apt-get debian-cd installs openoffice.org!!
Help! Last week while trying to install openoffice my drive ran out of space and the install failed. I tried to remove openoffice but it says I should try reinstalling it. == whitestar:~# apt-get remove openoffice.org Reading Package Lists... Done Building Dependency Tree... Done Package openoffice.org is not installed, so not removed The following packages will be REMOVED: openoffice.org-bin 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 14 not upgraded. 1 not fully installed or removed. Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 0B of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y dpkg: error processing openoffice.org-bin (--remove): Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should reinstall it before attempting a removal. Errors were encountered while processing: openoffice.org-bin E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) == I added a new hard drive but I can't use the drive until I install debian on it. to do that I think I need to create a custom install CD. I want to install debian-cd and debootstrap but apt-get debian-cd is trying to install openoffice! = whitestar:~# apt-get install debian-cd Reading Package Lists... Done Building Dependency Tree... Done The following extra packages will be installed: debootstrap grep-dctrl openoffice.org openoffice.org-bin openoffice.org-debian-files openoffice.org-l10n-en sysutils Suggested packages: palo openoffice.org-help ooqstart-gnome oooqs-kde cupsys-bsd ttf-bitstream-vera prelink openoffice.org-hyphenation-en openoffice.org-help-en Recommended packages: hfsutils openoffice.org-mimelnk The following NEW packages will be installed: debian-cd debootstrap grep-dctrl openoffice.org openoffice.org-debian-files openoffice.org-l10n-en sysutils The following packages will be upgraded: openoffice.org-bin 1 upgraded, 7 newly installed, 0 to remove and 14 not upgraded. 1 not fully installed or removed. Need to get 58.1MB of archives. After unpacking 183MB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue? [Y/n]n How do I stop apt-get from trying to install openoffice? :( jim -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: apt-get debian-cd installs openoffice.org!!
On Tue, Feb 24, 2004 at 08:03:37PM -0500, xucaen wrote: I added a new hard drive but I can't use the drive until I install debian on it. Hi, xucaen. You don't have to reinstall the whole system just to add some disk capacity. Use lvm, or simply tar c | tar x a whole tree, or copy around - resize a partition, whatever. to do that I think I need to create a custom install CD. I don't think you'd need a custom CD, anyway. [...] How do I stop apt-get from trying to install openoffice? Download the .debs, and use dpkg proper. There might be a better way, however. HTH. -- Jan Minar Please don't CC me, I'm subscribed. x 9 pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: apt-get debian-cd installs openoffice.org!!
On Wed, Feb 25, 2004 at 01:56:11AM +0100, Jan Minar wrote: On Tue, Feb 24, 2004 at 08:03:37PM -0500, xucaen wrote: I added a new hard drive but I can't use the drive until I install debian on it. Hi, xucaen. You don't have to reinstall the whole system just to add some disk capacity. Use lvm, or simply tar c | tar x a whole tree, or copy around - resize a partition, whatever. wha..wha..what? so you're saying I can simple copy my whole entire drive (the old one) to the new drive if I wanted to? jim -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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On Tue, Feb 24, 2004 at 09:09:30PM -0500, xucaen wrote: On Wed, Feb 25, 2004 at 01:56:11AM +0100, Jan Minar wrote: On Tue, Feb 24, 2004 at 08:03:37PM -0500, xucaen wrote: I added a new hard drive but I can't use the drive until I install debian on it. Hi, xucaen. You don't have to reinstall the whole system just to add some disk capacity. Use lvm, or simply tar c | tar x a whole tree, or copy around - resize a partition, whatever. wha..wha..what? so you're saying I can simple copy my whole entire drive (the old one) to the new drive if I wanted to? Yap. You can even add the new drive capacity, to the old disk, so you'll end up with one big logical disk (lvm). HTH -- Jan Minar Please don't CC me, I'm subscribed. x 9 pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: apt-get debian-cd installs openoffice.org!!
On Wed, Feb 25, 2004 at 03:38:30AM +0100, Jan Minar wrote: On Tue, Feb 24, 2004 at 09:09:30PM -0500, xucaen wrote: On Wed, Feb 25, 2004 at 01:56:11AM +0100, Jan Minar wrote: On Tue, Feb 24, 2004 at 08:03:37PM -0500, xucaen wrote: I added a new hard drive but I can't use the drive until I install debian on it. Hi, xucaen. You don't have to reinstall the whole system just to add some disk capacity. Use lvm, or simply tar c | tar x a whole tree, or copy around - resize a partition, whatever. wha..wha..what? so you're saying I can simple copy my whole entire drive (the old one) to the new drive if I wanted to? Yap. You can even add the new drive capacity, to the old disk, so you'll end up with one big logical disk (lvm). wow.. ok.. i hadn't thought of that.. so umm.. I could move all my stuff over to the new drive and... edit /etc/fstab to mount..? is there anything else I would have to change? jim -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: apt-get debian-cd installs openoffice.org!!
On Tue, Feb 24, 2004 at 10:29:09PM -0500, xucaen wrote:
On Wed, Feb 25, 2004 at 03:38:30AM +0100, Jan Minar wrote:
On Tue, Feb 24, 2004 at 09:09:30PM -0500, xucaen wrote:
On Wed, Feb 25, 2004 at 01:56:11AM +0100, Jan Minar wrote:
On Tue, Feb 24, 2004 at 08:03:37PM -0500, xucaen wrote:
I added a new hard drive but I can't use the drive until I install debian on
it.
Hi, xucaen.
You don't have to reinstall the whole system just to add some disk
capacity. Use lvm, or simply tar c | tar x a whole tree, or copy around
- resize a partition, whatever.
wha..wha..what? so you're saying I can simple copy my whole entire drive (the
old one)
to the new drive if I wanted to?
Yap. You can even add the new drive capacity, to the old disk, so
you'll end up with one big logical disk (lvm).
wow.. ok.. i hadn't thought of that.. so umm.. I could move all my stuff
over to the new drive and... edit /etc/fstab to mount..?
is there anything else I would have to change?
mount /dev/newdrive /mnt/foo
tar cC /bar/baz . | tar xC /mnt/foo
mv /bar/baz{,.BACKUP}
mkdir /bar/baz
umount /dev/newdrive
mount /dev/newdrive /bar/baz
AFA the apps are concerned, nothing has changed.
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Re: apt-get debian-cd installs openoffice.org!!
On Wed, Feb 25, 2004 at 04:28:31AM +0100, Jan Minar wrote:
On Tue, Feb 24, 2004 at 10:29:09PM -0500, xucaen wrote:
wow.. ok.. i hadn't thought of that.. so umm.. I could move all my stuff
over to the new drive and... edit /etc/fstab to mount..?
is there anything else I would have to change?
mount /dev/newdrive /mnt/foo
tar cC /bar/baz . | tar xC /mnt/foo
mv /bar/baz{,.BACKUP}
mkdir /bar/baz
umount /dev/newdrive
mount /dev/newdrive /bar/baz
AFA the apps are concerned, nothing has changed.
sorry for all the questions... if I were going to move lets say /usr and /home to the
new drive
I would have to create two partitions and follow the steps above for each?
here's a question for you.. what directories tend to take up the most space?
I know /var/cache/apt/archives tends to get pretty big, and probably /bin,
/usr.. i'm thinking I would need a partition for each.. how do I know how much space to
allot to each? if I make it too little I could be faced with re-partitioning
the drive..
oy!
jim
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