Thanx Morgan, now I also know - always wondered<br>Rusty<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 12:48 PM, Morgan Collett <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:morgan@ubuntu.com">morgan@ubuntu.com</a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div class="Ih2E3d">On Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 10:18, Michael <<a href="mailto:milegrin@gmail.com">milegrin@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br> > Greetings<br> ><br> >  Maybe a doff question but what are the differences between the<br> > following in /etc/apt/sources.list :<br> >  (writing a little APT Sources howto/guide/doc for myself and some<br> > newbies at work and some of it is commented in the default<br> > sources.list but not everything)<br> ><br> > deb <a href="http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/" target="_blank">http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/</a> <DIST> main<br> <br> </div>Used during development of the version (intrepid, for example) and up<br> to the release date.<br> <div class="Ih2E3d"><br> > deb <a href="http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/" target="_blank">http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/</a> <DIST>-updates main (major<br> > bug fixes after dist release)<br> <br> </div>Yes.<br> <div class="Ih2E3d"><br> > deb <a href="http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/" target="_blank">http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/</a> <DIST>-security main (thought<br> > security fixes were also in the first one?)<br> <br> </div>Security fixes are separated, possibly so that people can choose to<br> enable -security but not -updates if they want the minimum amount of<br> updates to stay secure.<br> <div class="Ih2E3d"><br> > deb <a href="http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/" target="_blank">http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/</a> <DIST>-backports main<br> > (untested newer versions?)<br> <br> </div>Unofficial backports from a future version - e.g. jaunty packages<br> rebuilt for intrepid<br> <div class="Ih2E3d"><br> > deb <a href="http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/" target="_blank">http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/</a> <DIST>-proposed main (no idea)<br> <br> </div>The place packages land before they appear in -updates. This gives an<br> opportunity for brave souls to test updates before they appear for<br> everyone.<br> <div class="Ih2E3d"><br> ><br> > Then the sub-types<br> > main    : the main repository<br> <br> </div>officially supported, free packages<br> <br> > restricted      : non-free stuff?<br> <br> officially supported, non-free packages<br> <div class="Ih2E3d"><br> > universe        : un-supported stuff but what is in it? Newer stuff?<br> <br> </div>Community-maintained, free packages<br> <div class="Ih2E3d"><br> > multiverse : un-supported stuff but how is it different from universe?<br> <br> </div>Community-maintained non-free packages<br> <br> Main and restricted packages are given special attention by core<br> developers - mostly Canonical employees. Expect these packages to be<br> well tested.<br> <br> Universe and multiverse are maintained by MOTU - Masters of the<br> Universe, a community team. These repos include many packages synced<br> from debian unstable and not tested unless someone has a specific<br> interest in them and cares for them.<br> <br> Regards<br> <font color="#888888">Morgan<br> </font><div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c"><br> --<br> ubuntu-za mailing list<br> <a href="mailto:ubuntu-za@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-za@lists.ubuntu.com</a><br> <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-za" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-za</a><br> </div></div></blockquote></div><br>