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

Mon Nov 16 14:19:50 MST 2009

Excellent.  Now, please send the piece where you try to run Synaptic and get an error message.  It should look something like this:

dlwillson at dlwillson-laptop:~$ synaptic
bash: /usr/sbin/synaptic: No such file or directory
dlwillson at dlwillson-laptop:~$ 

David L. Willson
Trainer, Engineer, Enthusiast
MCT, MCSE, LPIC-1
tel://720.333.LANS

----- "WILLIAM PATTERSON+I*I SMITH" <wpsmithii at msn.com> wrote:

> 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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