Synaptic "universe" repository error

[Michael Vogt]

On Sun, Oct 24, 2004 at 09:36:05PM +0200, Oliver Grawert wrote:
> > I'm trying to setup Ubuntu to play mp3s and avi files, and read
> > something in the FAQ about using the "Universe" repository to fetch the
> > mp3 decoder for rhythmbox or apps with the functionality built in.
> > However, after selecting the Universe repository under , I get this
> > error:
> > 
> > Couldn't stat source package list http://archive.ubuntu.com
> > warty/universe Packages
> > (/var/lib/apt/lists/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_warty_universe_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
> either run: sudo apt-get update
> in a terminal or click the refresh button in synaptic after adding a new
> repository. to get the new packagelist from the server.....

I filed a bug (#2723) against synaptic. The idea is to add a dialog
that will inform the user to reload the package list if a repository
was added (maybe with a button: "run reload now").
 
thanks,
 Michael


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