Why is this happening? I ran apt-get update but it still happens. Thanks

prison:/home/bill# apt-get install hpijs
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
Suggested packages:
hplip hpoj foomatic-filters-ppds foomatic-filters
The following NEW packages will be installed:
hpijs
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 20 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B/216kB of archives.
After unpacking 696kB of additional disk space will be used.
Media Change: Please insert the disc labelled
'Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 r0a _Sarge_ - Official i386 Binary-1 (20050607)'
in the drive '/cdrom/' and press enter

W: Couldn't stat source package list file: sarge/main Packages (/var/lib/apt/lis ts/_cdrom_dists_sarge_main_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or direc tory)
Selecting previously deselected package hpijs.
(Reading database ... 93175 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking hpijs (from .../hpijs_2.1.2+0.9.2-2_i386.deb) ...
Setting up hpijs (2.1.2+0.9.2-2) ...

W: Couldn't stat source package list file: sarge/main Packages (/var/lib/apt/lis ts/_cdrom_dists_sarge_main_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or direc tory)
W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these problems

Here's what happens when I try to install cups:

prison:/home/bill# apt-get install cups
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
Package cups is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source
W: Couldn't stat source package list file: sarge/main Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/_cdrom_dists_sarge_main_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list file: sarge/main Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/_cdrom_dists_sarge_main_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these problems
E: Package cups has no installation candidate

Any help. Thanks

I would consider running "apt-get update". You probably have changed your apt sources list without updating.

Hope you learn to like food soon.

Thanks for your response. I ran apt-get update again and then tried to install but this is what I get.

prison:/home/bill# apt-get install cups
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
Package cups is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source
E: Package cups has no installation candidate

Any help. Thanks.

There's no package called "cups" in sarge/stable (it's "cupsys").

You could try "aptitude --with-recommends install foomatic-bin". Too bad that they've removed the "foomatic-bin" package from testing & unstable, but in sarge/stable that command should install all the packages that are needed for printing with HP printers (including the hpijs driver).

Thanks Dead Parrot. You were right. I got it installed. Thanks!!!