I am running backtrack linux from my USB. Now i want to play mp3 files in it. So i want to install vlc media player in it.

I have read some tutorials for this.

There, they asked to run this command

But i am getting this error

When i run

Then i get

What wong i am doing here ?

Hi,

it seems that archive.offensive-security.com does not resolve for me either. I suspect that your /etc/apt/sources.list is out of date.
Some of your other errors indicate that your distro might be as old as 2008: as such the archives might not even exist any more (but I don't really know much about backtrack).

Evo2.

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I am using Backtrack 4

So is there any way to solve this problem ?

Hi,

I found a recent (January 2012) version of a Backtrack's /etc/apt/sources.list on pastebin : http://pastebin.com/Wk51XnXf

You might want to check if have those repos in your sources.list already, and if not, try and add them (the 64.repos... might be for 64bits). Back-up the original sources.list in case it doesn't work !

After that, apt-get update.

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Still getting this error

Is this the output of the apt-get update or dist-upgrade ?

Backtrack 4 is way out of date. Backtrack doesn't support older releases. The current version is Backtrack 5 R2.
By the way, Backtrack is not meant to be a Desktop OS, if you want a fully functioning desktop OS it may be easier to install a desktop distribution.

I am getting this error on apt-get update

I know bro that the backtrack 4 is out of date. Initially i was using backtrack 5 r2 but creating some problems. So had to remove backtrack 5 and installed backtrack 4. I am currently learning Backtrack , so i am using it...

then use THE ONLY SUPPORTED version
there IS NO software for 4

install bt5 r2
there is no " if's and's or but's" in that

it is the ONLY option !!!

also bt was NEVER designed for "desktop" use


it was DESIGNED for " James bond" and " Q"

to "get in and leave NO trace that you were there "

for security professionals and security " system crackers"

unless you have been hired to test THAT networks security
it is illegal to do penetrating testing on networks you
1)
do not own
2)
hired BY the legal owners to test it

you WILL go to jail for " cracking"

but if you ARE going to use BT5r2 ( and not the DEAD 4 )
then the first step is to PAY $$$$$$ for the training
http://www.backtrack-linux.org/infor...rity-training/
http://www.offensive-security.com/in...rity-training/

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