Debian

I checked to see if I could turn off the html characteristics of the email sent when using free yahoo email. I could not find a configuration tool to send this in plain text so I am sorry in advance about this email. What I am most concerned about is getting help with the Debian problem I describe

debian package install problem

I am a new user of Debian. I have the operating system installed but due to some difficulties cannot seem able to install packages. At install when I use apt it starts okay but then I get a configuration error in configuring Binutils . I do not need to tell you how important this feature is. It ret