Hi, thanks for trying to help. I kept reading the apt error messages and trying to fix them. I moved a number of Perl files and directories to where Apt wanted them but it kept preconfiguring pkgs but "Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)" /etc/apt/apt.conf currently has the line "APT::Cache-Limit 400000000"; that is 400Mb, so space is not likely to be an issue. 'apt-get install perl' gave me the response 'perl is the newest version' Tryng to remove perl threatened to remove half of the installed files, if not more.
*** I am ready to continue the process of correcting apt's error messages but they now flash by too quickly to be legible and there is no way I'm aware of, in the absence of a WM in console mode, of scrolling back and reading in detail. Can they be viewed in a file somewhere? I downloaded 'stable.tar.gz. from www.cpan.org to /home and unpacked it to form 'perl-5.8.0' - to create space in /usr Following Andrew McNaughton's advice I had a look at /usr/bin and /usr/local/bin but the only version of perl available was 5.8.0 What I DO have is my previous system mounted in a removable drive as subdirectory 'cyberia' which contains 5.6.0 ... Eg '.cyberia/share/perl5/Debconf/Config.pm' I tried to run perl <version> -V Tux:/usr/local/bin perl perl5.8.0 -V Unrecognised character \x7F at perl5.8.0 line 1 I had the same response whether it was 'perl' or 'perl-5.8.0' or from within /home/perl-5.8.0 or /home, or /usr/bin, or /usr/local/bin but using 'perl5.6.0' received "Can't open perl script "perl5.6.0": No such file or directory" In sum, I'm starting to contemplate reinstalling Debian, something I am prepared to go to lengths to avoid because I would lose a lot of hard-won material, because I'm living with an 80 yr old who is only starting to get over her computer-phobia, and because I also have other things to do. Any constructive suggestions would be appreciated. Adam Bogacki, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Adam Bogacki Address: 6 Rodrigo Rd., Kilbirnie, Wellington 6003, Home Phone: (04) 387 9866 Mobile: (021) 031 9193 Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
