I'd been trying to figure out why, in the scripts, the calls to 'multiverse' were fetching correctly, and were the only ones Synaptic wrote wget commands to 'file:/' to instead of 'http://'. In...
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I'd been trying to figure out why, in the scripts, the calls to 'multiverse' were fetching correctly, and were the only ones Synaptic wrote wget commands to 'file:/' to instead of 'http://'. In...
Well, that's it. No more. Done.
I decided that Synaptic is simply not going to read the fresh package lists, so I downloaded and unpacked fresh copies of all four Packages.gz files from Oakland,...
Not possible. The offline is absolutely, unalterably offline. Not by any means can I put it online.
Besides, the only reason I would do so, if I could, would be to solve this one problem of...
Does anyone know what Synaptic uses to read the most recent package lists (usually, unless I'm misunderstanding, from "http:/whatever-mirror-you-use/.../binary-amd64/Packages.gz", but in my case,...
If anyone's reading this thread and is also getting those failed-to-fetch error messages when they click 'reload' after adding the /home repository in Settings>Repositories - at least in 0.75.9...
I seem to be talking to myself, here. . .
I did (finally!) notice that in the out-of-date scripts Synaptic is creating, those lines where it reads 'file' instead of 'http' were all calls to the...
HA! Now you appeal to my strength! I can think as very little as anybody!
The computercide I'd commited was in Ubuntu 8, using what turned out to be out-of-date howtos to change a partition. ...
Thank you. What had happened was, I thought I'd solved the offline package update problem through the excellent tutorial Cortman had written and that the scripts not working was indicating some...
For anyone reading this thread because they're having the same trouble, the hint about 'ubuntu-restricted-extras' seems to be the right one. I'm having problems with installing it, but once I do...
Ooops. The scripts Synaptic made did make calls to 'file:/' etc. in place of the links it should have. Just as you'd warned. I simply hadn't scrolled down the .sh file far enough to see them. I...
Most of the troubles I'm having are either caused or made worse by the machine (not this one I'm on) being offline with no internet connection possible. So I'm sticking with what works. But I do...
At least you nice people are making us klunks feel welcome, and marginally less bewildered. For that, and the patience - Thanks!
Um - okay. I'm sure that, with the fullness of time, I will understand the difference. So I'm running Xubuntu. And you're right. I does look like a mouse-head. Now I've got that image in my...
This is a silly question, but - at this site it seems important to know which distribution, or flavor, or whatever, of Linux you are using. The information page I got from the people (FreeGeek) I...
I'm embarrassed to say I missed this part of the discussion my first two times through the thread. It's certainly pertinent to my current problem. But I don't understand the answer. I've gone over...
It has been confirmed elsewhere that the scripts Synaptic is generating for me are making calls to files that have been replaced by newer ones with different names. So I've done something wrong and...
I am actively terrified of the command line. I killed a computer once using the command line. Killed it good and dead. And though I greatly appreciate the kind attempt to help, I have not a clue...
Now I'm not so sure it worked. Just redid the whole process. The directory is just as it should be. The packages.gz are each in the right directory, everything spelled just right. They're still...
As I have an offline computer running Xubuntu 12.04.1 LTS and an online LiveCD of 10.04 I am using the excellent instructions I've found here to add software through Synaptic Package Manager taking...
I want to thank you - and even praise you:All Hail the Bard! - for your clear instructions. I have an offline Pentium 4 running Xubuntu 12.04.1 LTS and an online running a LiveCD of 10.04, and using...
I don't get the significance of the difference. When I look through the packages, and the shell scripts Synaptic uses, 'xubuntu' is never mentioned; only 'ubuntu'. The only thing I can find...
Again, hmmm. . . Synaptic did its job successfully, but the results are curious. Mpeg plays just fine - don't know about sound, I haven't got speakers yet, but they look good. And nothing gets me a...
WOOHOO! Synaptic had those, made the script for them and their dependencies; booted the online machine with the LiveCD session; no '404's or anything; now have them in my pocket and will trot back to...
Hey, I like that: to 'bork' a hard drive. And I understand 'distro', but . . . repo? I never had nuthin repo'd. Still, you make a good point. I'll go hunt for - oh, repository! Okay, with you...
Hmmm. Beginning to wish I'd started this in the "I'm A Klunkhead" forum. As above, the only way I've been able to install anything in Linux is over the last two days, using Synaptic. And Synaptic...