how to apt-get from internet

velan · 05-13-2004, 12:14 AM

How to install a package from internet via apt-get?

mritch · 05-13-2004, 12:20 AM

simply edit your /etc/apt/sources.list and put the nearest ftp-mirror which carries the packages into it. see the apt-documentation for syntax. then enter dselect: update, select and finally install (set things to hold if you don't like to update everything).

sl mritch

viniosity · 05-16-2004, 02:41 AM

You should have sources already in your /etc/apt/sources.list file. If you don't have that file, or if it's empty, let us know and we'll fill you in. Otherwise, just type apt-get install foo where foo is the name of the program you want. For instance:

apt-get install frozen-bubble
apt-get install nmap

etc..

If you're not sure if the package you want is there you can use apt-cache search to find it. For instance:

apt-cache search mozilla

Hope that helps!

wrongman · 05-16-2004, 05:12 AM

...and if you don't find what you search in the mirror you have in sources.list you can give a try to www.apt-get.org

furball · 05-16-2004, 07:11 PM

I want to install xchat on my debian but for some reason it wont do it.

BittaBrotha · 05-16-2004, 10:22 PM

Try installing the .deb file, with the dpkg -i filename command.

macondo · 05-17-2004, 07:39 PM

velan: after 56 posts you should know enough to go to debian.org and in Documentation read the APT HOWTO.
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furball: you are not giving us any information, you already know the drill, as root:

#apt-get install xchat

in the future give more information, for example.

"i'm using Woody/Sarge, when i try to install xchat with apt-get, i get the following error:

cut and paste here the error

Capisci?

muxman · 05-25-2004, 01:46 AM

To add servers to apt-get easily run:

apt-setup

This will start a setup program and give you a long list of source to install from.

darthtux · 05-25-2004, 11:52 PM

The quickie way for the virgin apt-get user

apt-setup (isn't necessary to do often)
apt-get update
apt-cache search package_name
apt-get install package_name