In synaptic you have the button that updates the repo (don't know how it get's called on english, maybe 'reload'), that mean's, it sync's the list in the official repos with your local list. So, if you have an outdated list, it won't let you install software that already has a newer version on the servers. Either call 'reload' before installing something or, from the command-line, 'sudo apt-get update'.
2010/6/3, terrabite <[email protected]>: > > Hi, > > no I didn't update the repo (how do I do that?) but I switched to a > different location which I assume did the same thing. It looks different > since this morning... > > Thanks for your help, I continue to browse how to set up a different shell. > Apparently it doesn't make any difference which one uses. > > Jurgen > > On Jun 4, 2010, at 10:19 AM, Ricardo G. Herdt [via Puredyne] wrote: > >> The default terminal I think is rxvt. You can change it's settings >> editing the file .Xdefaults (there are many examples on the internet). >> Or install an easier to use terminal, like xfce4-terminal. Also, >> regarding the 'cannot be installed' error, did you update the >> repositories before trying to install any apps? >> >> 2010/6/3, terrabite <[hidden email]>: >> >> > >> > I think the 2 posts illustrate my confusion :-) Indeed the command is >> > sudo >> > su, but it took me a while to find out. The command I used so far (su -) >> > >> > renders an authentication error. >> > The puredyne book is quite empty - I mean, the intriguing subject line >> > "installing a full puredyne system onto hard disk" exists but there is >> > no >> > article. When I installed AV Linux first the entire idea of adding a >> > grub >> > and taking the risk to perhaps lose my partition with windoze frightened >> > me >> > considerably. So the empty article here wasn't so helpful :-) >> > >> > I found by now that the shell that comes with puredyne is a different >> > flavor >> > than I know, it is zsh. I think that's why things are a bit different. I >> > >> > think I can change that, I will find out later. >> > >> > Also, I find the terminal's gray characters hard to read. I haven't >> > found a >> > way yet to change the color scheme. Also the prompt surprised me, I >> > thought >> > it is $ for user - here it is % with a preceding string that I looks >> > like >> > (˜) but I'm neither sure nor do I understand the meaning. >> > >> > I will take some time out and find answers :-) Question marks that >> > persist >> > after 2 weeks will come up here. >> > Hey, bluetooth is working, so is wireless networking, my audio hardware >> > (RME) with Jack works flawlessly, I'm quite a lucky boy. >> > >> > Cheers and thanks for your help' >> > Jurgen >> > -- >> > View this message in context: >> > http://puredyne.466513.n3.nabble.com/puredyne-where-do-I-find-some-general-info-about-puredyne-tp867959p869214.html >> > Sent from the Puredyne mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> > >> > --- >> > [hidden email] >> > http://identi.ca/group/puredyne >> > irc://irc.goto10.org/puredyne >> >> --- >> [hidden email] >> http://identi.ca/group/puredyne >> irc://irc.goto10.org/puredyne >> >> >> View message @ >> http://puredyne.466513.n3.nabble.com/puredyne-where-do-I-find-some-general-info-about-puredyne-tp867959p869282.html >> >> To unsubscribe from Re: [puredyne] where do I find some 'general' info >> about puredyne, click here. >> > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://puredyne.466513.n3.nabble.com/puredyne-where-do-I-find-some-general-info-about-puredyne-tp867959p869289.html > Sent from the Puredyne mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > --- [email protected] http://identi.ca/group/puredyne irc://irc.goto10.org/puredyne
