[clue-tech] Re: Grab your coat, it's still on!

WILLIAM PATTERSON+I*I SMITH wpsmithii at msn.com
Mon Nov 16 14:13:28 MST 2009


bill at localhost ~]$ sudo apt-get update
Password:
Sorry, try again.
Password:
Get:1 ftp://ftp.ch.debian.org pclinuxos/2007 release [2650B]
Fetched 2650B in 2s (920B/s)
Hit ftp://ftp.ch.debian.org pclinuxos/2007/main pkglist
Hit ftp://ftp.ch.debian.org pclinuxos/2007/main release
Hit ftp://ftp.ch.debian.org pclinuxos/2007/extra pkglist
Hit ftp://ftp.ch.debian.org pclinuxos/2007/extra release
Hit ftp://ftp.ch.debian.org pclinuxos/2007/nonfree pkglist
Hit ftp://ftp.ch.debian.org pclinuxos/2007/nonfree release
Hit ftp://ftp.ch.debian.org pclinuxos/2007/kde pkglist
Hit ftp://ftp.ch.debian.org pclinuxos/2007/kde release
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
[bill at localhost ~]$ ssudo apt-get install synaptic
bash: ssudo: command not found
[bill at localhost ~]$ sudo apt-get install synaptic
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 reinstalled, 0 removed and 850 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B/1775kB of archives.
After unpacking 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y
Committing changes...
Preparing                                ############################## [100%]
Updating / installing
  synaptic-0.57.2-20pclos2009.i586       ############################## [100%]
Done.
[bill at localhost ~]$


> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:57:03 -0700
> From: DLWillson at TheGeek.NU
> To: clue-tech at cluedenver.org
> Subject: Re: [clue-tech] Re: Grab your coat, it's still on!
> 
> You can zip-click from the console session.  Select everything relevant by left-dragging, then zip-click into mail message with middle mouse button.
> 
> You can also do traditional copy and paste.  Select as normal, then right-click, choose "copy", right-click in body of mail message, and choose paste.
> 
> David L. Willson
> Trainer, Engineer, Enthusiast
> MCT, MCSE, LPIC-1
> tel://720.333.LANS
> 
> ----- "Bill Smith" <wpsmithii at msn.com> wrote:
> 
> > Hi David, thanks for the post, apt-get appeared to work, it fetched
> > and
> > installed but no change in the problem even after a reboot and an
> > attempt as
> > root. I printed the process but I don't know how save it for
> > publication.
> > Bill
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: clue-tech-bounces at cluedenver.org
> > [mailto:clue-tech-bounces at cluedenver.org] On Behalf Of David L.
> > Willson
> > Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 12:59 PM
> > To: CLUE technical discussion
> > Subject: Re: [clue-tech] Re: Grab your coat, it's still on!
> > 
> > $ sudo apt-get update
> > $ sudo apt-get install synaptic
> > 
> > David L. Willson
> > Trainer, Engineer, Enthusiast
> > MCT, MCSE, LPIC-1
> > tel://720.333.LANS
> > 
> > ----- "Bill Smith" <wpsmithii at msn.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > My thanks to all who helped get PCLinuxOS installed on my P4 box,
> > and
> > > who
> > > helped get my wireless working. I took it home and everything
> > worked
> > > as
> > > expected. I now have wireless and a printer in my basement so that
> > I
> > > can use
> > > the CAElinux distro. Something funny happened when I got the
> > wireless
> > > working. Something was downloaded and installed, I had no choice
> > about
> > > it,
> > > and now Synaptic does not work. The error message says "command
> > > Synaptic
> > > does not exist", any thoughts? Thanks again. Bill Smith
> > > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: clue-tech-bounces at cluedenver.org
> > > [mailto:clue-tech-bounces at cluedenver.org] On Behalf Of David L.
> > > Anselmi
> > > Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2009 6:40 PM
> > > To: CLUE tech
> > > Subject: [clue-tech] Re: Grab your coat, it's still on!
> > > 
> > > We had a really good installfest, despite the snow and
> > > disorganization. 
> > >   There were almost 20 people, thanks to all who came.  Thanks also
> > to
> > > 
> > > Lee for bringing some good hot chocolate and to David Willson who
> > ran
> > > 
> > > Free Lunch, dodged hecklers, and added to the installfest equipment
> > > fund.
> > > 
> > > I made it Microcenter afterward and picked up the PS2 to USB
> > adapters
> > > we 
> > > need, as well as DVD blanks.  So I'll start keeping DVD ISOs now. 
> > > Patch 
> > > cables were too expensive so I made a couple of those from stuff I
> > had
> > > 
> > > left over.  If you find other things that would make your time go 
> > > farther let me know.
> > > 
> > > I think we got the wireless mouse working, despite a BIOS upgrade
> > and
> > > 
> > > who knows what else Maxwell had to do.  Dang he was persistent.  And
> > 
> > > he's brand new in the area so it was cool he looked us up and came
> > > out.
> > > 
> > > There was a box that was having trouble after a new motherboard and
> > 
> > > video card failed to work with the old configuration.  That all got
> > 
> > > cleaned up I think.  Would have been nice to have Collins to help
> > with
> > > 
> > > the sidux part.
> > > 
> > > There was some LFS going on and the usual other driver hunting.  I
> > > think 
> > > I got farther with the DeVry wireless that's never worked for 
> > > wpa_supplicant (adding wep_tx_keyidx=0 seems to help).  But I still
> > 
> > > couldn't get an IP address :-(
> > > 
> > > There was also a round of Ticket to Ride, air hockey, ping pong, and
> > 
> > > other amusements.
> > > 
> > > And finally, thanks to DeVry for continuing to be generous hosts.
> > > 
> > > Dave
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