Reposting to list, where it should have gone in the first place. :-( Sorry, again, Ethan.
On Sunday 11 August 2013 19:58:14 Ethan Rosenberg, PhD wrote: > Here is my sources file -- [snip many commented out lines] > deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ wheezy-updates main contrib > #deb-src http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ wheezy-updates main contrib > deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free > #deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free > deb http://packages.mate-desktop.org/repo/debian wheezy main <<<- > deb http://repo.mate-desktop.org/debian wheezy main <<<- > > The two noted above were commented out, update performed, commenting > removed and mate installed. There is at least one error. I do not guarantee that there are no others! Between trying to install Mate and uncommenting the Mate repositories you need to do an update. Otherwise, apt or aptitude will not know about packages in those two repositories and will not install from them. So: Uncomment those last two lines. Then: # apt-get/aptitude update # apt-get/aptitude search mate # apt-get/aptitude install <packages the search tells you that you want> > The system now is Debian7. > > I still do not have a desktop, just a command prompt. You still haven't installed a desktop. You must have had error reports when you tried to install Mate previously. It would help if your requests for help included any error messages you have had. HTH Lisi -- 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/201308112252.43277.lisi.re...@gmail.com
