? Kynn Jones <kynnjo@gmail.com> - 2017-08-21 03:20 +0200
      Re: apt-get: Why "Unable to find source package" errors? kamaraju kusumanchi <raju.mailinglists@gmail.com> - 2017-08-21 06:00 +0200
    Re: apt-get: Why "Unable to find source package" errors? Dejan Jocic <jodejka@gmail.com> - 2017-08-21 09:20 +0200
      Re: apt-get: Why "Unable to find source package" errors? Cindy-Sue Causey <butterflybytes@gmail.com> - 2017-08-21 09:50 +0200
        Re: apt-get: Why "Unable to find source package" errors? Kynn Jones <kynnjo@gmail.com> - 2017-08-21 11:10 +0200
          Re: apt-get: Why "Unable to find source package" errors? Dejan Jocic <jodejka@gmail.com> - 2017-08-21 11:20 +0200
            Re: apt-get: Why "Unable to find source package" errors? Kynn Jones <kynnjo@gmail.com> - 2017-08-21 12:10 +0200
            Re: apt-get: Why "Unable to find source package" errors? Kynn Jones <kynnjo@gmail.com> - 2017-08-21 12:10 +0200
            Re: apt-get: Why "Unable to find source package" errors? Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2017-08-21 12:20 +0200
    Re: apt-get: Why "Unable to find source package" errors? Sven Hartge <sven@svenhartge.de> - 2017-08-21 09:30 +0200
  Re: apt-get: Why "Unable to find source package" errors? Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@panix.com> - 2017-08-21 03:40 +0200
  Re: apt-get: Why "Unable to find source package" errors? Darac Marjal <mailinglist@darac.org.uk> - 2017-08-21 12:40 +0200
    Re: apt-get: Why "Unable to find source package" errors? Kynn Jones <kynnjo@gmail.com> - 2017-08-21 23:10 +0200
      Re: apt-get: Why "Unable to find source package" errors? Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2017-08-22 00:10 +0200

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