http://www.howtoforge.com/perfect_setup_ubuntu_6.06_p5 apt-get install postfix libsasl2 sasl2-bin libsasl2-modules libdb3-util procmail After selected Yes I get the following... Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done The following extra packages will be installed: openssl perl perl-modules postfix ssl-cert Suggested packages: courier-doc imap-client mail-reader ca-certificates libterm-readline-gnu-perl libterm-readline-perl-perl procmail postfix-mysql postfix-pgsql postfix-ldap postfix-pcre sasl2-bin Recommended packages: libglib2.0-data perl-doc resolvconf The following NEW packages will be installed: courier-authdaemon courier-base courier-imap courier-imap-ssl courier-pop courier-pop-ssl courier-ssl gamin libgamin0 libglib2.0-0 openssl perl perl-modules postfix ssl-cert 0 upgraded, 15 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded. Need to get 3055kB/10.9MB of archives. After unpacking 41.3MB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Here are the errors I'm getting: ********************************************************** Err http://security.ubuntu.com dapper-security/main courier-base 0.47-13ubuntu5.1 Temporary failure resolving 'security.ubuntu.com' Err http://security.ubuntu.com dapper-security/main courier-authdaemon 0.47-13ubuntu5.1 Temporary failure resolving 'security.ubuntu.com' Err http://security.ubuntu.com dapper-security/main openssl 0.9.8a-7ubuntu0.3 Temporary failure resolving 'security.ubuntu.com' Err http://security.ubuntu.com dapper-security/main courier-pop 0.47-13ubuntu5.1 Temporary failure resolving 'security.ubuntu.com' Err http://security.ubuntu.com dapper-security/main courier-ssl 0.47-13ubuntu5.1 Temporary failure resolving 'security.ubuntu.com' Err http://security.ubuntu.com dapper-security/main courier-pop-ssl 0.47-13ubuntu5.1 Temporary failure resolving 'security.ubuntu.com' Err http://security.ubuntu.com dapper-security/main courier-imap 3.0.8-13ubuntu5.1 Temporary failure resolving 'security.ubuntu.com' Err http://security.ubuntu.com dapper-security/main courier-imap-ssl 3.0.8-13ubuntu5.1 Temporary failure resolving 'security.ubuntu.com' Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com dapper/main gamin 0.1.7-2ubuntu1 Temporary failure resolving 'us.archive.ubuntu.com' Err http://us.archive.ubuntu.com dapper/main libgamin0 0.1.7-2ubuntu1 Temporary failure resolving 'us.archive.ubuntu.com' Media change: please insert the disc labeled 'Ubuntu-Server 6.06.1 _Dapper Drake_ - Release amd64 (20060807.1)' in the drive '/cdrom/' and press enter ********************************************************** I have the cd-rom in the drive and the cd rom works well because I installed the OS with it. I also uncommented out the default repositories in /etc/apt/sources.list. Any help at all would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Steve
It's a temporary failure, so it's possible it now working again. If not: what's in your /etc/resolv.conf?
There was a syntax error in my hosts file. I looked it over twice before saving it but I still didn't catch it. Thanks for the reply. Steve
