sources.list

[EndianX]

What should my sources.list file look like for lenny? I keep getting packages that won't install. Example:

athena:/etc/apt# apt-get install ethereal
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
  ethereal: Depends: wireshark (= 0.99.7-1~lenny1) but it is not going to be installed
E: Broken packages

I've found others too that have the same problem. This is my sources.list file:

deb Debian -- Security Information lenny/updates main
deb-src Debian -- Security Information lenny/updates main

deb Index of /debian-volatile lenny/volatile main
deb-src Index of /debian-volatile lenny/volatile main

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[devils casper]

Execute this

su -
apt-get clean all
dpkg -a --configure
apt-get update
apt-get install ethereal

[reed9]

Well, what you've posted only show the security updates and volatile project stuff in your sources.list

This might be helpful for you.
Debian Sources List Generator

[EndianX]

Well, that was exactly what I was looking for. Unfortunately, it didn't solve my problem.

My results for the ethereal package remain the same. Is it possible the package really is broken?

[reed9]

I took a look at the debian package. Ethereal is just a dummy package for wireshark. What happens if you go for wireshark directly?

sudo apt-get install wireshark

[EndianX]

*sigh*

I was getting my programs confused. Ethereal is not what I wanted. tcpdump was really what I needed. I was getting the two confused. I was thinking ethereal was the console program and wireshark was the one with the GUI - but of course ethereal is just what wireshark used to be called.

Thank you for the help.

[SA.com]

I took a look at the debian package. Ethereal is just a dummy package for wireshark. What happens if you go for wireshark directly?

sudo apt-get install wireshark

Iḿ not familiar with Ethereal, but Reed is quite correct here, you can install Wireshark directly from the deb's in Lenny. Easy Peasy.

I had it in DreamLinux 3.5 DE, but of course I now have 4.0 Alpha based on Squeeze, so Iḿ not quite there again yet.

Hope this helps !

Steve