Bzr: ERROR: Unknown branch format: 'Bazaar Branch Format 6 (bzr 0.15)

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Problem

When I try the following command: 

$ bzr checkout http://bzr.debian.org/bzr/bash-completion/current bash-completion

I receive this error: 

bzr: ERROR: Unknown branch format: 'Bazaar Branch Format 6 (bzr 0.15)\n'

Environment

  • Debian-4.0 (Etch)

Solution

Bzr from the Debian stable tree is outdated. Debian Backports offers a recompiled bzr package from the Debian testing tree, suitable for installation within Debian stable without requiring new libraries (wherever it is possible).

See: http://www.backports.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=instructions

Procedure

  • Add this line: deb http://www.backports.org/debian etch-backports main contrib non-free

to /etc/apt/sources.list.

  • Retrieve GPG public key for www.backports.org: sudo apt-get install debian-backports-keyring
  • Resynchronize the package index files from their sources: sudo apt-get update
  • Install bzr backport: sudo apt-get -t etch-backports install bzr

Journal

20081019

Re: bzr VCS feedback
Forum thread with pointer to `backports.org'
instructions [Debian Backports
How to use Debian backports

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