non-free and contrib repositories

Story: Debian Etch: So Easy A Newbie Can Do ItTotal Replies: 3
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miksuh2

Dec 18, 2006
6:45 PM EDT
If you want to activate Debian Etch non-free and contrib repositories change your /etc/apt/sources.list so that it copntains something like this:

deb http: //ftp.fi.debian.org/debian/ etch main non-free contrib deb-src http: //ftp.fi.debian.org/debian/ etch main non-free contrib deb http: //security.debian.org/ etch/updates main non-free contrib deb-src http: //security.debian.org/ etch/updates main non-free contrib

What matters here is "non-free contrib" at the end of lines. Add it to end of your repositopry lines.

(note: In that example I had to modify urls so that there is space between http: and //.)
jimf

Dec 18, 2006
7:41 PM EDT
gpg keys can be a real pita. To pick up the latest for the Debian repos, try running this in a root terminal:

wget http: //ftp-master.debian.org/ziyi_key_2006.asc -O - | apt-key add -
miksuh2

Dec 19, 2006
12:23 AM EDT
Isn't debian-archive-keyring package for that? I think you should not need to download those keys separately.
jimf

Dec 19, 2006
12:31 AM EDT
miksuh2,

the line I gave should download and set up all of the official repos.

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