plz help (auto?) reconfigure repositories on Debian via cli

[Nikolai D.]

Hi there,
Just installed a Debian 6 VM. Now the local repos i have chosen during install do not work or something like that.
I get temporary faliure resolving repo.
How do i reconfigure this? Cuz i want to install vim to setup static ip address.
Ive googled abit already, and im googling some more now. Ill let it know if i have some progress.
Thanks in advance,
Nikolai

[Cheesemill]

You can use vi to edit your /etc/apt/sources.list file. Vi is already installed by default in a Debian installation.

If you need to find out what changes to make you can use the Debian sources.list generator here...
http://debgen.simplylinux.ch/

[varunendra]

Thread moved to Other OS/Distro Talk.

[kiyop]

Have you got root privilege?
Execute

su -

and then, type root password.

Can your installed debian access to internet?

apt-get update

What is the current /etc/apt/sources.list?

cat /etc/apt/sources.list

Maybe nano is easier than vi. I hope nano is installed on your debian.

nano /etc/apt/sources.list

Ctrl+k to cut (and copy) a line. Ctrl+u to paste it. Ctrl+o to save. Ctrl+x to quit nano.