how to add universe repo

[satimis]

Hi folks,

Debian 5.04 32bit

I need to add universe repo on sources.list to install daa2iso for converting .gbi image to .iso image. On googling around I found;

deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu licid main restricted universe multiverse

That is for Ubuntu. Please help.

TIA

B.R.
satimis

[coopstah13]

i wouldn't add a ubuntu repo to a debian machine, but that is my on personal opinion.

daa2iso utility is only found in debian testing/unstable distributions: Debian -- Package Search Results -- daa2iso

[oz]

I agree with coopstah13 about the mixing of Ubuntu and Debian repos. I experimented with that once a few years back and it didn't take long for the breakages to start.

Of course, Debian's testing and unstable repos will eventually break something too, but that's why they are called what they are.

[loopback]

universe multiverse is NOT a Debian repo. Look around for sources that pertain to your Debian version. Never, Never, mix repos/sources. Not even different Debian repos.

Go here to get sources for your Debian version. The key word is YOUR DEBIAN VERSION!!!!

Post your source.list

[craigevil]

Package daa2iso

* squeeze (testing) (utils): The DAA files (Direct Access Archive) to ISO converting tool
0.1.7e-1: amd64 armel hppa i386 ia64 kfreebsd-amd64 kfreebsd-i386 mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc
* sid (unstable) (utils): The DAA files (Direct Access Archive) to ISO converting tool
0.1.7e-1: alpha amd64 armel avr32 hppa hurd-i386 i386 ia64 kfreebsd-amd64 kfreebsd-i386 mips mipsel powerpc s390 sparc

Looks like the package you want is only in testing or unstable.

You can try building your own backport from sid.
# Add ONLY a "deb-src ..." line for sid to your sources.list.
deb-src Index of /debian unstable main contrib non-free

apt-get update

apt-get install build-essential

apt-get build-dep daa2iso

apt-get -b source daa2iso

install the resultant debs with dpkg -i <package> and resolve any unmet dependencies manually.