how do i change apt-get source list???

**wrangler** · 06-14-2004, 05:40 AM

i see lots of help on what to change my source list, but im a newb and i dont know how to change it. any help would be nice

tia

**wrangler** · 06-14-2004, 06:28 AM

never mind i got it.

anyone that needs to know

you login as root
go to file manager and go into etc then apt then just click on the list

**mzilikazi** · 06-14-2004, 02:42 PM

Originally Posted by wrangler

never mind i got it.

anyone that needs to know

you login as root
go to file manager and go into etc then apt then just click on the list

I realize that coming from windows you would think that logging in as root is the way to go. Please stop doing that. It is not only unsafe but also unnecessary. Just execute commands as root w/ sudo OR become root in a terminal window. Example:

sudo /etc/apt/sources.list

OR

su
<password>
xedit /etc/apt/sources.list