Can't install nano

[brtski]

Hi,

I seem to be unable to install nano. I get the following message:

couldn't find package nano

I did apt-get update (even sudo apt-get), but to no avail. I'm on an Ultra 2 (4.2.27).

[brtski]

No one to help me?

[mdgm-ntgr]

You would need to uncomment the last line in your /etc/apt/sources.list

Then re run

# apt-get update && apt-get install nano

[brtski]

Thanks for the reply!
How do I uncomment the last line? I'm a bit of a Linux-noob

[mdgm-ntgr]

You can e.g. use the vi command to do that.

[brtski]

I'll try that when I get home, thanks

[brtski]

If I do

vi /etc/apt/sources.list

I get the following output:

#deb http://archive.debian.org/debian etch main

with lots of ```````

So not really a line for me to uncomment.

[mdgm-ntgr]

The # at the start of that line needs removing.

[brtski]

Awesome! That worked.
I should have started this thread stating I'm a Linux noob. Oh well...