Installing from ftp

[Nixforce]

Hi there,

I have install a basic debian.. How can i get the gnome or kde from ftp.. My debian is connected , as can ping out

[iwanabeguru]

hi

Please forgive me my english is very wrong!

which version of debian do you have? woody / sarge / etch / sid

you need to edit the /etc/apt/sources.list file for adding debian package
repository to your package database.
if you are using the stable , alias "Sarge"
add this line to your sources.list

deb ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/ stable main

then type in the terminal for update your package database

apt-get update

and to install gnome

apt-get install gnome*