Re: Debian Noob and MSCORE fonts
On Mon, 2014-04-21 at 15:30 +0100, Brad Rogers wrote:
> On Mon, 21 Apr 2014 08:54:49 -0500
> "c. marlow" <chris@marlows.org> wrote:
>
> Hello c.,
>
> >On Mon, 2014-04-21 at 07:00 +0100, Brad Rogers wrote:
> >> you won't find that package unless you add "contrib" to your repos and
> >> reload the database.
> >How do I do that?
>
> As root, you'll have to edit the file /etc/apt/source.list
>
> Easiest way is;
>
> open a shell and su to root, then start a text editor (e.g nano) and
> load the file sources.list. It will look something like;
>
> -8x-------
> # Debian Testing
> deb http://http.debian.net/debian/ testing main
> deb-src http://http.debian.net/debian/ testing main
> -8x-------
>
> after main, add 'contrib' and if you wish, 'non-free', thus;
>
> -8x-------
> deb http://http.debian.net/debian/ testing main contrib non-free
> deb-src http://http.debian.net/debian/ testing main contrib non-free
> -8x-------
>
> NOTE: Do not change anything else. The above uses my settings as an
> example. If you're not using testing, leave whatever is written in its
> place alone.
>
> Save the file and exit the editor. Now you can run your preferred
> software installer (e.g. apt-get) and update the database of files (e.g.
> apt-get update). At this stage it will be possible to install the
> mscorefonts package.
>
> Good luck, and if you need any more assistance, we're all here to help.
>
Thank you!
Ok I added the command via leafpad in LXDE and when running sudo apt-get
update I get an warning at the end? I dont understand what its asking?
christopher@COMPAQ:~$ sudo leafpad /etc/apt/sources.list
[sudo] password for christopher:
christopher@COMPAQ:~$ sudo leafpad /etc/apt/sources.list
christopher@COMPAQ:~$ sudo apt-get update
Get:1 http://security.debian.org wheezy/updates Release.gpg [836
B]
Hit http://linux.dropbox.com wheezy
Release.gpg
Hit http://ftp.us.debian.org wheezy Release.gpg
Hit http://linux.dropbox.com wheezy
Release
Get:2 http://ftp.us.debian.org wheezy-updates Release.gpg [836
B]
Get:3 http://security.debian.org wheezy/updates Release [102 kB]
Hit http://ftp.us.debian.org wheezy
Release
Get:4 http://security.debian.org wheezy/updates/main Sources [98.4
kB]
Hit http://linux.dropbox.com wheezy/main
Sources
Hit http://linux.dropbox.com wheezy/main i386
Packages
Get:5 http://ftp.us.debian.org wheezy-updates Release [124
kB]
Get:6 http://security.debian.org wheezy/updates/main i386 Packages [180
kB]
Get:7 http://http.debian.net testing Release.gpg [836
B]
Get:8 http://security.debian.org wheezy/updates/main Translation-en
[98.7 kB]
Hit http://ftp.us.debian.org wheezy/main
Sources
Hit http://ftp.us.debian.org wheezy/main i386 Packages
Get:9 http://http.debian.net testing Release [165
kB]
Hit http://ftp.us.debian.org wheezy/main
Translation-en
Get:10 http://ftp.us.debian.org wheezy-updates/main Sources [4,057
B]
Hit http://ftp.us.debian.org wheezy-updates/main i386
Packages/DiffIndex
Hit http://ftp.us.debian.org wheezy-updates/main
Translation-en/DiffIndex
Ign http://linux.dropbox.com wheezy/main
Translation-en_US
Ign http://linux.dropbox.com wheezy/main
Translation-en
Get:11 http://http.debian.net testing/contrib Translation-en [40.0
kB]
Get:12 http://http.debian.net testing/main Translation-en [4,357
kB]
Get:13 http://http.debian.net testing/non-free Translation-en [73.1
kB]
Get:14 http://http.debian.net testing/main Sources [6,716
kB]
Get:15 http://http.debian.net testing/contrib Sources [52.2
kB]
Get:16 http://http.debian.net testing/non-free Sources [101
kB]
Get:17 http://http.debian.net testing/main i386 Packages [6,385
kB]
Get:18 http://http.debian.net testing/contrib i386 Packages [51.2
kB]
Get:19 http://http.debian.net testing/non-free i386 Packages [83.2
kB]
Fetched 18.6 MB in 33s (552
kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
W: Duplicate sources.list entry http://linux.dropbox.com/debian/
wheezy/main i386 Packages
(/var/lib/apt/lists/linux.dropbox.com_debian_dists_wheezy_main_binary-i386_Packages)
W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these problems
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