Error when running:: apt-get install essentials

[MikeLeePIT]

Hi

I'm a newbie.

Here is my current system system build:

1. debian-503-i386-netinst install into a VM
2. Vmware server 1.0.10
3. system is up and running.

When I try to run as root: apt-get install essentials

***I GET THE FOLLOWING ERROR***:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Couldn't find package essentials


***HERE IS A PRINT OUT OF MY***: /etc/apt/sources.config

deb H://ftp2.de.debian.org/debian org /debian/ stable main

deb-src H://ftp2.de.debian.org/debian org /debian/ stable main

deb H://security.debian org/ stable/updates main

I cannot input url or http so the input in the sources.conf is a little off.
H= http


***I RAN APT-GET UPDATE SO THE** /etc/apt/sources.conf has been reloaded.

Please help

[reed9]

There is no package called "essentials".

Are you looking for the package build-essential?

[mrrangerman]

I left a reply on Justlinux.com for you here you go

as root apt-get install build-essential

[MikeLeePIT]

Yes.

I am trying to install all the essential items debian needs to build other software I want to install.

Like ggc, C complier, unpacking tools debian use

My root issue: I downloaded lynx using wget into by my /tmp folder

I ran tar -zxvf lynx.2.8.7.tar.gz

It created a folder called lynx-2.8.7

I then cd into the dir and ran ./configure

It started to go through the process and then stop: ERROR no c complier found.



Thanks again

[reed9]

As said, do

su -
apt-get install build-essential
exit

I also recommend using checkinstall so that anything you build yourself can be tracked by your package manager.

su -
apt-get install checkinstall
exit

But, you should really default to using your package manager over building from source. Lynx is in the repos.

su -
apt-get install lynx
exit

[MikeLeePIT]

My company proxy was blocking debian connection to the internet. I could ping google.com from the cli but the apt repositores were being blocked.

I tryied it at home and the apt-get install build-essential ,apt-get install checkinstall and apt-get install lynx all worked.

Thanks again reed9