apt-get not working

**georanson** · 01-30-2008

I installed using the net install and i went to install x windows and gnome but apt get says

Code:

E: Couldn't find package x-windows-system

and same with gnome

oz · 01-30-2008

Go to the command line, su to root, and enter the following commands:

Code:

apt-get update

apt-get install xorg gnome

Let us know if it doesn't work, and please post any error messages.

**georanson** · 01-30-2008

Pretty much the same

Code:

E: Couldn't find package xorg

Im not new to debian i have just never seen this problem

**devils casper** · 01-30-2008

Execute this

Code:

su -
apt-cache search xorg

Does it list packages related to xorg?

**jledhead** · 01-30-2008

whats in your apt sources file?

oz · 01-30-2008

I'm pretty sure that should have worked.

What does your sources.list file have in it?

Edit: oops, my typing is slower than the other guys today.

**georanson** · 01-30-2008

To devils casper: yes

To Jledhead,Ozar: what is the path to the file

oz · 01-30-2008

Originally Posted by georanson

To Jledhead,Ozar: what is the path to the file

Code:

/etc/apt/sources.list

**georanson** · 01-30-2008

it will not allow me to open the file. im under root it dosent make any sense

**devils casper** · 01-30-2008

Execute this

Code:

cat /etc/apt/sources.list

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