apache2-mpm-worker not available - installing on Debian etch (VPS container)

[feelgood]

Hi

I just got a VPS container with Debian 4 etch
(kernel 2.6.18-028stab060.8 redhat enterprise)

I have followed the instructions to install ispCPomega on Debian:

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# apt-get update
# apt-get upgrade
# apt-get install tar bzip2 wget lsb-release
# mkdir -p /usr/local/src/ispcp
# cd /usr/local/src/ispcp
# wget http://mesh.dl.sourceforge.net/sourcefor....0.tar.bz2

# cd ./ispcp-*

# apt-get update
# apt-get upgrade
# apt-get install $(cat ./docs/Debian/debian-packages-etch)
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And I get this error:
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Building package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
apache2-mpm-worker is not available, but it referred to by another package.
...
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Is this related to the non-free repository?
What could I do at this point?

(I used to be fluent in LINUX, but it has been 10 years, I could use a hint)

Thank you

[alecksievici]

did you add the non-free repositories in /etc/apt/sources.list?

Code:

# stable
deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ lenny main contrib non-free
deb http://security.debian.org/ lenny/updates main contrib non-free

i just installed a debian lenny test server yesterday and it worked just fine.

[feelgood]

(06-05-2009 04:58 AM)alecksievici Wrote:  did you add the non-free repositories in /etc/apt/sources.list?

Code:

# stable
deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ lenny main contrib non-free
deb http://security.debian.org/ lenny/updates main contrib non-free

i just installed a debian lenny test server yesterday and it worked just fine.

I see. I did not add the non-free repositories.

I did try to use stable but my etch did not like it:

Code:

#stable
-bash: stable: command not found

So I thought "this stable command maybe is not for etch? maybe it is for lenny?" and I just went ahead with the following step. Very smart huh?

OK, I have to add the non-free repositories.

SO, do you know what I can do to make the "stable" command work on my etch or, is there something I can use instead of "stable" that will work the same (much like apt-get works when aptitude is not available)?

Thanks again

[alecksievici]

stable is not a command, as you can see it has a # in front so it's a comment. you really didn't read the installation guide very carefully .

all you have to do si pico or mcedit /etc/apt/sources.list and add

Code:

deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ lenny main contrib non-free
deb http://security.debian.org/ lenny/updates main contrib non-free

at the end of the file and then run

Code:

apt-get update

and presto! you're done, you can now start installing ispcp

i would also recommend you to upgrade to debian lenny

[feelgood]

OK, I get it. :blush:

I am supposed to edit file /etc/apt/sources.list and add these lines (modifying them for etch, I assume)

Code:

# stable
deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ lenny main contrib non-free
deb http://security.debian.org/ lenny/updates main contrib non-free

Now. This file does not exist in my Debian etch.

In /etc/apt I only see
- trusted.gpg
- trustdb.gpg
- secring.gpg
- apt.conf.d (directory)
- sources.list.d (directory)

There is no sources.list file.
Shall I just create one and write those two lines in it?

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(06-05-2009 06:08 AM)alecksievici Wrote:  stable is not a command, as you can see it has a # in front so it's a comment. you really didn't read the installation guide very carefully .

all you have to do si pico or mcedit /etc/apt/sources.list and add

Code:

deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ lenny main contrib non-free
deb http://security.debian.org/ lenny/updates main contrib non-free

at the end of the file and then run

Code:

apt-get update

and presto! you're done, you can now start installing ispcp

i would also recommend you to upgrade to debian lenny

Thanks alecksievici,
I wrote my previous post while you were writing yours !
I did read the guide, but I misinterpreted the instructions. Sorry.

OK. Two questions:

1. If /etc/apt/sources.list does not exist in my installation, do you think this is a symptom that something else is missing?

2. I have thought of upgrading to Lenny, but this Etch I have, being an off-the shelf Virtuozzo VPS container version of Debian, may be missing other things...? I am not sure. Do you know if this could be the case?

Things missing could lead to many complications. I would not want to get involved in a major project when I just came back to Linux. I just need the Cpanel to work, that's all.

Thanks for your help.

[alecksievici]

wow, that's not good.
when you run apt-get update i guess it doesn't do anything just says "Reading package lists... Done"

here's a sample of /etc/apt/sources.list + the 2 required repositories

Code:

# Find more repositories here:  http://www.apt-get.org

# CD images - etch installer    http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/
# deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 r0 _Etch_ - Official i386 CD Binary-1 20070407-11:55]/ etch contrib main

# regular updates for etch
deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ etch main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ etch main contrib non-free

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

# multimedia       Christian Marillat (was: ftp.nerim.net)
deb http://www.debian-multimedia.org etch main
deb-src http://www.debian-multimedia.org etch main

# unofficial      http://www.debian-unofficial.org
deb http://ftp.debian-unofficial.org/debian etch main contrib non-free restricted
deb-src http://ftp.debian-unofficial.org/debian etch main contrib non-free restricted

# stable
deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ lenny main contrib non-free
deb http://security.debian.org/ lenny/updates main contrib non-free

just "pico /etc/apt/sources.list" copy+paste the above code, save the file and run apt-get update. now you should be able to install ispcp.

[feelgood]

(06-05-2009 06:24 AM)alecksievici Wrote:  wow, that's not good.
when you run apt-get update i guess it doesn't do anything just says "Reading package lists... Done"

here's a sample of /etc/apt/sources.list + the 2 required repositories

Code:

# Find more repositories here:  http://www.apt-get.org

# CD images - etch installer    http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/
# deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 r0 _Etch_ - Official i386 CD Binary-1 20070407-11:55]/ etch contrib main

# regular updates for etch
deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ etch main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ etch main contrib non-free

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

# multimedia       Christian Marillat (was: ftp.nerim.net)
deb http://www.debian-multimedia.org etch main
deb-src http://www.debian-multimedia.org etch main

# unofficial      http://www.debian-unofficial.org
deb http://ftp.debian-unofficial.org/debian etch main contrib non-free restricted
deb-src http://ftp.debian-unofficial.org/debian etch main contrib non-free restricted

# stable
deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ lenny main contrib non-free
deb http://security.debian.org/ lenny/updates main contrib non-free

just "pico /etc/apt/sources.list" copy+paste the above code, save the file and run apt-get update. now you should be able to install ispcp.

#pico /etc/apt/sources.list
-bash: pico: command not found

This is going to be tough.

[alecksievici]

i forget to mention: pico or any other text editor (vi, mcedit etc.)
your debian etch installation seems to be barebone...

[feelgood]

(06-05-2009 06:43 AM)alecksievici Wrote:  i forget to mention: pico or any other text editor (vi, mcedit etc.)
your debian etch installation seems to be barebone...

Thanks alecksievici
I have used vi to create the file and I am about to test the installation again.

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It is getting packages now.

Question: Are you sure the lines have to be...

Code:

# stable
deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ lenny main contrib non-free
deb http://security.debian.org/ lenny/updates main contrib non-free

for my installation (not lenny) ?

[alecksievici]

i'm not 100% sure, but as long as they work in lenny, they should work in etch. those are the lines from the documentation, you could change lenny to etch

again, i suggest you to upgrade to lenny.