Installing Packages on EOL Debian 7.8

To install packages on the EOL Debian 7.8 (Wheezy), you need to amend your /etc/apt/sources.list.

admin@debian7:~$ sudo vi /etc/apt/sources.list

Add the following line.

deb http://archive.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib

Refresh the repository cache.

admin@debian7:~$ sudo apt-get update

You should now be able to search for packages.

admin@debian7:~$ sudo apt-cache search apache2

Or install.

admin@debian7:~$ sudo apt-get install apache2

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