Thats right I am a newbie despite having used Linux for about 10 years. I seem to have found the apt-get system very tricky to get my head round.
It does seem weird to me that transferring files between two computers is not be a basic function that does not require additional software to be downloaded.
If you are too busy no worries as AirDroid is solving the problem. On their wesite they say: 'BY VISITING THE WEBSITES OR USING THE SERVICES IN ANY MANNER, YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE READ AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY AND A PARTY TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT TO THE EXCLUSION OF ALL OTHER TERMS'. Taken literally that is so absurd as to make me not want to depend on their software...... why should I read their terms before even visiting their website?
Not trying to rant but trying to explain why I want to stick with Free Software despite technical challenges.
Steve
On Friday 19 June 2015 12:14:36 Steve Greig wrote:
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Steve Greig <greigsteve@gmail.com>
> Date: Fri, Jun 19, 2015 at 9:18 AM
> Subject: Re: Transferring files from Debian computer to android phone
> To: Stefan Pietsch <stefan.pietsch@lsexperts.de>
>
>
> Unfortunately I do not know how to install things. The approach I took was
> to add https://packages.debian.org/jessie/jmtpfs to my sources.list and
> then type apt-get install jmtpfs into the konsole. I have pasted the
> response to that below and after that the contents of my sources.list (i
> tried with and without 'deb' in front of the line about jmtpfs in the
> sources.list but with the same error result).
>
> root@debian:/etc/apt# apt-get install jmtpfs
> Reading package lists... Error!
> E: Type 'https://packages.debian.org/jessie/jmtpfs' is not known on line 17
> in source list /etc/apt/sources.list
> E: The list of sources could not be read.
> E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
> root@debian:/etc/apt#
>
>
> # deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 7.1.0 _Wheezy_ - Official amd64 kde-CD
> Binary-1 20130615-23:04]/ wheezy main
>
> #deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 7.1.0 _Wheezy_ - Official amd64 kde-CD
> Binary-1 20130615-23:04]/ wheezy main
>
> deb http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main
> deb-src http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main
>
> deb http://security.debian.org/ wheezy/updates main
> deb-src http://security.debian.org/ wheezy/updates main
>
> # wheezy-updates, previously known as 'volatile'
> deb http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ wheezy-updates main
> deb-src http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ wheezy-updates main
>
> #deb http://repository.spotify.com stable non-free
>
> deb https://packages.debian.org/jessie/jmtpfs
> ~
>
> On Fri, Jun 19, 2015 at 6:50 AM, Stefan Pietsch
> <stefan.pietsch@lsexperts.de
>
> > wrote:
> >
> > On 18.06.2015 15:47, Steve Greig wrote:
> >
> > ...
> >
> > > It would be great to have any ideas which could help me transfer files
> > > to the phone (I am particularly keen to move music files at the
> > > moment). I would be happy to use the command line but when I googled
> > > that it looked very complicated.
> >
> > Have a look at jmtpfs.
> >
> > https://packages.debian.org/jessie/jmtpfs
As things stand, you can't install jmtpfs. You would need backports. There
are various things you would need to do!
I am very busy over the next two days, and you need more than a quick answer.
I'll get back onto you over this and spotify in a few days time if you have
not already been satisfactorily helped and sorted out by then.
You are clearly more of a newbie than some people are allowing for. And
jmtpfs may not be the only answer.
Lisi
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