E: Unable to locate package Apache while installing Apache.
 

hi every body


am having a big issue installing apache on my linux Debian 6.0.2.1 netinst , whenever i install i get an error below

Kindly assist me.

apt-get install apache
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package apache

Try
Kind regards

I think the package is called apache2. check "apt-cache search apache"

hi , i have tried with apt-get install apache2 , i still get the error saying
apt-get install apache2
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package apache2

i don't know why this happens

after doing apt-get install apache2

am still getting the errors below


apt-get install apache2
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package apache2


any help will be much appreciate

Please post the contents of /etc/apt/sources.list.

hi below is what i have in sources.list

#

# deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 6.0.4 _Squeeze_ - Official amd64 NETINST Binary-1 20120129-00:39]/ squeeze main

#deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 6.0.4 _Squeeze_ - Official amd64 NETINST Binary-1 20120129-00:39]/ squeeze main

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

OK, you are missing the main repos in your sources.list. This is why you can't install Apache. Add the line to your sources.list file (may be choose a mirror more appropriate to your location, mirror list is here), then launch the command to update the package database and to install Apache.

hi

i have just followed your reply and i add a a new line as you mentioned , but after i do apt-get update , i get the following error

apt-get update
Err http://ftp.tu-chemnitz.de squeeze Release.gpg
Could not resolve 'ftp.tu-chemnitz.de'
Err http://ftp.tu-chemnitz.de/pub/linux/debian/debian/ squeeze/main Translation- en
Could not resolve 'ftp.tu-chemnitz.de'
Err http://ftp.tu-chemnitz.de/pub/linux/debian/debian/ squeeze/main Translation- en_GB
Could not resolve 'ftp.tu-chemnitz.de'
Err http://security.debian.org squeeze/updates Release.gpg
Could not resolve 'security.debian.org'
Err http://security.debian.org/ squeeze/updates/main Translation-en
Could not resolve 'security.debian.org'
Err http://security.debian.org/ squeeze/updates/main Translation-en_GB
Could not resolve 'security.debian.org'
Reading package lists... Done
W: Failed to fetch http://security.debian.org/dists/squ...es/Release.gpg Could not resolve 'security.debian.org'

W: Failed to fetch http://security.debian.org/dists/squ...s/main/i18n/Tr anslation-en.gz Could not resolve 'security.debian.org'

W: Failed to fetch http://security.debian.org/dists/squ...s/main/i18n/Tr anslation-en_GB.gz Could not resolve 'security.debian.org'

W: Failed to fetch http://ftp.tu-chemnitz.de/pub/linux/...an/dists/squee ze/Release.gpg Could not resolve 'ftp.tu-chemnitz.de'

W: Failed to fetch http://ftp.tu-chemnitz.de/pub/linux/...an/dists/squee ze/main/i18n/Translation-en.gz Could not resolve 'ftp.tu-chemnitz.de'

W: Failed to fetch http://ftp.tu-chemnitz.de/pub/linux/...an/dists/squee ze/main/i18n/Translation-en_GB.gz Could not resolve 'ftp.tu-chemnitz.de'

W: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

May it be possible that your network is not up and running, since it can't resolve two totally different hostnames?