Re: trouble installing gnome
Thanks again for all your help. Once again, at this point, I don't remember how I did it, but I cleared the sources list and put in the Debian repository to download Gnome. It's taking me a lot of effort to wield the code since I'm new at this, and I don't want to cause irreparable damage. Be well! On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 7:45 PM Leonard Morin wrote: > Thanks to all you for your help! I followed your advice partially and was > able to install Gnome. I don’t understand how it worked and I plan to try > to figure that out tomorrow. Bedankt! > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jun 6, 2020, at 6:51 PM, Tom Dial wrote: > > > > > > > >> On 6/6/20 09:14, leonard morin wrote: > >> Hello, > >> > >> I hope all are well. I recently dual-installed debian from a live image > >> on a usb along with Windows on a new computer. My friend gave me some > >> guidance, but he is very busy so I don't want to bother him now. > >> > >> When I first installed, my wifi didn't work on Debian, so I couldn't > >> download Gnome. As you can see below, my friend gave me a fix to connect > >> to wifi, but it didn't work. Nor is it possible to download/install > >> Gnome, as you can see from the error messages below. Can anyone explain > >> to me how to fix this? By the way, I'm hard-wired now. Thanks! > >> > >> # apt-get install task-gnome-desktop > >> E: Type 'Line' is not known on line 7 in source list > /etc/apt/sources.list > >> E: The list of sources could not be read. > >> E: Type 'Line' is not known on line 7 in source list > /etc/apt/sources.list > >> E: The list of sources could not be read. > >> # apt-get update > >> E: Type 'Line' is not known on line 7 in source list > /etc/apt/sources.list > >> E: The list of sources could not be read. > >> # apt-get upgrade > >> E: Type 'Line' is not known on line 7 in source list > /etc/apt/sources.list > >> E: The list of sources could not be read. > >> E: Type 'Line' is not known on line 7 in source list > /etc/apt/sources.list > >> E: The list of sources could not be read. > > > > At a guess, I would say these error messages occurred because > > /etc/apt/sources.list is (functionally) empty - all the lines are > > commented out. > > > > I would add > > > > deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye main contrib non-free > > deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye main contrib non-free > > > >> > >> > >> > >> # deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux testing _Bullseye_ - Official Snapshot > >> amd64 xfce-CD Binary-1 20200525-03:32]/ bullseye main contrib non-free > >> > >> #deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux testing _Bullseye_ - Official Snapshot > >> amd64 xfce-CD Binary-1 20200525-03:32]/ bullseye main contrib non-free > >> > >> Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify: > > > > Uncomment this line > >> #deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security bullseye-security main > >> contrib non-free > > > >> Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify: > > > > And this one > >> #deb-src http://security.debian.org/debian-security bullseye-security > >> main contrib non-free > > > > (You could remove or omit the non-free and/or contrib if you don't > > really need packages from those repositories). > > > > > > Regards > > Tom Dial > >
Re: trouble installing gnome
Thanks to all you for your help! I followed your advice partially and was able to install Gnome. I don’t understand how it worked and I plan to try to figure that out tomorrow. Bedankt! Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 6, 2020, at 6:51 PM, Tom Dial wrote: > > > >> On 6/6/20 09:14, leonard morin wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I hope all are well. I recently dual-installed debian from a live image >> on a usb along with Windows on a new computer. My friend gave me some >> guidance, but he is very busy so I don't want to bother him now. >> >> When I first installed, my wifi didn't work on Debian, so I couldn't >> download Gnome. As you can see below, my friend gave me a fix to connect >> to wifi, but it didn't work. Nor is it possible to download/install >> Gnome, as you can see from the error messages below. Can anyone explain >> to me how to fix this? By the way, I'm hard-wired now. Thanks! >> >> # apt-get install task-gnome-desktop >> E: Type 'Line' is not known on line 7 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list >> E: The list of sources could not be read. >> E: Type 'Line' is not known on line 7 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list >> E: The list of sources could not be read. >> # apt-get update >> E: Type 'Line' is not known on line 7 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list >> E: The list of sources could not be read. >> # apt-get upgrade >> E: Type 'Line' is not known on line 7 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list >> E: The list of sources could not be read. >> E: Type 'Line' is not known on line 7 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list >> E: The list of sources could not be read. > > At a guess, I would say these error messages occurred because > /etc/apt/sources.list is (functionally) empty - all the lines are > commented out. > > I would add > > deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye main contrib non-free > deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye main contrib non-free > >> >> >> >> # deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux testing _Bullseye_ - Official Snapshot >> amd64 xfce-CD Binary-1 20200525-03:32]/ bullseye main contrib non-free >> >> #deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux testing _Bullseye_ - Official Snapshot >> amd64 xfce-CD Binary-1 20200525-03:32]/ bullseye main contrib non-free >> >> Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify: > > Uncomment this line >> #deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security bullseye-security main >> contrib non-free > >> Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify: > > And this one >> #deb-src http://security.debian.org/debian-security bullseye-security >> main contrib non-free > > (You could remove or omit the non-free and/or contrib if you don't > really need packages from those repositories). > > > Regards > Tom Dial
Re: trouble installing gnome
On 6/6/20 09:14, leonard morin wrote: > Hello, > > I hope all are well. I recently dual-installed debian from a live image > on a usb along with Windows on a new computer. My friend gave me some > guidance, but he is very busy so I don't want to bother him now. > > When I first installed, my wifi didn't work on Debian, so I couldn't > download Gnome. As you can see below, my friend gave me a fix to connect > to wifi, but it didn't work. Nor is it possible to download/install > Gnome, as you can see from the error messages below. Can anyone explain > to me how to fix this? By the way, I'm hard-wired now. Thanks! > > # apt-get install task-gnome-desktop > E: Type 'Line' is not known on line 7 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list > E: The list of sources could not be read. > E: Type 'Line' is not known on line 7 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list > E: The list of sources could not be read. > # apt-get update > E: Type 'Line' is not known on line 7 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list > E: The list of sources could not be read. > # apt-get upgrade > E: Type 'Line' is not known on line 7 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list > E: The list of sources could not be read. > E: Type 'Line' is not known on line 7 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list > E: The list of sources could not be read. At a guess, I would say these error messages occurred because /etc/apt/sources.list is (functionally) empty - all the lines are commented out. I would add deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye main contrib non-free deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye main contrib non-free > > > > # deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux testing _Bullseye_ - Official Snapshot > amd64 xfce-CD Binary-1 20200525-03:32]/ bullseye main contrib non-free > > #deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux testing _Bullseye_ - Official Snapshot > amd64 xfce-CD Binary-1 20200525-03:32]/ bullseye main contrib non-free > > Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify: Uncomment this line > #deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security bullseye-security main > contrib non-free > Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify: And this one > #deb-src http://security.debian.org/debian-security bullseye-security > main contrib non-free (You could remove or omit the non-free and/or contrib if you don't really need packages from those repositories). Regards Tom Dial
Re: trouble installing gnome
Marc Shapiro schreef op 2020-06-06 20:30: On 6/6/20 8:58 AM, Brad Rogers wrote: On Sat, 6 Jun 2020 11:14:13 -0400 leonard morin wrote: Hello leonard, Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify: Both instances of that should either be deleted or have an # inserted at the start of the line. IMO, the former is preferable. You may also wish to add an online repo, rather than relying on just the CDs. Also, if what the OP pasted into his post was his entire /etc/apt/sources.list file, he is not using the CDs, either. Those lines were also commented out. The only uncommented lines where the ones that SHOULD have been comments: --Snipped from original post -- # deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux testing _Bullseye_ - Official Snapshot amd64 xfce-CD Binary-1 20200525-03:32]/ bullseye main contrib non-free #deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux testing _Bullseye_ - Official Snapshot amd64 xfce-CD Binary-1 20200525-03:32]/ bullseye main contrib non-free Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify: #deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security bullseye-security main contrib non-free Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify: #deb-src http://security.debian.org/debian-security bullseye-security main contrib non-free --- As far as I know http://security.debian.org/debian-security doesn't have all packages. The OP also have to add a line like: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ bullseye main contrib non-free --- Floris
Re: trouble installing gnome
On Sat, 6 Jun 2020 11:30:05 -0700 Marc Shapiro wrote: Hello Marc, >/etc/apt/sources.list file, he is not using the CDs, either. Those >lines were also commented out. Oops. You are indeed correct - the line wrapping(1) confused me. Thanks for pointing it out. (1) May not be the same as you saw due to screen size, window size and so on. -- Regards _ / ) "The blindingly obvious is / _)radnever immediately apparent" We are the chosen Changed - Judgement Centre pgpdAtUkkZjsr.pgp Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: trouble installing gnome
On 6/6/20 8:58 AM, Brad Rogers wrote: On Sat, 6 Jun 2020 11:14:13 -0400 leonard morin wrote: Hello leonard, Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify: Both instances of that should either be deleted or have an # inserted at the start of the line. IMO, the former is preferable. You may also wish to add an online repo, rather than relying on just the CDs. Also, if what the OP pasted into his post was his entire /etc/apt/sources.list file, he is not using the CDs, either. Those lines were also commented out. The only uncommented lines where the ones that SHOULD have been comments: --Snipped from original post -- # deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux testing _Bullseye_ - Official Snapshot amd64 xfce-CD Binary-1 20200525-03:32]/ bullseye main contrib non-free #deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux testing _Bullseye_ - Official Snapshot amd64 xfce-CD Binary-1 20200525-03:32]/ bullseye main contrib non-free Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify: #debhttp://security.debian.org/debian-security bullseye-security main contrib non-free Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify: #deb-srchttp://security.debian.org/debian-security bullseye-security main contrib non-free ---
Re: trouble installing gnome
leonard morin schreef op 2020-06-06 17:14: Hello, I hope all are well. I recently dual-installed debian from a live image on a usb along with Windows on a new computer. My friend gave me some guidance, but he is very busy so I don't want to bother him now. When I first installed, my wifi didn't work on Debian, so I couldn't download Gnome. As you can see below, my friend gave me a fix to connect to wifi, but it didn't work. Nor is it possible to download/install Gnome, as you can see from the error messages below. Can anyone explain to me how to fix this? By the way, I'm hard-wired now. Thanks! # apt-get install task-gnome-desktop E: Type 'Line' is not known on line 7 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list E: The list of sources could not be read. E: Type 'Line' is not known on line 7 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list E: The list of sources could not be read. # apt-get update E: Type 'Line' is not known on line 7 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list E: The list of sources could not be read. # apt-get upgrade E: Type 'Line' is not known on line 7 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list E: The list of sources could not be read. E: Type 'Line' is not known on line 7 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list E: The list of sources could not be read. # deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux testing _Bullseye_ - Official Snapshot amd64 xfce-CD Binary-1 20200525-03:32]/ bullseye main contrib non-free #deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux testing _Bullseye_ - Official Snapshot amd64 xfce-CD Binary-1 20200525-03:32]/ bullseye main contrib non-free Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify: #deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security bullseye-security main contrib non-free Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify: #deb-src http://security.debian.org/debian-security bullseye-security main contrib non-free Your source list has some errors. The easiest way to fix this is: (run as root) echo "deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ bullseye main contrib non-free" > /etc/apt/sources.list --- Floris
Re: trouble installing gnome
On Sat, 6 Jun 2020 11:14:13 -0400 leonard morin wrote: Hello leonard, > Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify: Both instances of that should either be deleted or have an # inserted at the start of the line. IMO, the former is preferable. You may also wish to add an online repo, rather than relying on just the CDs. -- Regards _ / ) "The blindingly obvious is / _)radnever immediately apparent" Only the wounded remain, the generals have all left the game Generals - The Damned pgpn7Py4JTmL5.pgp Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: trouble installing GNOME
Even wierder is that it seems to work with enlightenment. Wel partially than. When I start enlightenment, there is no Gnome, however when I start a Gnome application I get all the fancy Gnome icons. -- Jeroen Valcke jeroen@valcke.com ICQ# 30116911 Home page: http://www.valcke.com/jeroen Phone +32(0)56 32 91 37 Mobile +32(0)486 88 21 26 Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. THAT's relativity. -Albert Einstein-
Re: trouble installing GNOME
My progress so far with installing GNOME. Finally when I log in with gdm I get the gnome desktop, the icons and stuff, however when I log off, I get notified that I'm not running a gnome compatible windowmanager. Well, actually I'm running WindowMaker. I think this warning has something to do with the fact that 'wmaker-gnome' is not installed, (is this assumption correct?) but when I apt-get install wmaker-gnome it says wmaker-gnome is a virtual package, but it wasn't installed when I installed wmaker?!? How to solve this??? Thankx -Jeroen- -- Jeroen Valcke jeroen@valcke.com ICQ# 30116911 Home page: http://www.valcke.com/jeroen Phone +32(0)56 32 91 37 Mobile +32(0)486 88 21 26 Precious few are born with it ... even fewer know what to do with it. -No Fear-
Re: trouble installing GNOME
Jeroen Valcke wrote: Hi, I'm trying to install GNOME on my system. I followed the instructions from the GNOME User FAQ. So I added deb http://spidermonkey.helixcode.com/distributions/debian unstable main to my sources.list I ran apt-get update and after that did apt-get install task-helix-gnome even did an additional apt-get dist-upgrade. After that I tried running a Gnome-session. I logged in with gdm and specified 'gnome' as session however I get kicked back to the gdm login screen. Does it fail for user and root? Look at /etc/X11/gdm/gdm.conf for clues. Check error msgs. -- ~~~
Re: trouble installing GNOME
On Sun, Feb 11, 2001 at 02:00:20PM +0100, Jeroen Valcke wrote: Hi, I'm trying to install GNOME on my system. I followed the instructions from the GNOME User FAQ. So I added deb http://spidermonkey.helixcode.com/distributions/debian unstable main to my sources.list I ran apt-get update and after that did apt-get install task-helix-gnome even did an additional apt-get dist-upgrade. After that I tried running a Gnome-session. I logged in with gdm and specified 'gnome' as session however I get kicked back to the gdm login screen. I also checked 'Learning Debian GNU/Linux' At http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/debian/chapter/ch06_05.html they do some modifications to the Xsession file. This doesn't seem to work for me. I get error msgs, ... /WindowMaker-gnome: No such file or directory' and 'panel: command not found' Can anybody point me in the right direction how to configure gnome on debian with gdm? Anymore documentation Thankx. Possibly /usr/bin/x-window-manager doesn't point to a window manager GNOME likes? Try update-alternatives --config x-window-manager and then select a window manager like sawfish/sawmill, icewm-gnome or windowmaker (one that supports GNOME thingies). Other possibility: stop GDM (as root /etc/init.d/gdm stop); then as normal user create a small ~/.xsession file like: #! /bin/sh xterm icewm-gnome Make sure the file is executable (chmod +x ~/.xsession). Then run startx, then in the the xterm run gnome-session. Then run gnomecc (GNOME Control Center), make sure there's a window manager selected, then save the info. Now kill the session (ctrl-alt-backspace works), start up GDM and gnome-session should now know what window manager to run. -- Eric G. Miller egm2@jps.net
