apt-get unable to find packages

dhoro · 12-27-2004, 11:32 AM

Hi folks!

I'm really, really new to debian, so the first thing I've tried to do was to install some packages. It seems I've ran into a little problem with apt-get: I'm trying to install qmail. I can find the package using the debian.org package search, but apt-get keeps telling me it can't find the package. Here's what I've tried so far:

Code:

apt-get source qmail
apt-get source qmail-src
apt-get install qmail
apt-get install qmail-src

None of these work and apt-get fails with an "unable to find package" error. Why could this happen? Should I setup some additional sources in /ect/apt/sources.list? Right now, this file contains:

Code:

#deb *cdrom/ sarge main

deb **mirrors.kernel.org/debian/ testing main
deb-src **mirrors.kernel.org/debian/ testing main

deb **security.debian.org/ testing/updates main

Note: It seems I cannot post an url so in the contents of the sources.list file, I've replaced the file protocol with a '*' and the http protocol with '**'.

I know the apt-get works for other packages because I've successfully installed tcpdump and I've simulated installation for apache and php.

Thanks!
Dan

SlackerLX · 12-27-2004, 11:34 AM

be sure before typing"apt-get install" make

Code:

apt-get update

dhoro · 12-27-2004, 11:58 AM

Nope, that wasn't it

.

But thanks for the quick reply!

sls · 12-27-2004, 02:52 PM

Hi

qmail seems to be in non-free

You need to add the following deb-src **mirrors.kernel.org/debian/ testing main non-free contrib

Then you should be able to do apt-get update and then install it.

Hope that helps

sls

SlackerLX · 12-28-2004, 10:40 AM

Just check it and I think SLS is right. qmail is commercial