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Re: Problem with apt-get and sources.list

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On Fri, 15 Jan 2016 19:34:31 +0000 Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> wrote:

> On Fri 15 Jan 2016 at 09:54:30 +0300, Adam Wilson wrote:
> 
> > On Thu, 14 Jan 2016 19:08:53 +0000
> > Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> wrote:
> > 
> > > http.debian.net/debian/
> > > 
> > > is exactly the same as
> > > 
> > > httpredir.debian.org/debian/
> > > 
> > > The .org indicates it is an official, supported mirror but it
> > > makes no difference when updating and downloading. The former
> > > gets you to the latter.
> > > 
> > 
> > I am aware of this. I used to use httpredir.debian.org in my
> > sources.list, but switched to http.debian.net because honestly it
> > just looks better.
> 
> Looks do not matter. Either works for now and, for most users, it
> saves them agonising about which mirror to use.

If looks don't matter, then why did you correct my recommendation of
http.debian.net? It points to the same thing anyway, and is easier to
type.

> > Btw, what exactly is the purpose of '<release>-proposed-updates'? I
> > always enable it for completeness' sake, but is this good practice?
> 
> https://wiki.debian.org/StableProposedUpdates
> 
> I've never used it and have no plans to do so. 

Very well then. I only use jessie and jessie-updates at the moment.

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Problem with apt-get and sources.list Amr Saber <amr.m.saber.mail@gmail.com> - 2016-01-13 19:40 +0100
  Re: Problem with apt-get and sources.list Charlie Kravetz <cjk@teamcharliesangels.com> - 2016-01-13 22:20 +0100
    Re: Problem with apt-get and sources.list Jose Martinez <jomartinez812@gmail.com> - 2016-01-13 22:20 +0100
  Re: Problem with apt-get and sources.list David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2016-01-14 00:30 +0100
    Re: Problem with apt-get and sources.list Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-01-14 00:40 +0100
      Re: Problem with apt-get and sources.list Amr Saber <amr.m.saber.mail@gmail.com> - 2016-01-14 00:50 +0100
      Re: Problem with apt-get and sources.list Jose Martinez <jomartinez812@gmail.com> - 2016-01-14 01:10 +0100
        Re: Problem with apt-get and sources.list Jochen Spieker <ml@well-adjusted.de> - 2016-01-14 01:20 +0100
          Re: Problem with apt-get and sources.list Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-01-14 02:10 +0100
          Re: Problem with apt-get and sources.list Jose Martinez <jomartinez812@gmail.com> - 2016-01-14 02:40 +0100
  Re: Problem with apt-get and sources.list Adam Wilson <moxalt@riseup.net> - 2016-01-14 19:50 +0100
    Re: Problem with apt-get and sources.list Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-01-14 20:10 +0100
      Re: Problem with apt-get and sources.list Adam Wilson <moxalt@riseup.net> - 2016-01-15 10:00 +0100
        Re: Problem with apt-get and sources.list Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-01-15 20:40 +0100
          Re: Problem with apt-get and sources.list Adam Wilson <moxalt@riseup.net> - 2016-01-21 03:50 +0100
            Re: Problem with apt-get and sources.list Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-01-21 12:00 +0100
    Re: Problem with apt-get and sources.list Chris Bannister <cbannister@slingshot.co.nz> - 2016-01-15 20:20 +0100
      Re: Problem with apt-get and sources.list Adam Wilson <moxalt@riseup.net> - 2016-01-21 03:50 +0100
        Re: Problem with apt-get and sources.list Chris Bannister <cbannister@slingshot.co.nz> - 2016-01-21 11:20 +0100
          Re: Problem with apt-get and sources.list Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-01-21 12:10 +0100
            Re: Problem with apt-get and sources.list Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-01-21 13:10 +0100

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