http://flurdy.com/docs/postfix/index.html#install_pack

Guys, here is a listing of the packages I'm trying to get. I'd say about half of them don't work when I do a(apt-get install <package>). So my question is, how do I go about getting these packages.

I'm setting this mail server up on a ubuntu 6.06 box.

Thanks.

Give us a for-instance of one that you can't find/install. I'm not about to go hunting and picking through your list to see if any/all of them are actually available.

in relation to the virus protection, none can be picked up

clamav-base
libclamav1
clamav-daemon
clamav-freshclam


also these would be important I would think as well,

php4-mysql
php4-pear
php4-cli

...

Indeed, my thing is, what would you do to actually go out and sir for these packages. Would you just find the binaries and download em?

Hmm, I tried the clamav-base, and it said to do an apt-get update. I did that, and was able to install it. This was the case with Debian for both Sarge and Etch. So, I'd say do an apt-get update and try it again.

i tried doing a sudo apt-get update and it didn't work. wouldn't the package arleady need to be there in order for this to work or does it imply apt-get install?

My understanding: An "apt-get update" simply updates your local list of packages and versions it has knowledge of. You have to do that, otherwise when you do an apt-install, your machine is asking for the wrong version. You may be thinking of "apt-get upgrade" which you can only effectively run after an "apt-get update". The upgrade upgrades any packages you have installed on your machine.

Do the "apt-get update" and THEN try "apt-get install clamav-base".

Not workign period! :@ ..Sometimes this stuff is soooo hard to learn beacuse nothing goes right initially!!!!!!!

anyway. apt-get update/install does not grab clam-av. What is your response when you input this command. In fact what are your sources, where are you getting it from?

Post your source.list file. Sounds like you need to enable the multiverse/universe?

# deb cdrom:[Ubuntu-Server 6.06.1 _Dapper Drake_ - Release i386 (20060807.1)]/ $


#deb cdrom:[Ubuntu-Server 6.06.1 _Dapper Drake_ - Release i386 (20060807.1)]/ d$

#deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper main restricted
#deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper main restricted

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper-updates main restricted
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper-updates main restricted
deb-src http://www.aproductofsociety.org/mirror/ubuntu dapper-updates main rest$
deb-src http://mirrors.lunarpages.com/ubuntu dapper-updates main restricted
deb-src http://mirros.yousendit.com/ubuntu dapper-updates main restricted
deb-src http://mirrors.jtlnet/ubuntu dapper-updates main restricted

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'universe'
## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper-updates main restricted
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper-updates main restricted
deb-src http://www.aproductofsociety.org/mirror/ubuntu dapper-updates main rest$
deb-src http://mirrors.lunarpages.com/ubuntu dapper-updates main restricted
deb-src http://mirros.yousendit.com/ubuntu dapper-updates main restricted
deb-src http://mirrors.jtlnet/ubuntu dapper-updates main restricted

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'universe'
## repository.
## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## universe WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu security
## team.
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper universe
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper universe

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'backports'
## repository.
## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper-backports main restricted univ$
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper-backports main restricted $


deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security main restricted
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security main restricted
# deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security universe
# deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security universe




What sources do I need to add possibly?

Try changing your one line to
Then try "apt-get install clamav". I'm not sure if I understand this all yet, but it looks like clamav-base and a few others will then be installed.

Here's how I got there: I clicked on the security link in your post. Then, I clicked on the "pool" link - everything is always under pool. Then, I just looked around until I found clamav stuff. Then, when I saw that it was under universe, I figured you'd have to add that to your list. Then, I saw clamav-base under the general directory clamav.

techmansoor@MailServer:/$ sudo apt-get install clamav-base
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
E: Couldn't find package clamav-base
techmansoor@MailServer:/$


still no go

This time, just try "apt-get install clamav". They don't seem to have a separate clamav-base directory. They do have a "clamav" directory, and if I'm right, that should get you everything in that directory. If this doesn't work, I'm probably out of ideas.

Same result...you want to try another package perhaps? I'll try a couple of other packages in about an hour. But my thing is, how are you getting clam-av, but I"m not??? Can anyone explain how the good sir is getting it?

My guess would be that you've screwed up Ubuntu somehow ... maybe by adding packages from unofficial sources. Those are basic packages you're looking at there, and there is no reason for apt-get not to work.

My advice: Reinstall Ubuntu. I always tell my newbie friends they should expect to do that 3 or 4 times. They learn a lot by the repetition.

My sources.list is not the same as yours, because I'm using Debian. I don't know anything about finding other locations for ubuntu packages. You might want to try checking in the Ubuntu forum?

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...splay.php?f=63