postfix not installing.

[AreSee]

aright so here is my situation:

While Installing through webmin:
Installing package(s) with command apt-get -y --force-yes -f install postfix ..
Reading package lists...
Building dependency tree...
Reading state information...
Suggested packages:
postfix-mysql postfix-pgsql postfix-ldap postfix-pcre resolvconf
The following packages will be upgraded:
postfix
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 3 not upgraded.
5 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B/1067kB of archives.
After unpacking 2494kB of additional disk space will be used.
(Reading database ... 78931 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace postfix 2.3.3-1 (using .../postfix_2.3.3-1_i386.deb) ...

.. install failed


Okay, so lets try something different:

While installing with apt-get:

root@rhys:/# apt-get install postfix
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Suggested packages:
postfix-mysql postfix-pgsql postfix-ldap postfix-pcre resolvconf
The following packages will be upgraded:
postfix
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 3 not upgraded.
5 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B/1067kB of archives.
After unpacking 2494kB of additional disk space will be used.
Preconfiguring packages ...
(Reading database ...
dpkg: serious warning: files list file for package `postfix' missing, assuming package has no files currently installed.
78931 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace postfix 2.3.3-1 (using .../postfix_2.3.3-1_i386.deb) ...
grep: /etc/postfix/master.cf: No such file or directory
/var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/preinst: 267: cannot create /etc/postfix/master.cf.4940: Directory nonexistent
dpkg: error processing /cdrom//pool/main/p/postfix/postfix_2.3.3-1_i386.deb (--unpack):
subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
/cdrom//pool/main/p/postfix/postfix_2.3.3-1_i386.

No dice:

When installing with Adept:

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I have no idea what else to try, i dont want to reinstall because i have a bunch of other things working that took me forever to configure. (this is for a Lab btw, I am attending Assiniboine Community College, in Manitoba Canada for my Computer Systems Tech degree)

Any help would be greatly appreciated, even my classmates are stumped.

[jledhead]

edit your apt sources list
#vi /etc/apt/source.list
and put a # in front of the "deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 r1 _Etch_"

so you comment out that line. if you aren't familiar with vi then use nano or whatever text editor you use. then:
#apt-get update
#apt-get install postfix

[AreSee]

well that didnt work, i need to have this done today and i am so frusterated, everything i try i get the nice message of "INSTALL FAILED".

[devils casper]

Execute this

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

Post error message here, if any.

[AreSee]

root@rhys:/# apt-get install postfix
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Suggested packages:
postfix-mysql postfix-pgsql postfix-ldap postfix-pcre resolvconf
The following packages will be upgraded:
postfix
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 15 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 1067kB of archives.
After unpacking 2494kB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 Index of / edgy/main postfix 2.3.3-1 [1067kB]
Fetched 1067kB in 5s (189kB/s)
Preconfiguring packages ...
(Reading database ...
dpkg: serious warning: files list file for package `postfix' missing, assuming package has no files currently installed.
78933 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace postfix 2.3.3-1 (using .../postfix_2.3.3-1_i386.deb) ...
grep: /etc/postfix/master.cf: No such file or directory
/var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/preinst: 267: cannot create /etc/postfix/master.cf.7064: Directory nonexistent
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/postfix_2.3.3-1_i386.deb (--unpack):
subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/postfix_2.3.3-1_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

[AreSee]

any other help? I know a re-install may help this.

[devils casper]

Post exact output of this

dpkg -a --configure

[AreSee]

No output.

root@rhys:/# dpkg -a --configure
root@rhys:/#