On 9/7/06, Troy Payne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Total newbie question that I couldn't find answered in the FAQ or archives: > > I have a problem with my /sw/var/lib/dpkg/status file - one package doesn't > have a version after a failed installation. I've tried reinstalling, > removing, and purging the offending package, all to no avail. > /sw/var/lib/dpkg/status-old contains the same lines that I'm having trouble > with, so I can't revert to it. > > Seems I need to edit my /sw/var/lib/dpkg/status file... But I can't save > files in /sw/var/lib/dpkg/ with TextEdit.app because I don't have > permission. What's the best way to edit /sw/var/lib/dpkg/status? > > Thanks, > > Troy > > > Don't use TextEdit, for one thing. :-)
You need to use an editor that handles Unix line endings and also lets you edit root-owned stuff. TextWrangler ( http://www.barebones.com/products/textwrangler/ ) is a nice editor for that, and it lets you edit root-owned documents if you supply an administrative password. You can also use one of the various built-in Unix editors as well, as long as you preface their commands with "sudo", e.g. sudo pico /sw/var/lib/dpkg/status -- Alexander K. Hansen Fink Documenter (still) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners
