> "Errors were encountered while processing:
> /var/cache/apt/archives/libgnomeprint
> 6_0.20-helix1_i386.deb
> W: couldn't start source package list
> 'http://spidermonkey.helixcode.com
> unstable/mainpackages'
>
>(/var/state/apt/lists/spidermonkey.helixcode.com_distributions_debian_dists_unstable_main_binary_i386_packages)-stat
> (2 no such file or dirrectiory)
> W: you may want to run apt-get update to correct these
> missing files
> E:sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code
> (1)"
Well, try what it says:
apt-get update
then apt-get -f install, and dpkg --pending --configure
Are you connected to the internet?
I don't use helixgnome, so I don't know about this package specifically.
Apt-get update will connect to all the servers listed in your /etc/apt/sources.list.
It will download a listing of all the available packages. When you type apt-get or
apt-cache, it looks in these downloaded databases for the package you want. It then
goes out to the apropriate ftp/http server to get the package. When new versions or
new programs come out, obviously your workstation doesn't know about them. Apt-get
update gets the new database.
When new versions/security fixes, etc of debian come out, a debian root types:
apt-get update (get new databases of available files)
apt-get upgrade (upgrade all installed programs to newest version)
> How do i open a text editor when i'm not in X-Windows?
> because i havent gotten there yet and i would like to
> be able to get into windows... ("apropos edit |grep
> text" didn't work, i got something about bash. i
> didn't bother to wright it down)
'apropos edit |grep text' gives me a long list of text editors. If you don't see any
ext editors, you probably don't have any installed.
Use apt-get install to get pico or ae.
Then: 'ae file', 'pico file'.
ae should already be installed, but if you have been messing with dselect, who knows
what is no longer on your system... ;)
Cory
