Re: RESOLVED: Synaptic error message

2021-06-27 Thread Richard Owlett
On 06/27/2021 05:37 PM, Brian the PERFECT wrote: ""

Re: RESOLVED: Synaptic error message

2021-06-27 Thread Brian
On Sun 27 Jun 2021 at 16:00:12 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: > On 06/27/2021 12:50 PM, Darac Marjal wrote: > > > > On 26/06/2021 15:20, Richard Owlett wrote: > > > I have a empty machine on which I've done a default install of > > > Debian 10.7.0 with MATE as my desktop. As I intend later to insta

RESOLVED: Synaptic error message

2021-06-27 Thread Richard Owlett
On 06/27/2021 12:50 PM, Darac Marjal wrote: On 26/06/2021 15:20, Richard Owlett wrote: I have a empty machine on which I've done a default install of Debian 10.7.0 with MATE as my desktop. As I intend later to install some non-Debian software I wanted a local repository. To have a known base to

Re: Synaptic error message

2021-06-27 Thread Darac Marjal
On 26/06/2021 15:20, Richard Owlett wrote: > I have a empty machine on which I've done a default install of > Debian 10.7.0 with MATE as my desktop. As I intend later to install > some non-Debian software I wanted a local repository. To have a known > base to start from I extracted the contents of

Re: Synaptic error message

2021-06-27 Thread rhkramer
On Sunday, June 27, 2021 04:27:19 AM Joe wrote: > There is no 'digital', it's all analogue with a poor signal/noise ratio. Interesting -- thanks! Nothing new below this line. > And no, I'm not kidding. Some of the more obscure digital faults turn > out to require actually looking at the data wit

Re: Synaptic error message

2021-06-27 Thread Joe
On Sat, 26 Jun 2021 19:11:25 +0100 Brian wrote: > > A choice between analogue and digital? You really were well off. We > had to train carrier pigeons to peck out a message with their beaks > and we needed to be adept at semaphore. Drum skills were a must. > There is no 'digital', it's all an

Re: Synaptic error message

2021-06-26 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Sb, 26 iun 21, 19:11:25, Brian wrote: > On Sat 26 Jun 2021 at 10:46:22 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: > > > This group keeps reading _INTO_ my questions things that aren't there. > > This group also continues to answer the same questions you have asked > time and time before :) and received resp

Re: Synaptic error message

2021-06-26 Thread Brian
On Sat 26 Jun 2021 at 10:46:22 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: > This group keeps reading _INTO_ my questions things that aren't there. This group also continues to answer the same questions you have asked time and time before :) and received responses to. Be grateful (and graceful). > I'm in my ei

Re: Synaptic error message

2021-06-26 Thread Andrew M.A. Cater
On Sat, Jun 26, 2021 at 10:46:22AM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: > On 06/26/2021 10:11 AM, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: > > On Sat, Jun 26, 2021 at 09:20:33AM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: > > > I have a empty machine on which I've done a default install of > > > Debian 10.7.0 with MATE as my desktop. As

Re: Synaptic error message

2021-06-26 Thread Richard Owlett
On 06/26/2021 10:11 AM, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: On Sat, Jun 26, 2021 at 09:20:33AM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: I have a empty machine on which I've done a default install of Debian 10.7.0 with MATE as my desktop. As I intend later to install some non-Debian software I wanted a local repository

Re: Synaptic error message

2021-06-26 Thread Andrew M.A. Cater
On Sat, Jun 26, 2021 at 09:20:33AM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: > I have a empty machine on which I've done a default install of > Debian 10.7.0 with MATE as my desktop. As I intend later to install some > non-Debian software I wanted a local repository. To have a known base to > start from I extra

Synaptic error message

2021-06-26 Thread Richard Owlett
I have a empty machine on which I've done a default install of Debian 10.7.0 with MATE as my desktop. As I intend later to install some non-Debian software I wanted a local repository. To have a known base to start from I extracted the contents of dvd1.iso to a local directory. My sources.list

Re: Synaptic error

2020-04-13 Thread David Wright
On Mon 13 Apr 2020 at 08:54:25 (+0300), Reco wrote: > On Sun, Apr 12, 2020 at 06:50:04PM -0500, David Wright wrote: > > On Sun 12 Apr 2020 at 15:46:45 (+0200), to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > > > On Sun, Apr 12, 2020 at 08:43:12AM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: > > > > Using Synaptic I: > > > > 1. searched

Re: Synaptic error

2020-04-13 Thread Greg Wooledge
On Mon, Apr 13, 2020 at 10:04:34AM -0500, John Hasler wrote: > As far as I know Synaptic must be run as root. When I start it as user > I get a dialog warning me that I will not be able to apply any changes > and when I run it anyway "Apply" stays greyed out. https://wiki.debian.org/NewInBuster#C

Re: Synaptic error

2020-04-13 Thread John Hasler
As far as I know Synaptic must be run as root. When I start it as user I get a dialog warning me that I will not be able to apply any changes and when I run it anyway "Apply" stays greyed out. -- John Hasler jhas...@newsguy.com Elmwood, WI USA

Re: Synaptic error

2020-04-12 Thread Reco
Hi. On Sun, Apr 12, 2020 at 06:50:04PM -0500, David Wright wrote: > On Sun 12 Apr 2020 at 15:46:45 (+0200), to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > > On Sun, Apr 12, 2020 at 08:43:12AM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: > > > Using Synaptic I: > > > 1. searched package names for "info" > > > 2. selected it >

Re: Synaptic error

2020-04-12 Thread Richard Owlett
On 04/12/2020 03:28 PM, songbird wrote: Richard Owlett wrote: Using Synaptic I: 1. searched package names for "info" 2. selected it 3. clicked Apply 4. received error message saying E: Could not open lock file /var/cache/apt/archives/lock - open (2: No such file or directory) E: Could not open

Re: Synaptic error

2020-04-12 Thread David Wright
On Sun 12 Apr 2020 at 15:46:45 (+0200), to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > On Sun, Apr 12, 2020 at 08:43:12AM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: > > Using Synaptic I: > > 1. searched package names for "info" > > 2. selected it > > 3. clicked Apply > > 4. received error message saying > > >E: Could not open lock f

Re: Synaptic error

2020-04-12 Thread songbird
Richard Owlett wrote: > Using Synaptic I: > 1. searched package names for "info" > 2. selected it > 3. clicked Apply > 4. received error message saying >> E: Could not open lock file /var/cache/apt/archives/lock - open (2: No such >> file or directory) >> E: Could not open file descriptor -1 >> E:

Re: Synaptic error

2020-04-12 Thread Mark Allums
On 4/12/2020 10:44 AM, Reco wrote: Your local apt index file is out of sync with the mirror. They should give a button in Synaptic that performs the equivalent of "apt-get update". Reload.

Re: Synaptic error

2020-04-12 Thread Reco
On Sun, Apr 12, 2020 at 10:39:34AM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: > On 04/12/2020 09:17 AM, Reco wrote: > > Hi. > > > > On Sun, Apr 12, 2020 at 09:07:07AM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: > > > As I said, there has been no previous problem with Synaptic. > > > Where would I look for cause of missing

Re: Synaptic error

2020-04-12 Thread Richard Owlett
On 04/12/2020 09:17 AM, Reco wrote: Hi. On Sun, Apr 12, 2020 at 09:07:07AM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: As I said, there has been no previous problem with Synaptic. Where would I look for cause of missing archives sub-directory? Unless you have an audit facility configured in your ker

Re: Synaptic error

2020-04-12 Thread Cindy Sue Causey
On 4/12/20, to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > On Sun, Apr 12, 2020 at 08:43:12AM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: >> Using Synaptic I: >> 1. searched package names for "info" >> 2. selected it >> 3. clicked Apply >> 4. received error message saying >> >E: Could not open lock file /var/cache/apt/archives/lock

Re: Synaptic error

2020-04-12 Thread Reco
Hi. On Sun, Apr 12, 2020 at 09:07:07AM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: > As I said, there has been no previous problem with Synaptic. > Where would I look for cause of missing archives sub-directory? Unless you have an audit facility configured in your kernel - you have to guess. > Is it sa

Re: Synaptic error

2020-04-12 Thread Richard Owlett
On 04/12/2020 08:46 AM, to...@tuxteam.de wrote: On Sun, Apr 12, 2020 at 08:43:12AM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: Using Synaptic I: 1. searched package names for "info" 2. selected it 3. clicked Apply 4. received error message saying E: Could not open lock file /var/cache/apt/archives/lock - open

Re: Synaptic error

2020-04-12 Thread tomas
On Sun, Apr 12, 2020 at 08:43:12AM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: > Using Synaptic I: > 1. searched package names for "info" > 2. selected it > 3. clicked Apply > 4. received error message saying > >E: Could not open lock file /var/cache/apt/archives/lock - open (2: No such > >file or directory) > >

Synaptic error

2020-04-12 Thread Richard Owlett
Using Synaptic I: 1. searched package names for "info" 2. selected it 3. clicked Apply 4. received error message saying E: Could not open lock file /var/cache/apt/archives/lock - open (2: No such file or directory) E: Could not open file descriptor -1 E: Unable to lock the download directory

Re: Synaptic error message -- how to respond

2019-04-25 Thread David Wright
On Thu 25 Apr 2019 at 04:40:12 (-0500), Richard Owlett wrote: > On 04/25/2019 03:15 AM, Curt wrote: > > On 2019-04-24, Mark Allums wrote: > > > > > > > > I see the error message but do not know what to do. > > > > Thanks for pointers. > > > > > > > Try rearranging your python(s) in your PATH. I

Re: Synaptic error message -- how to respond

2019-04-25 Thread David
On Thu, 25 Apr 2019 at 07:43, Richard Owlett wrote: > > > Preparing to unpack .../galternatives_0.13.5+nmu4+deb9u1_all.deb ... > > > File "/usr/bin/pyclean", line 63 > > > except (IOError, OSError), e: > > > ^ > > > SyntaxError: invalid syntax On Thu, 25 Apr 2019 at 18:15, Curt wrote: > On 2019-

Re: Synaptic error message -- how to respond

2019-04-25 Thread Richard Owlett
On 04/25/2019 03:15 AM, Curt wrote: On 2019-04-24, Mark Allums wrote: I see the error message but do not know what to do. Thanks for pointers. Try rearranging your python(s) in your PATH. I.e., swap py2 with py3. Or possibly your py3 version needs to be downgraded. Something about your p

Re: Synaptic error message -- how to respond

2019-04-25 Thread Curt
On 2019-04-24, Mark Allums wrote: >> >> I see the error message but do not know what to do. >> Thanks for pointers. >> > > Try rearranging your python(s) in your PATH. I.e., swap py2 with py3. > > Or possibly your py3 version needs to be downgraded. > > Something about your python versions. > >

Re: Synaptic error message -- how to respond

2019-04-24 Thread Mark Allums
On 4/24/19 4:42 PM, Richard Owlett wrote: On 04/24/2019 03:42 PM, Thomas D Dial wrote: On Wed, 2019-04-24 at 10:42 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: I have repeatedly received the following error message: E: galternatives: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should  reinstall it before

Re: Synaptic error message -- how to respond

2019-04-24 Thread Richard Owlett
On 04/24/2019 03:42 PM, Thomas D Dial wrote: On Wed, 2019-04-24 at 10:42 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: I have repeatedly received the following error message: E: galternatives: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration I don't recall

Re: Synaptic error message -- how to respond

2019-04-24 Thread Thomas D Dial
On Wed, 2019-04-24 at 10:42 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: > I have repeatedly received the following error message: > > E: galternatives: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; > > you should reinstall it before attempting configuration > > I don't recall what triggered it last week. Today I

Synaptic error message -- how to respond

2019-04-24 Thread Richard Owlett
I have repeatedly received the following error message: E: galternatives: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration I don't recall what triggered it last week. Today I wanted to install "apt-rdepends" which displayed the above error m

Re: Synaptic error message -- indicates repository malfunction

2018-02-19 Thread Richard Owlett
On 02/19/2018 09:20 AM, Brad Rogers wrote: On Mon, 19 Feb 2018 09:14:41 -0600 Richard Owlett wrote: Hello Richard, I did 'apt-get update' followed by re-launching Synaptic. What's wrong with Synaptic's "Reload" button? I believe a wise guru has said: "The blindingly obvious is never imme

Re: Synaptic error message -- indicates repository malfunction

2018-02-19 Thread Brad Rogers
On Mon, 19 Feb 2018 09:14:41 -0600 Richard Owlett wrote: Hello Richard, >I did 'apt-get update' followed by re-launching Synaptic. What's wrong with Synaptic's "Reload" button? -- Regards _ / ) "The blindingly obvious is / _)radnever immediately apparent"

Re: Synaptic error message -- indicates repository malfunction

2018-02-19 Thread Richard Owlett
On 02/19/2018 08:57 AM, Roberto C. Sánchez wrote: On Mon, Feb 19, 2018 at 08:44:26AM -0600, Richard Owlett wrote: I just attempted to install kde-baseapps-bin via Synaptic. I received a message stating W: Failed to fetch http://security.debian.org/debian-security/pool/updates/main/p/poppler/li

Re: Synaptic error message -- indicates repository malfunction

2018-02-19 Thread Roberto C . Sánchez
On Mon, Feb 19, 2018 at 08:44:26AM -0600, Richard Owlett wrote: > I just attempted to install kde-baseapps-bin via Synaptic. > I received a message stating > > W: Failed to fetch > > http://security.debian.org/debian-security/pool/updates/main/p/poppler/libpoppler-qt5-1_0.48.0-2+deb9u1_i386.deb >

Synaptic error message -- indicates repository malfunction

2018-02-19 Thread Richard Owlett
I just attempted to install kde-baseapps-bin via Synaptic. I received a message stating W: Failed to fetch http://security.debian.org/debian-security/pool/updates/main/p/poppler/libpoppler-qt5-1_0.48.0-2+deb9u1_i386.deb 404 Not Found [*] * is an IP address, deleted as I didn't know

Re: Synaptic Error: Duplicates in sources.list

2017-02-08 Thread Frank
Op 08-02-17 om 12:03 schreef Klaus Jantzen: I removed the two entries in the directory Which directory? /var/lib/apt/lists? That won't help. You need to fix the source, i.e. duplicate lines in the sources.list file in /etc/apt/ or - possibly - duplicate files/entries in /etc/apt/sources.list.

Synaptic Error: Duplicates in sources.list

2017-02-08 Thread Klaus Jantzen
Hello, I am still running Wheezy. When using Synaptic to upgrade Wheezy the following message is issued: = W:Duplicate sources.list entry .. (/var/lib/apy/lists/security.debian.org_dists_wheezy_updates_main_binary-amd64_Packages W:Duplicate sources.list entry .. (/var/lib/apy/lists/secur

synaptic error after I update yesterday

2006-06-10 Thread Surachai Locharoen
I use debian with apt-pinning. I use gnome 2.14, linux kernel 2.16.2. After I update yesterday when I run synaptic, the error show that E: Dynamic MMap ran out of room E: Error occurred while processing kedit (NewFileVer1) E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/dpkg/status E: The package lists or

Re: apt-get and synaptic error

2005-05-20 Thread Marco Calviani
Ok. i've solved this: it was due to the installation of anon-proxy. After unistalling it all went ok. Regards, MC Marco Calviani wrote: Hi, i'm trying to get the sysem updated using apt-get (or its interface synaptic). Today however i get this problem whenever i run apt-get update: This is an

apt-get and synaptic error

2005-05-20 Thread Marco Calviani
Hi, i'm trying to get the sysem updated using apt-get (or its interface synaptic). Today however i get this problem whenever i run apt-get update: This is and example with the alioth kde packages but it's the same with every other repository that i have in /etc/apt/sources.list. Obviously it i