Apt-get Missing Repositories, How to Fix?
 

Hello All,
First thanks for viewing my thread. I am obviously a linux beginner. I am trying to install OpenVpn and I am fallowing several tutorials and they say use
apt-get install update
apt-get install openvpn
Then I get the error Couldn't find package openvpn

I then looked at tutorials for fixing the apt-get problem and they further confused me. What should I do? Is there an easy and simple solution for me where I dont risk damaging my current setup and I can still use the same openvpm tutorials?


My sources.list file:
#
# deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 5.0.1 _Lenny_ - Official i386 CD Binary-1 20090413-00:10/ lenny main

deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 5.0.1 _Lenny_Official i386 CD Binary-1 20090413-00:10/ lenny main

deb http://security.debian.org/ lenny/updates main
deb-src http://security.debian.org/ lenny/updates main

Thanks again!
Dan

"Couldn't find the package openvpn" in your case *might* mean that the repositories provided in sources.list do not have this package.
For start could you put a # on the first repository
i.e
# deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 5.0.1 _Lenny_Official i386 CD Binary-1 20090413-00:10/ lenny main

The do
apt-get update
apt-get install openvpn

The reason is because you don't have the right entry in your sources.list.
Edit your sources.list to look something like this:

Then do an apt-get update,then try reinstalling the package.
Obviously you can change the entry for UK to a more local mirror if you prefer.