There is no password prompt when launching synaptic. Did gksudo synaptic and still can't add. -- Tina
On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 13:01, Carl Symons <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 10:49 AM, Tina <[email protected]> wrote: > > Unfortunately still can't connect to host. I'm having to do everything in > > term, because when I tired to add the source via synaptec the button to > add > > was greyed out. > > I will keep trying. Thanks. > > --Tina > > > It sounds like you don't have permission to add. > > When you run synaptic, is there a popup requesting your root password? > > Try gksudo synaptic > or kdesudo synaptic > > > > > > > > On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 12:43, Carl Symons <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> It looks like the connection to the keyserver failed. Maybe you could > >> try again. It appears that the keyserver is working okay now. > >> > >> At this site... > >> https://edge.launchpad.net/~gtg/+archive/ppa > >> > >> You will find instructions including the one from Paul: > >> sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gtg/ppa > >> > >> The instructions also work with Synaptic: > >> Settings > >> Repositories > >> Other Software (tab) > >> +Add (button) > >> In the "APT line:" box, enter: > >> ppa:gtg/ppa > >> Click the "+Add Source" button > >> > >> Simple process...as Paul pointed out, this grabs everything needed to > >> make the repository work properly. > >> > >> > >> On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 10:24 AM, Tina <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > This is what I get: > >> > Executing: gpg --ignore-time-conflict --no-options > --no-default-keyring > >> > --secret-keyring /etc/apt/secring.gpg --trustdb-name > >> > /etc/apt/trustdb.gpg > >> > --keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com--recv > >> > 88C03D7B5195CEAFF3F9F7A7B82A968F7AC9B38F > >> > gpg: requesting key 7AC9B38F from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com > >> > gpgkeys: HTTP fetch error 7: couldn't connect to host > >> > gpg: no valid OpenPGP data found. > >> > gpg: Total number processed: 0 > >> > Tina > >> > On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 12:19, Paul Natsuo Kishimoto > >> > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> > >> >> sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gtg/ppa > >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~gtg-user > >> > Post to : [email protected] > >> > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~gtg-user > >> > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > >> > > >> > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~gtg-user > > Post to : [email protected] > > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~gtg-user > > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > > > >
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