Proper settings for sources.list to receive Sarge updates

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[edit] Proper settings for sources.list to receive Sarge updates

The Sarge build of the Debian distribution is is no longer active, and has been moved to an archive location. Therefore, attempting to perform commands using apt-get such as an 'update' will fail as the information has moved.

To correct this problem: 

 Edit the /etc/apt/sources.list file using your favorite text editor
 Comment out the lines that are currently in there.
 Add the following line:
   deb ftp://archive.debian.org/debian-archive/debian sarge main contrib non-free
 Save the file

Once this has been completed, execute apt-get update to update the apt cache. The apt-get command can now be used to install packages once again.

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