Installing oauth on debian server errors

[mozgras]

Does anyone know from the errors why I can't install oauth on a debian vps server hosted at dreamhost? Any remedies?

$ pear install HTTP_OAuth
 Failed to download pear/HTTP_OAuth within preferred state "stable", latest
 release is version 0.2.3, stability "alpha", use
 "channel://pear.php.net/HTTP_OAuth-0.2.3" to install
 install failed
 [ps113620]$ pear install HTTP_OAuth-0.2.3
 WARNING: channel "pear.php.net" has updated its protocols, use "pear
 channel-update pear.php.net" to update
 Cannot install, php_dir for channel "pear.php.net" is not writeable by the
 current user
 
 $ pear channel-update pear.php.net
 Updating channel "pear.php.net"
 could not create lock file: fopen(/usr/local/php5/lib/pear/.lock): failed to
 open stream: Permission denied

[stevenmw]

First off it sounds like you don't have root access. Log into root through your terminal.

Then update your respiratory

/etc/apt/sources.list

Debian is very big on stability. It doesn't come with the latest version of things, it comes with the latest stable release.So the package that Debian is using for whichever version of Deb you have might not be "brand-new", but it will be new.

Now try installing the package again. I forget the exact name Debian uses for OAuth, but I know it is

apt-get install package