"Unable to locate package sudo" when i try to install sudo on new Debian

Question

i installed a new Debian on a small VPS and now when i try to install sudo i just get this message. I also tried to add FTP-Server into the list and i still get that error.

root@srv45758:~# vi /etc/apt/sources.list
deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ jessie main contrib non-free
deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ main contrib non-free
deb http://security.debian.org jessie/updates main contrib non-free

Does any one maybe know the problem?

Solution 1

Verify your sources here

Try using apt-get install sudo to get it.

You can configure users to use it with its config file:

vi /etc/sudoers

add a line:

user ALL=(ALL) ALL

Solution 2

apt-get update
apt-get install sudo

Comments

[Janlasse]

I was trying to install it with apt-get install sudo

[Marek Rost]

@Janlasse Try running apt-get update first to synchronize package lists.

[Nicholas Humphrey]

@MarekRost Thanks this works for me. After updating I'm able to install sudo.

[Toto]

Code without any explanation is useless. Can you elaborate on this a little more?

[Vishrant]

these commands are self-explanatory, you may google and post a question on which part is not clear.