I'm new to debian also, I've never used the dselect, but I was able to install ssh by doing the following:
go to: http://packages.debian.org/stable/non-us/ssh.html and download the ssh_1.2.3-9.3.deb package (click on Go To Download Page). You may also need other packages that are "depends". After you have the file in your directory, just do: # dpkg -i ssh_1.2.3-9.3.deb If it gives you an error about depending on some package, ie libc6, just install that package by downloading it, do a: # dpkg -i <package> and then try re-installing the ssh package again. Unfortunately, this installs ssh1.. but it's better then nothing. Good luck. Ming -----Original Message----- From: Andy Davidson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 28, 2001 6:54 PM To: Colin Watson Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: Can't find ssh I tried inserting the lines into /etc/apt/sources.list and then did sulu:/etc/apt# dselect update which gave me: Get:1 http://non-us.debian.org unstable/non-US/main Packages [49.3kB] Get:2 http://non-us.debian.org unstable/non-US/main Release [89B] Get:3 http://non-us.debian.org unstable/non-US/contrib Packages [1046B] Get:4 http://non-us.debian.org unstable/non-US/contrib Release [92B] Get:5 http://non-us.debian.org unstable/non-US/non-free Packages [5336B] Get:6 http://non-us.debian.org unstable/non-US/non-free Release [93B] Get:7 http://non-us.debian.org unstable/non-US/main Sources [18.5kB] Ign http://non-us.debian.org unstable/non-US/main Release Get:8 http://non-us.debian.org unstable/non-US/contrib Sources [483B] Ign http://non-us.debian.org unstable/non-US/contrib Release Get:9 http://non-us.debian.org unstable/non-US/non-free Sources [1598B] Ign http://non-us.debian.org unstable/non-US/non-free Release Fetched 76.5kB in 49s (1539B/s) Reading Package Lists... Done Building Dependency Tree... Done Merging Available information Replacing available packages info, using /var/cache/apt/available. Information about 4175 package(s) was updated. which seems OK, but when I did sulu:/etc/apt# apt-get install ssh I got Reading Package Lists... Done Building Dependency Tree... Done Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable distribution that some required packages have not yet been created or been moved out of Incoming. Since you only requested a single operation it is extremely likely that the package is simply not installable and a bug report against that package should be filed. The following information may help to resolve the situation: Sorry, but the following packages have unmet dependencies: ssh: Depends: libc6 (>= 2.2.2-2) but 2.1.3-10 is to be installed Depends: libssl0.9.6 but it is not going to be installed E: Sorry, broken packages Now what? I am very confused and a little concerned. Is this ever going to work or am I in a maze of twisty little passages, all alike? :-) It reads like I have to resolve the dependencies ad infinitum. Isn't that the purpose of apt-get?..... andy At 01:54 AM 5/29/01 +0100, Colin Watson wrote: >Andy Davidson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>I just installed Debian potato (2.2r0, I think; got the CDs from >>CheapBytes) onto my PC and want to use ssh to connect to other machines. >>But I can't find the package to install it. I gather from the web site >>that it is non-USA, but how does one find and install it using apt-get? > >Put these lines in /etc/apt/sources.list: > > deb http://non-us.debian.org/ unstable non-US/main non-US/contrib non-US/non-free > deb-src http://non-us.debian.org/ unstable non-US/main non-US/contrib non-US/non-free > >(The second line is for sources as well as binaries.) > >Then 'dselect update' and 'apt-get install ssh'. > >Cheers, > >-- >Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >-- >To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
