sources.list configuration

2012-01-10 Thread amt
Hello, I have just migrated from a debian based distro to Debian Squeeze 6.0.3 amd64 lxde. I want to install xchat on my machine but when I do:apt-get install xchat in the root terminal, it returns nothing. Here is my /etc/apt/sources.list: # deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 6.0.3 _Squeeze_ -

Re: sources.list configuration

2012-01-10 Thread Roel Wagenaar
amt 0101...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, I have just migrated from a debian based distro to Debian Squeeze 6.0.3 amd64 lxde. I want to install xchat on my machine but when I do:apt-get install xchat in the root terminal, it returns nothing. Here is my /etc/apt/sources.list:

Re: sources.list configuration

2012-01-10 Thread amt
Here is how the /etc/apt/sources.list is looking now: # # deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 6.0.3 _Squeeze_ - Official amd64 DVD Binary-1 201$ #deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 6.0.3 _Squeeze_ - Official amd64 DVD Binary-1 2011$ deb http://security.debian.org/ squeeze/updates main contrib deb-src

Re: sources.list configuration

2012-01-10 Thread Balint Szigeti
On 10/01/2012 16:58, amt wrote: Here is how the /etc/apt/sources.list is looking now: # # deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 6.0.3 _Squeeze_ - Official amd64 DVD Binary-1 201$ #deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 6.0.3 _Squeeze_ - Official amd64 DVD Binary-1 2011$ deb http://security.debian.org/

Re: sources.list configuration

2012-01-10 Thread SM
On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 05:37:35PM +0100, Roel Wagenaar wrote: amt 0101...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, I have just migrated from a debian based distro to Debian Squeeze 6.0.3 amd64 lxde. I want to install xchat on my machine but when I do:apt-get install xchat in the root

Re: sources.list configuration

2012-01-10 Thread amt
Thanks Balint for the reply but I want to do it using apt-get from the terminal. If it helps, I tried doing apt-get install vlc instead of xchat and it returns me: Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Some packages could not be installed.

Re: sources.list configuration

2012-01-10 Thread Andreas Rönnquist
On Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:25:40 -0500 amt 0101...@gmail.com wrote: Here is my /etc/apt/sources.list: # deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 6.0.3 _Squeeze_ - Official amd64 DVD Binary-1 20$ deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 6.0.3 _Squeeze_ - Official amd64 DVD Binary-1 2011$ deb

Re: sources.list configuration

2012-01-10 Thread Balint Szigeti
On 10/01/2012 17:12, amt wrote: Thanks Balint for the reply but I want to do it using apt-get from the terminal. If it helps, I tried doing apt-get install vlc instead of xchat and it returns me: Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Some

Re: sources.list configuration

2012-01-10 Thread amt
I did what you said in your reply and it works like a charm. Thank you so very much! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive:

Re: sources.list configuration

2012-01-10 Thread Balint Szigeti
On 10/01/2012 18:12, amt wrote: I did what you said in your reply and it works like a charm. Thank you so very much! what was the solution? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org

Re: sources.list configuration

2012-01-10 Thread amt
On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 2:26 PM, Balint Szigeti balint.s...@gmail.com wrote: On 10/01/2012 18:12, amt wrote: I did what you said in your reply and it works like a charm. Thank you so very much! what  was the solution? The solution was adding: deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian squeeze