Clean pelase this all and fill the following four lines into your sources.list deb http://volatile.debian.org/debian-volatile lenny/volatile main contrib non-free deb http://security.debian.org/ lenny/updates main contrib non-free deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ lenny main contrib non-free deb http://debian-multimedia.org/ lenny main
to do this run the following as root # nano /etc/apt/sources.list or # gedit /etc/apt/sources.list NB: please run $ man sources.list as user for more info 2009/4/3 POP3 Access <iam.perfection...@gmail.com>: > # > # deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 5.0.0 _Lenny_ - Official i386 DVD Binary-1 > 20090214-16:54]/ lenny contrib main > > deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 5.0.0 _Lenny_ - Official i386 DVD Binary-1 > 20090214-16:54]/ lenny contrib main > > deb http://security.debian.org/ lenny/updates main contrib > deb-src ftp://ftp.mx.debian.org/debian/ lenny/updates main contrib > > deb http://volatile.debian.org/debian-volatile lenny/volatile main > contrib > deb-src http://volatile.debian.org/debian-volatile lenny/volatile main > contrib > deb-src ftp://ftp.mx.debian.org/debian/ lenny main contrib > > > On Fri, 2009-04-03 at 14:12 +0300, Artem Ustinov wrote: >> Please show the current /etc/apt/sources.list contents >> >> 2009/4/3 POP3 Access <iam.perfection...@gmail.com>: >> > Still no luck. >> > It is showing same error. >> > >> > Regards, >> > @Bhagya. >> > >> > On Fri, 2009-04-03 at 13:50 +0300, Artem Ustinov wrote: >> >> GUI sources configuration may be useful for you >> >> If you use GNOME go to >> >> System -> Administration -> Software Sources >> >> >> >> This tool will automatically form the sources.list file >> >> >> >> 2009/4/3 POP3 Access <iam.perfection...@gmail.com>: >> >> > I am unable to save the changes to the file. >> >> > May i know how should i do it ? >> >> > Moreover, there are 3 files : sources.list.save, sources.list.save1, >> >> > sources.list.save2, sources.list.save3 i apt folder. >> >> > I right clicked the Sources.list and edited with notepad but it is not >> >> > allowing me to save anything. >> >> > When i double clicked the sources.list and login as root, inspite of >> >> > changing the server, i am getting same error. >> >> > >> >> > Regards, >> >> > @Bhagya. >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > On Fri, 2009-04-03 at 13:19 +0300, Artem Ustinov wrote: >> >> >> Please remove the line >> >> >> deb-src ftp://ftp.hk.debian.org/debian/ lenny/updates main contrib >> >> >> or correct it to >> >> >> deb-src ftp://ftp.hk.debian.org/debian/ lenny main contrib >> >> >> >> >> >> If you want all things to be ok edit your sources.list as follows >> >> >> deb http://backports.org/debian lenny-backports main contrib non-free >> >> >> deb http://security.debian.org/ lenny/updates main contrib non-free >> >> >> deb http://ftp.hk.debian.org/debian/ lenny main contrib non-free >> >> >> deb http://debian-multimedia.org/ lenny main >> >> >> >> >> >> PS: if you need to download sources change deb to deb-src and repeat >> >> >> >> >> >> NB: if you not so familiar with console you can use the following GUI >> >> >> in GNOME >> >> >> gksu --desktop /usr/share/applications/software-properties.desktop >> >> >> /usr/bin/software-properties-gtk >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> 2009/4/3 POP3 Access <iam.perfection...@gmail.com>: >> >> >> > I did open the sources.list in notepad and the result is : >> >> >> > >> >> >> > # >> >> >> > # deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 5.0.0 _Lenny_ - Official i386 DVD >> >> >> > Binary-1 >> >> >> > 20090214-16:54]/ lenny contrib main >> >> >> > >> >> >> > deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 5.0.0 _Lenny_ - Official i386 DVD >> >> >> > Binary-1 >> >> >> > 20090214-16:54]/ lenny contrib main >> >> >> > >> >> >> > deb http://security.debian.org/ lenny/updates main contrib >> >> >> > deb-src ftp://ftp.hk.debian.org/debian/ lenny/updates main contrib >> >> >> > >> >> >> > deb http://volatile.debian.org/debian-volatile lenny/volatile main >> >> >> > contrib >> >> >> > deb-src http://volatile.debian.org/debian-volatile lenny/volatile >> >> >> > main >> >> >> > contrib >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > -- >> >> >> > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-laptop-requ...@lists.debian.org >> >> >> > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact >> >> >> > listmas...@lists.debian.org >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> > >> > > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-laptop-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org