On Tuesday 02 August 2005 02:05, James A. Donald wrote: > apt-get: Command not found. > > I am a newbie to linux. I recently installed Debian on a computer > that sits in a closet > > So I ssh in. I got Samba working fine, after tinkering with the > /etc/samba/smb.conf file to read: > > [global] > workgroup = workgroup > netbios name = linux > security = share > [shareRW] > path = /home/james/Documents/sharedRW > read only = No > guest ok = Yes > > and manually starting the daemons with > nmbd -D > smbd -D > > All was well > > But then I wanted it to automatically start the daemons on reboot, and > I had no idea how to do that. > > So I said to myself, "well, surely Debian knows how to do that", so > attempted to type > > apt-get update > apt-get install samba smbclient > > Only to get the surprising message: apt-get: Command not found.
Clear cut example of running a command for which you have no permissions to run. In a terminal window type "su" hit enter and type in the root password. Then type in "apt-get update" followed by "apt-get install X" (X is the program you want). In a gui you can run synaptic, if you run it from a menu (i.e. you find it in kde menus somewhere) it will ask you for the root password. If you run synaptic from a term. window, you must be root (or "su -c synaptic", which is the same thing, only when the command is done (you close synaptic) you are not root, but your regular user.) As root "/etc/init.d/samba start" will start samba services. If you get errors when you run that command post them back here, it would mean that you do NOT have samba installed correctly. I can't help you with the vnc stuff. HTH snip -- Damon L. Chesser [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
