Default User wrote: > Hello. > This is my /etc/apt/sources.list file: > > > > #deb file:///cdrom/ sarge main > > deb ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/ stable main > deb-src ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/ stable main > > deb http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main > > > > That was created by Debian Stable after a fresh install. It seems > rather sparse. After past installs of earlier versions the file had more > entries, iirc.
Well, the only things I would add are the contrib and non-free branches as well (by putting "contrib non-free" after "main" in the lines above. It's not absolutely necessary but it gives you access to more packages. > > Also, I don't seem to be getting any updates after running: > > sudo apt-get check > sudo apt-get clean > sudo apt get update > sudo apt-get upgrade > sudo apt-get dist-upgrade > > Am I missing some important or at least useful entries? The only things you need to do to update your system are: sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get dist-upgrade Maybe do a "sudo apt-get autoclean" once a month or so to clean out the cache. Since you are using the stable distro, you shouldn't see large batches of updates because it is... well... stable (meaning not a lot of changes). -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
