need sources.list for debian etch (testing)

[tommcd]

Hi. I've been using ubuntu for about 3 months (and lovin' it!!!). I decided to try my hand at a "hardcore" distro, and installed debian etch on an old Emachines PC.
I could not select a download mirror during install because I connect to the net with DSL via pppoe, so I set that up post install.
Anyway, here is my default /etc/apt/sources.list:

debian:/home/tom# cat /etc/apt/sources.list
#
# deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux testing _Etch_ - Official Snapshot i386 Binary-1 (20060314)]/ etch contrib main


deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux testing _Etch_ - Official Snapshot i386 Binary-1 (20060314)]/ etch contrib main

# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
deb http://security.debian.org/ etch/updates main contrib
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
#deb-src http://security.debian.org/ etch/updates main contrib

Can someone recomend what to uncomment and what to add to this please? I am mostly interested in multimedia apps. I live in Philadelphia, PA, USA if that helps with a mirror. Any advice appreciated, thanks!!!

[bigtomrodney]

That seems to be fine, the binary repository is uncommented. If you want sources just remove the '#' from in front of deb-src.

[tommcd]

Thanks for the quick reply!!! Will my list allow me to install flash, java, mplayer, videolan, and all that good stuff?
At http://www.linuxquestions.org/
I found this thread:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...d.php?t=330913
As you can see, some of these are quite elaborate! I just want basic multimedia apps. Also I installed i386 iso, if that helps, thanks!

[bigtomrodney]

Sorry I misunderstood what you were looking for. I'm not usre about any commercial repositories for etch. Usually if they aren't around yet you can use sources for older releases, but of course this does add the risk of potential instability.

[tommcd]

Thanks! Any idea what I could include?

[ufocek]

Thanks for the quick reply!!! Will my list allow me to install flash, java, mplayer, videolan, and all that good stuff?
At http://www.linuxquestions.org/
I found this thread:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...d.php?t=330913
As you can see, some of these are quite elaborate! I just want basic multimedia apps. Also I installed i386 iso, if that helps, thanks!

I you have download mplayer put this to yours sources.list

deb http://www.debian-multimedia.org etch main
deb-src http://www.debian-multimedia.org etch main

java
[quote]
We get java sdk run time 1.5 from sun site http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/download.jsp

We need install this package

apt-get install java-package fakeroot

Next we make a package .deb

fakeroot make-jpkg jdk-1_5_0_07-linux-i586.bin

Package should appear in catalog
sun-j2sdk1.5_1.5.0+update07_i386.deb

dpkg -i sun-j2sdk1.5_1.5.0+update07_i386.deb

We check if available version proper is good

java -version
java version "1.5.0_07"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.5.0_07-b03)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.5.0_07-b03, mixed mode, sharing)

1. Java in FireFox browser
ln -s /usr/lib/j2sdk1.5-sun/jre/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so /usr/lib/mozilla-firefox/plugins/libjavaplugin_oji.so

2. Java in Opera 9.0
Tools → Preferences... → Advanced → Content;
We check if chackbox Enable Java is a meant
We go in Java Options and we put this path;
/usr/lib/j2sdk1.5-sun/jre/lib/i386/
Click in Validate Java path we check corectness directory - The Java path seems to specify a valid directory;
Now you close browser and open again
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[tommcd]

Thanks ufocek! I'll have to give that a try tommorow (gotta work tonight!). Is that all I need for java, flashh, mplayer, videolan, and multimedia codecs? Anyhing else I might include? Thanks again.