problem with apt4rpm

[jwantz at hpcc2.hpcc.noaa.gov]

Hi Ryan,
Your problem probably lies in your /etc/apt/sources.list file its 
pointing to some directories that no longer exist.  For the moment I'd 
comment out all references that are not referring to freshrpms.  
Incidentally, I registered on Redhat network yesterday try: rhn_register 
and up2date works fine, but I still like apt4rpm better.  By the way, 
Redhat Network did not have the latest upgrades to openssh, which 
considering the vulnerabilities in releases 2.3 through 3.31 is not very 
good.  Redhat is calaiming that they don't have a problem, but this is 
not so!

     Jim Wantz WB0TFK
On Thu, 18 Jul 2002, Ryan Mann wrote:

> Hi.  I thought somebody on this list might be able to tell me how to get 
> around a problem that I'm having with apt4rpm.  When I do a apt-get 
> update, I get the following:
> Script started on Thu Jul 18 00:50:51 2002
> [root at rmnet root]# apt-get update
> 
> 
> 
> 
> E: Method ftp has died unexpectedly!
> E: Method /usr/lib/apt/methods/ftp did not start correctly
> W: Release files for some repositories could not be retrieved or authenticated. Such repositories are being ignored.
> E: Method ftp has died unexpectedly!
> E: Method /usr/lib/apt/methods/ftp did not start correctly
> [root at rmnet root]# exit
> 
> Script done on Thu Jul 18 00:51:00 2002
> 
> Thanks.
> .
> 
>