My sources.list file is listed in its entirety below. On Sun, 6 Nov 2005, Sam Rosenfeld wrote:
> My version of debian 3.1 was downloaded via the net, and the original > files, which contained the info for the sources.list file, have been lost. > When I try to install package pkg with "apt-get install pkg" I get the > following message: > > W: Couldn't stat source package list http://security.debian.org > stable/updates/contrib Packages > (/var/lib/apt/lists/security.debian.org_dists_stable_updates_contrib_binary-i386_Packages) > - stat (2 No such file or directory) > > W: Couldn't stat source package list http://security.debian.org > stable/updates/non-free Packages > (/var/lib/apt/lists/security.debian.org_dists_stable_updates_non-free_binary-i386_Packages) > - stat (2 No such file or directory) > > W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these problems > E: Package pkg has no installation candidate > I have running apt-get update with zero results. > > > In addition, I have a strange (to me) problem with my "man" bin file; it > doesn't get and display the contents of manpages (though they exist in my > /usr/share/man/man1-8/ folders). Is it possible that this man problem is > related to the sources.list problem? > > Will appreciate any clear doc (or explanation) dealing with either or both > of the above problem(s). > > # See sources.list(5) for more information, especially # Remember that you can only use http, ftp or file URIs # CDROMs are managed through the apt-cdrom tool. deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian stable main contrib non-free deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US stable/non-US main contrib non-free deb http://security.debian.org stable/updates main contrib non-free # Uncomment if you want the apt-get source function to work deb-src http://http.us.debian.org/debian stable main contrib non-free deb-src http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US stable/non-US main contrib non-free -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
