I Broke Adept On Kubutu
Hi all i broke adept somehow im new to linux (like 3 days old) so im really not good with the terminal... but im getting better i have ubuntu latest and kubutu latest and broken it is a standard install as i havent been able to work out how to install ANYTHING but i learnt some stuff on ubutu and wanted to start setting up kubutu went to use the adept package manager to install WINE and i get this
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Try running apt-setup and apt-get update in terminal and see if it helps to resolve the problem.
Run those two commands and post your output if apt is still does not work in the proper manner. |
Ok i went to terminal and put apt-setup and it went to do it and asked for the cd i hit ok and then it came up with the thing asking me to locate it it had the location sitting there already which was /dev/cdrom_ so i left it there and hit ok kept comming back (4 times) and then went back to the terminal which had this
tyron@ubuntu:~$ apt-setup debconf: DbDriver "passwords" warning: could not open /var/cache/debconf/passwords.dat: Permission denied mount: only root can do that mount: only root can do that mount: only root can do that mount: only root can do that mount: only root can do that debconf: DbDriver "config": could not write /var/cache/debconf/config.dat-new: Permission denied tyron@ubuntu:~$ now im thinking i need to add my password someware in the process??? if so can you tell me how please and while you replying one more Q? when you are using the terminal to locate and run a file how do you navigate to the location IE: the desktop Thank you for the fast reply still :study: |
and when i run the "apt-get update"
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Sudo
Try:
sudo apt-setup sudo apt-get update |
ok ill check now
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ok i run that thought it was working and then...
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Your repos are messed up. Follow the instructions in the guide regarding obtaining a proper lists of repos.
Then run sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade sudo apt-get clean sudo apt-get autoclean sudo updatedb http://easylinux.info/wiki/Ubuntu |
oh my god what a mission... so new from windows.. one thing i love is an os that you can control.. learnt a bit tonight thanks heaps guy think i understand linux a heap more now.. that link was good but didnt do it but it managed to open the list up in a kate window so i just deleted everything and saved it then run through your steps above and it works fine by the looks of it
thank you so much guys |
Here is a couple of useful linux websites because learning linux does presetn a decent learning curve coming from windows.
http://www.linuxdevcenter.com/linux/cmd/ www.google.com/linux www.freshmeat.net |
thanks once again guys
and guess what just for"practice" i just did it again!! hahaha well its now 5AM im going to leave till another day |
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