/etc/apt/sources.list update problem

asparagus · 01-15-2008, 06:09 PM

i have entered the url at /etc/apt/sources.list but i can not save it an the message is that i have not permission.

ive in tered as single user mode using root pass wards and entered /etc/apt/sources.listat the command promt but still it says permission denied

while i can not enter the url and update atp-get, cant install the softwers

can u tell what is wrong with it?

pljvaldez · 01-15-2008, 07:46 PM

I'm not sure what you're trying to do. If you want to edit the file, you need to use an editor. So as root you would do something like nano /etc/apt/sources.list and then modify it to point to the repositories you want.

If you want to update apt, you run apt-get update. If you want to install software you run apt-get install softwarename.

Here's a good link to how to work with Debian.