Re: List of dependencies for compiling

[Alec Teal]

On 01/02/13 18:38, Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso wrote:
> On 1 February 2013 13:31, Alec Teal <address@hidden> wrote:
> > deb http://packages.linuxmint.com/ maya main upstream import
> > deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise main restricted universe
> > multiverse
> > deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates main restricted
> > universe multiverse
> > deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-security main restricted
> > universe multiverse
> > deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ precise partner
> > deb http://packages.medibuntu.org/ precise free non-free
> >
> > You're saying those words are meaningless,
> No, deb is the word for the binary packages, deb-src is the word for
> source packages. In this case and almost all cases, they are located
> at the same place.
>
> > I could copy and one of those lines and change deb to deb-src?
> Yes. In fact, I believe the default sources.list in [GNU/]Linux Mint
> has these lines already there, but commented out.
Doesn't, it has two (something to do with games?) commented out, they 
start with just deb though.
> > I doubt that, hence this thread.
> Doubt no more, try it and see. The worst that could happen is that
> "apt-get update" will complain.
I did, hence this thread continued.
> - Jordi G. H.
Install Linux Mint, MATE, 13 (Maya) and try it, seriously, there is no 
template line and there is a mix of words after the URL, guessing at 
them until update doesn't complain is not a valid solution!