[SOLVED] Debian Lenny Issues

**MetalheadGautham** · 06-10-2008

I finished installing and customising Debian Lenny now. But its sources.list gives me no information on which repository I must use. There are no commented repositories available. As such, I am left without a channel to install software.

Can anyone please give me a comprehensive list of debian repositories (with sources) ?

I also need the mirror list for different repositories.

One more problem: Here is my xorg.conf

Code:

# xorg.conf (X.Org X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
#   sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Generic Keyboard"
	Driver		"kbd"
	Option		"XkbRules"	"xorg"
	Option		"XkbModel"	"pc104"
	Option		"XkbLayout"	"us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Configured Mouse"
	Driver		"mouse"
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier	"Configured Video Device"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier	"Configured Monitor"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier	"Default Screen"
	Monitor		"Configured Monitor"
EndSection

is there something missing in it ? I think it looks too minimal compared to normal xorg.conf files.

And please tell me a way to automatically log all output of konsole, both root and otherwise, to a file

And I had a problem building iceweasel.

Code:

debian:~# apt-get source -b iceweasel
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Need to get 43.7MB of source archives.
Get:1 http://ftp.iitm.ac.in lenny/main iceweasel 2.0.0.14-2 (dsc) [1771B]
Get:2 http://ftp.iitm.ac.in lenny/main iceweasel 2.0.0.14-2 (tar) [43.5MB]
Get:3 http://ftp.iitm.ac.in lenny/main iceweasel 2.0.0.14-2 (diff) [189kB]
Fetched 43.7MB in 3min16s (222kB/s)
sh: dpkg-source: command not found
Unpack command 'dpkg-source -x iceweasel_2.0.0.14-2.dsc' failed.
Check if the 'dpkg-dev' package is installed.
E: Child process failed
debian:~# apt-get install dpkg-dev
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
  binutils build-essential g++ g++-4.2 gcc gcc-4.2 libc6-dev
  libstdc++6-4.2-dev linux-libc-dev lzma make
Suggested packages:
  binutils-doc debian-keyring g++-multilib g++-4.2-multilib gcc-4.2-doc
  libstdc++6-4.2-dbg gcc-multilib manpages-dev autoconf automake1.9 libtool
  flex bison gdb gcc-doc gcc-4.2-multilib libmudflap0-4.2-dev gcc-4.2-locales
  libgcc1-dbg libgomp1-dbg libmudflap0-4.2-dbg glibc-doc libstdc++6-4.2-doc
  make-doc
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  binutils build-essential dpkg-dev g++ g++-4.2 gcc gcc-4.2 libc6-dev
  libstdc++6-4.2-dev linux-libc-dev lzma make
0 upgraded, 12 newly installed, 0 to remove and 18 not upgraded.
Need to get 12.3MB of archives.
After this operation, 43.5MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Get:1 http://ftp.iitm.ac.in lenny/main binutils 2.18.1~cvs20080103-4 [2672kB]
Get:2 http://ftp.iitm.ac.in lenny/main linux-libc-dev 2.6.24-7 [745kB]
Get:3 http://ftp.iitm.ac.in lenny/main libc6-dev 2.7-10 [3332kB]
Get:4 http://ftp.iitm.ac.in lenny/main gcc-4.2 4.2.4-1 [405kB]
Get:5 http://ftp.iitm.ac.in lenny/main gcc 4:4.2.3-10 [4970B]
Get:6 http://ftp.iitm.ac.in lenny/main libstdc++6-4.2-dev 4.2.4-1 [1183kB]
Get:7 http://ftp.iitm.ac.in lenny/main g++-4.2 4.2.4-1 [2781kB]
Get:8 http://ftp.iitm.ac.in lenny/main g++ 4:4.2.3-10 [1368B]
Get:9 http://ftp.iitm.ac.in lenny/main make 3.81-4 [382kB]
Get:10 http://ftp.iitm.ac.in lenny/main lzma 4.43-12 [119kB]
Get:11 http://ftp.iitm.ac.in lenny/main dpkg-dev 1.14.19 [706kB]
Get:12 http://ftp.iitm.ac.in lenny/main build-essential 11.3 [6982B]
Fetched 12.3MB in 1min11s (172kB/s)
Selecting previously deselected package binutils.
(Reading database ... 72537 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking binutils (from .../binutils_2.18.1~cvs20080103-4_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package linux-libc-dev.
Unpacking linux-libc-dev (from .../linux-libc-dev_2.6.24-7_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package libc6-dev.
Unpacking libc6-dev (from .../libc6-dev_2.7-10_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package gcc-4.2.
Unpacking gcc-4.2 (from .../gcc-4.2_4.2.4-1_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package gcc.
Unpacking gcc (from .../gcc_4&#37;3a4.2.3-10_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package libstdc++6-4.2-dev.
Unpacking libstdc++6-4.2-dev (from .../libstdc++6-4.2-dev_4.2.4-1_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package g++-4.2.
Unpacking g++-4.2 (from .../g++-4.2_4.2.4-1_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package g++.
Unpacking g++ (from .../g++_4%3a4.2.3-10_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package make.
Unpacking make (from .../archives/make_3.81-4_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package lzma.
Unpacking lzma (from .../archives/lzma_4.43-12_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package dpkg-dev.
Unpacking dpkg-dev (from .../dpkg-dev_1.14.19_all.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package build-essential.
Unpacking build-essential (from .../build-essential_11.3_i386.deb) ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Setting up binutils (2.18.1~cvs20080103-4) ...
Setting up linux-libc-dev (2.6.24-7) ...
Setting up libc6-dev (2.7-10) ...
Setting up gcc-4.2 (4.2.4-1) ...
Setting up gcc (4:4.2.3-10) ...
Setting up make (3.81-4) ...
Setting up lzma (4.43-12) ...
Setting up dpkg-dev (1.14.19) ...
Setting up libstdc++6-4.2-dev (4.2.4-1) ...
Setting up g++-4.2 (4.2.4-1) ...
Setting up g++ (4:4.2.3-10) ...
Setting up build-essential (11.3) ...
debian:~# apt-get source -b iceweasel
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Skipping already downloaded file 'iceweasel_2.0.0.14-2.dsc'
Skipping already downloaded file 'iceweasel_2.0.0.14.orig.tar.gz'
Skipping already downloaded file 'iceweasel_2.0.0.14-2.diff.gz'
Need to get 0B of source archives.
gpg: can't open `/gnupg/options.skel': No such file or directory
gpg: Signature made Wednesday 23 April 2008 03:08:21 AM IST using DSA key ID 54FD2A58
gpg: Can't check signature: public key not found
dpkg-source: extracting iceweasel in iceweasel-2.0.0.14
dpkg-source: info: unpacking iceweasel_2.0.0.14.orig.tar.gz
dpkg-source: info: applying iceweasel_2.0.0.14-2.diff.gz
dpkg-buildpackage: set CFLAGS to default value: -g -O2
dpkg-buildpackage: set CPPFLAGS to default value:
dpkg-buildpackage: set LDFLAGS to default value:
dpkg-buildpackage: set FFLAGS to default value: -g -O2
dpkg-buildpackage: set CXXFLAGS to default value: -g -O2
dpkg-buildpackage: source package iceweasel
dpkg-buildpackage: source version 2.0.0.14-2
dpkg-buildpackage: source changed by Mike Hommey <glandium@debian.org>
dpkg-buildpackage: host architecture i386
dpkg-checkbuilddeps: Unmet build dependencies: debhelper (>= 5.0) libx11-dev libxp-dev libxt-dev libgtk2.0-dev (>= 2.8) zlib1g-dev liborbit2-dev libidl-dev (>= 0.8.0) libxft-dev libfreetype6-dev libpng12-dev libjpeg62-dev libxrender-dev libxinerama-dev libcairo2-dev libgnome2-dev libgconf2-dev libgnomevfs2-dev libgnomeui-dev xsltproc librsvg2-bin autotools-dev libhunspell-dev (>= 1.1.5-2) libnspr4-dev libnss3-dev (>= 3.11.5-2)
dpkg-buildpackage: warning: Build dependencies/conflicts unsatisfied; aborting.
dpkg-buildpackage: warning: (Use -d flag to override.)
Build command 'cd iceweasel-2.0.0.14 && dpkg-buildpackage -b -uc' failed.
E: Child process failed
debian:~#

Please Help

**coopstah13** · 06-10-2008

the repositories in debian are main, contrib, and non-free

newer versions of Xorg autodetect hardware and its capabilities, this is why the xorg.conf file is more minimal

**coopstah13** · 06-10-2008

you keep adding to your original post more questions, should open a new thread or make a new post....thats besides the point

any reason to install iceweasel from source and not just install the binary?

**MetalheadGautham** · 06-10-2008

Originally Posted by coopstah13

the repositories in debian are main, contrib, and non-free

newer versions of Xorg autodetect hardware and its capabilities, this is why the xorg.conf file is more minimal

I don't have any mirrors in my default sources.list file.
anyway, thanks, now I found atleast someone's blog which had a sources.list for sid, which I changed to lenny. Since the guy stays near where I live, and since the mirrors are fast, I am satisfied.

Originally Posted by coopstah13

you keep adding to your original post more questions, should open a new thread or make a new post....thats besides the point

any reason to install iceweasel from source and not just install the binary?

Iceweasel is one software thats still slow compared to others.
I want to compile it for

1. Performance
2. QT/KDE Intergration

**beojan** · 06-10-2008

You want to compile iceweasel

1. Performance, well maybe it might help, maybe not.
2. QT/KDE. This is the problem with firefox/iceweasel. It doesn't integrate with QT/KDE. I know you can choose qt as the widget toolkit but the port is very old, and doesn't work with current versions.

Use the sources.list I gave you, and install gtk-qt. I'll email you a dpkg for firefox 3 rc2, which fixes the win95 style form widgets.

**MetalheadGautham** · 06-10-2008

Originally Posted by beojan

You want to compile iceweasel

1. Performance, well maybe it might help, maybe not.
2. QT/KDE. This is the problem with firefox/iceweasel. It doesn't integrate with QT/KDE. I know you can choose qt as the widget toolkit but the port is very old, and doesn't work with current versions.

Use the sources.list I gave you, and install gtk-qt. I'll email you a dpkg for firefox 3 rc2, which fixes the win95 style form widgets.

for one, I don't use Firefox 3 rc2. I prefer the 2.xxx series instead.
secondly, I am having a hell of a time here figuring out what I need and what I don't need.

The ugly fonts in Iceweasel and Konqueror are putting me off

KDE's Default pannel suddenly disappeared and I am franatically gropping for it.
Then I accidentally used another background, now no more cool pannel.

KDE Panel suddenly moves to the right for no reason on changing theme

Konqueror looks waaaaaay different from the usual one I am used to.

I think this debian experiment is going bad.

Shall I install Sidux instead ? From what I read, its both suffitiently stable and has a rolling release (due to Sid).

**MetalheadGautham** · 06-10-2008

update: Thanks to someone named devils casper, who wrote this tutorial, http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/deb...ts-debian.html I am finally able to get really clear font.

Thanks devils casper, and Thanks also to the un named guy on the internet who made this font.conf file which casper used.

**beojan** · 06-10-2008

If you think the default panel background is good, it looks to me like you accidently installed KDE4 (Though that needs experimental enabled). My suggestion is reinstall with etch netinst cd, and install without having internet connected. And don't mess around with keeping /home, just backup all your data. Then replace /etc/apt/sources.list with this one:

deb-src http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian sid main contrib non-free
deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian sid main contrib non-free
deb http://www.autistici.org/debian-xgl/debian-new unstable main
deb-src http://www.autistici.org/debian-xgl/debian-new unstable main
deb http://www.debian-multimedia.org sid main

Then run this (logged in as root on tty1):

Code:

apt-get update
apt-get dist-upgrade
apt-get install sudo

Then, PM me a contact email so I can email you a list of packages to install, with instructions to automate this, and a tar.gz containing some modifications to make KDE look better.

**beojan** · 06-10-2008

Fonts: It seems debian's default font.conf is the perfect match for my eyesight. No need for glasses.

**MetalheadGautham** · 06-11-2008

OK, I have installed Sidux KDE Full 2008.1 DVD.
I must admit that it rocks.
Here is my experience with it: The Smaller Bang

anyway, I have one issue with it:

Code:

W: GPG error: http://ftp.tw.debian.org unstable Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY 07DC563D1F41B907
W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these problems

What do I do to fix it ?

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