add/remove software

[Erik Schmidt]

deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ edgy restricted main multiverse
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ edgy restricted

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ edgy-updates restricted main
multiverse
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ edgy-updates restricted

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'universe'
## repository.
## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the
Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as
to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## universe WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu
security
## team.
# deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ edgy universe
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ edgy universe

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the
'backports'
## repository.
## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it
includes
## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful
features.
## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any
review
## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
# deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ edgy-backports main
restricted universe multiverse
# deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ edgy-backports main
restricted universe multiverse

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu edgy-security restricted main
multiverse
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu edgy-security restricted
# deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu edgy-security universe
# deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu edgy-security universe


On Mon, 2007-01-22 at 05:59 +1100, Peter Garrett wrote:
> On Sun, 21 Jan 2007 13:35:15 -0500
> Erik Schmidt <eschmidt90 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > Yes, I typed updateb first
> > 
> > I am using 6.10
> > 
> > the results for $ dpkg --list build-essential are:
> > 
> > "no packages found matching build-essentials"
> 
> [snipped]
> 
> It's "build-essential" ( singular) - but that is kind of irrelevant, since
> it appears your sources are misconfigured.
> 
> In GNOME, do the following:
> 
> 1. Click on System - Administration - Software Properties  ( menu entry )
> 2. Give your password when prompted, then
> 3. Check the "Channels"  for main, universe, and optionally multiverse .
> (You can also check backports, but unless you know that you need backports,
> this is not necessary or particularly desirable.)
> 4. (a) Either  open a terminal and type
> 
> sudo apt-get update
> 
> or
> 
> (b) Open the Synaptic package manager and hit "Reload"  (either of these
> will ensure that your listing of available packages is up to date)
> 
> 5. Install the "build-essential" package. You can do this by typing
> 
> sudo apt-get install build-essential                         or
> 
> use Synaptic to install that package.
> 
> If this still results in errors, please post a copy of
> your /etc/apt/sources.list  file
> 
> Peter
>