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Bart


On Mon, 2004-05-17 at 18:04, Michael Havens wrote:
> I didn't know how to search? Thanks.
> 
> On Monday 17 May 2004 17:52, Bart Garst wrote:
> > man apt.conf
> >
> > From there I searched for /comment and found:
> >   Lines starting with // are treated as comments (ignored).
> >
> > Bart
> >
> > On Mon, 2004-05-17 at 17:47, Michael Havens wrote:
> > > APT::Default-Release "stable";
> > > #APT::Default-Release "unstable";
> > > APT::Cache-Limit 10000000;
> > > Apt::Get::Purge;
> > > APT::Get::Fix-Broken "true";
> > > APT::Get::Assume-No
> > >
> > > It appears not to like line 2. I received a message that said, "E: Syntax
> > > error /etc/apt/apt.conf:2: Unsupported directive 'APT::Default-Release'"
> > > and I think/etc/apt/apt.conf:2: means the error is in line 2. So I
> > > ask.... how do I comment out a line  in apt-get.conf?
> >
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