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Ok, we'll go through this step by step. One question first though, and I should have asked this up front. What type of internet connection do you have, if you have one.
1. Edit /etc/apt/sources.list to look like the following example.
Code:
deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ etch main non-free contrib
deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ etch main non-free contrib
deb http://security.debian.org/ etch/updates main contrib non-free
deb-src http://security.debian.org/ etch/updates main contrib non-free
I'm not sure what you mean by "delete", but you should have one sources.list file in the /etc/apt/ directory. Just make sure that it looks just like the example I posted above. You don't really need the CD as a source, unless you don't have an internet connection at all.
I do have an internet connection, but I have been editing this under gedit ?? am I doing it wrong?? under /etc/apt/sources there are 4 files with a tilda at the end. ~~~
Using gedit should work fine. The files with a tilda at the end are normally backup files. You can safely delete these. Another question, are you making these changes as the root user, or are you trying to make them as your user?
well I am going to lo into the acctuall command line and edit it in VI there really quick this may take me a few minutes, I will let you know in a few. thank you for all this help by the way.
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?? am I doing it wrong?? under /etc/apt/sources there are 4 files with a tilda at the end. ~~~
