So, I put Debian on a VM. I made sure I was connected to the internet, and updated. I rebooted, and wanted a GUI. Every time I type this, I get E: Packages not found.
apt-get install aptitude tasksel
tasksel install gnome-desktop --new-install
I know these commands are correct, as I have multiple links saying to type this.
I don't know what is going on. Keep in mind, I am a newb to desktop Linux/GNU, but have some experience with Debian. But, I have no idea what is going on or how to fix it.
Check /etc/apt/sources.list and compare to this https://wiki.debian.org/SourcesList then double check internet connectivity and make sure DNS is working by pinging to a url like www.google.com