expanding apt

ripmaster · 05-14-2005, 11:42 PM

Hello all,

ive just installed Ubuntu (5.04) on an older computer of mine, and i absolutely love it so far!!!

i am having one BIG problem however.

apt get (im using the synaptic GUI) is only searching for packages from the CD. What would be a good repository to get all sorts of general packages from??

-the.rip

cavalier · 05-14-2005, 11:56 PM

I'm lifting this whole-cloth from the Unofficial Unbuntu 5.04 Starter Guide:

edit /etc/apt/sources.list:

Code:

sudo cp /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list.backup; sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

Add these lines:

Code:

## Uncomment the following two lines to fetch updated software from the network
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hoary main restricted
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hoary main restricted

## Uncomment the following two lines to fetch major bug fix updates produced
## after the final release of the distribution.
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hoary-updates main restricted
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hoary-updates main restricted

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'universe'
## repository.
## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## universe WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu security
## team.
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hoary universe
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hoary universe

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hoary-security main restricted
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hoary-security main restricted

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hoary-security universe
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hoary-security universe

deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hoary multiverse
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hoary multiverse

deb ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat stable main
deb ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat unstable main
deb ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat testing main

ripmaster · 05-15-2005, 12:16 AM

thanks...

i actually found this guide a few minutes after posting, and already figured it out, thanks a lot for posting, though

and dont worry, i already slapped myself for not looking hard enough before posting here

thanks

-the.rip