On Mon, May 06, 2013 at 12:21:24PM -0500, Default User wrote: > Hello. > > I did a fresh install of Debian 7.0.0 (Wheezy), using the > debian-7.0.0-amd64-i386-netinst.iso. > > In the past , during the install process, it would ask if the user wanted > to include the contrib and non-free repositiories. Not this time. The > install went okay, but only included packages from the main repository. > > If I manually added "contrib" and non-free" to /etc/apt/sources.list, and > did apt-get update, then apt-get upgrade, would that add the missing > contrib and non-free stuff?
What's missing? AFAIU, anything that is in main doesn't require anything from contrib or non-free -- if it did then it wouldn't be in main. So if you explicitly want a package from contrib or non-free then, yes, of course you'll need to enable them in your /etc/apt/sources.list, then do an explict "apt-get install package-not-in-main" IOW, just enabling them in your /etc/apt/sources.list then doing "apt-get update" followed by "apt-get upgrade" shouldn't pull in any extra packages. > And would that mess up the already installed system? No. They should all coexist peacefully together, but you may not need to enable the "contrib" and "non-free" repositories if you are already happy with your system. -- "If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." --- Malcolm X -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20130506174945.GA11300@tal
