Comment 8 for bug 1063613

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Dan Searle (dan-censornet) wrote :

I'm trying to test the proposed postgresql-9.1 package, however, I'm finding it impossible to get apt to download the correct achive.

I have followed all the instructions below, and here's a quick grep from apt-get update:

root@ubuntu:/home/dan# apt-get update | grep proposed
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com precise-proposed InRelease
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com precise-proposed Release.gpg
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com precise-proposed Release
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com precise-proposed/main Sources
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com precise-proposed/multiverse Sources
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com precise-proposed/universe Sources
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com precise-proposed/main amd64 Packages
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com precise-proposed/multiverse amd64 Packages
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com precise-proposed/universe amd64 Packages
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com precise-proposed/main i386 Packages
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com precise-proposed/multiverse i386 Packages
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com precise-proposed/universe i386 Packages
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com precise-proposed/main TranslationIndex
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com precise-proposed/multiverse TranslationIndex
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com precise-proposed/universe TranslationIndex
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com precise-proposed/main Translation-en_GB
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com precise-proposed/main Translation-en
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com precise-proposed/multiverse Translation-en_GB
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com precise-proposed/multiverse Translation-en
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com precise-proposed/universe Translation-en_GB
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com precise-proposed/universe Translation-en

root@ubuntu:/home/dan# apt-get install postgresql-9.1/precise-proposed libecpg6/precise-proposed
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Release âprecise-proposedâ for âpostgresql-9.1â was not found
E: Release âprecise-proposedâ for âlibecpg6â was not found

Is the "gb.archive.ubuntu.com" repository not suitable? What am I doing wrong here?

Dan...