If the file is missing create one and tell apt where to search for the source
files.
Something like:
# touch /etc/apt/sources.list
# vi /etc/apt/sources.list
Editing the file include the following lines:
# 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
Should work ;)
Vitor Silva.
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> Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 10:31:47 +0100
> From: j...@geek-alchemist.com
> To: peterboro@mailman.lug.org.uk
> Subject: Re: [Peterboro] package manager
>
> On 27/10/10 10:02, Richard Forth wrote:
> > rich...@richard-laptop:~$ cat /etc/apt/sources.list
> > cat: /etc/apt/sources.list: No such file or directory
> >
> > Probably means you have lost your sources.list file, synaptic (and apt)
> > will need this to function.
> >
> > On 26 October 2010 20:40, richard rjsad <rjs...@hotmail.com
> > <mailto:rjs...@hotmail.com>> wrote:
> >
> > rich...@richard-laptop:~$ cat /etc/apt/sources.list
> > cat: /etc/apt/sources.list: No such file or directory
> >
> >
> >
> >
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>
> Reply with the output of the following commands:-
>
> ls -lash /etc/apt/
>
> and
>
> cat /etc/apt/sour<press 'tab' to complete>
>
> n.b. Tab completing a good way to ensure a file exists, and remove
> spelling ambiguities.
>
> Jon
>
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