On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 03:44, Bob Proulx <[email protected]> wrote: > Tom Browder wrote: ... >> When I try to use the "Add/Remove Applications" it chugs for a while, > > you are using a GUI wrapper around apt. Because it is a wrapper there > may be errors that you are not seeing. Let me recommend that you run > apt from the command line so that you can see any errors that are > being produced.
Okay, will do. > What are the contents of your /etc/apt/sources.list file? $ cat /etc/apt/sources.list deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ lenny main deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ lenny main deb http://security.debian.org/ lenny/updates main deb-src http://security.debian.org/ lenny/updates main deb http://volatile.debian.org/debian-volatile lenny/volatile main deb-src http://volatile.debian.org/debian-volatile lenny/volatile main > I worry that you may have something incorrect there. > > If not then run an update from the command line and report what it > says. Hopefully it will work with no errors. But if not it should > tell you why it is failing. > > # apt-get update That works. No out-of-date programs indicated. > If that works then you can upgrade. > > # apt-get upgrade That works--it upgraded OpenOffice. >> And while it's hanging, I can't use Synaptic Package Manager or the >> root terminal. > > Your phrase "or the root terminal" confuses me. That's was an app on the menus just like "terminal" except it was owned by root. All of the issues look like a problem with "granting privileges". I have added my user name to the sudoers file and am not using anything but CLI now--my new Debian server is now headless. Thanks, Bob. Regards, -Tom -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
