On Sunday 16 March 2008 15:52, Thomas D. Gaudette wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ su > Password: > c-76-119-151-250:/home/thomas# etc/apt/sources.list > bash: etc/apt/sources.list: No such file or directory > c-76-119-151-250:/home/thomas# file /etc/apt/sources.list > /etc/apt/sources.list: ASCII text > c-76-119-151-250:/home/thomas# file > Usage: file [-bcikLhnNsvz] [-f namefile] [-F separator] [-m magicfiles] > file... > file -C -m magicfiles > Try `file --help' for more information.
Hi Thomas. You need to get access to the file with a text editor, gedit, kwrite, or whichever you want to use. Obviously if you want to edit the file, you need to su to root on the CLI (terminal/konsole). So after su'ing to root, type gedit, or kwrite. This will open the editor of your choice, and then you can navigate, after clicking on filesystem, to /etc/apt/sources.list. > c-76-119-151-250:/home/thomas# apt-get update > Ign cdrom://[Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 r1 _Etch_ - Official i386 DVD Binary-1 > 20070819-11:33] etch Release.gpg > Ign cdrom://[Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 r1 _Etch_ - Official i386 DVD Binary-1 > 20070819-11:33] etch Release > Ign cdrom://[Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 r1 _Etch_ - Official i386 DVD Binary-1 > 20070819-11:33] etch/contrib Packages/DiffIndex > Ign cdrom://[Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 r1 _Etch_ - Official i386 DVD Binary-1 > 20070819-11:33] etch/main Packages/DiffIndex > Get:1 http://debian.osuosl.org etch Release.gpg [378B] > Get:2 http://security.debian.org etch/updates Release.gpg [189B] > Hit http://debian.osuosl.org etch Release > Ign http://debian.osuosl.org etch/main Packages/DiffIndex > Hit http://security.debian.org etch/updates Release > Ign http://security.debian.org etch/updates/main Packages/DiffIndex > Ign http://security.debian.org etch/updates/contrib Packages/DiffIndex > Ign http://security.debian.org etch/updates/main Sources/DiffIndex > Ign http://security.debian.org etch/updates/contrib Sources/DiffIndex > Ign http://debian.osuosl.org etch/main Sources/DiffIndex > Hit http://security.debian.org etch/updates/main Packages > Hit http://security.debian.org etch/updates/contrib Packages > Hit http://security.debian.org etch/updates/main Sources > Hit http://security.debian.org etch/updates/contrib Sources > Hit http://debian.osuosl.org etch/main Packages > Hit http://debian.osuosl.org etch/main Sources > Fetched 2B in 0s (2B/s) > Reading package lists... Done > c-76-119-151-250:/home/thomas# apt-get upgrade > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree... Done > You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these. > The following packages have unmet dependencies: > linux-image-2.6-686: Depends: linux-image-2.6.18-6-686 but it is not > installedE: Unmet dependencies. Try using -f. > c-76-119-151-250:/home/thomas# apt-get -f install > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree... Done > Correcting dependencies... Done > The following extra packages will be installed: > linux-image-2.6.18-6-686 > Suggested packages: > linux-doc-2.6.18 > Recommended packages: > libc6-i686 > The following NEW packages will be installed: > linux-image-2.6.18-6-686 > 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded. > 1 not fully installed or removed. > Need to get 0B/16.5MB of archives. > After unpacking 49.8MB of additional disk space will be used. > Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y > Preconfiguring packages ... > (Reading database ... 91415 files and directories currently installed.) > Unpacking linux-image-2.6.18-6-686 (from > .../linux-image-2.6.18-6-686_2.6.18.dfsg.1-18etch1_i386.deb) ... > Done. > dpkg: error processing > /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-2.6.18-6-686_2.6.18.dfsg.1-18etch1_i386 >.deb (--unpack): > failed in buffer_write(fd) (9, ret=-1): backend dpkg-deb during The next line "No space left on device" may give a clue. Perhaps you don't have a very large / partition, and with all the updates, and many downloaded packages in /var/apt/cache/archives, you've just run out of free space on the partition. If you're using KDE as a desktop, KdiskFree will show the used, and free space on the various partitions. Otherwise on the command line, just type df , and you will get the same output showing available space on your partitions. Have a look in /var/cache/apt/archives, and see how many files are there, and how much space they are taking up on your partition. I have seen nearly 2GB's of downloaded packages there, and at the time was puzzled why the partition was so full, until I looked in the archives. These files are no longer needed, and an "apt-get clean" will get rid of them, and freeup some space. You are going to loose your downloaded kernel image with an apt-get clean, and if you're on dialup like me, I'd suggest copying it as root to your /home partition. That is if you have a separate /home partition. Then do an apt-get clean, and then copy back the kernel image into /var/cache/apt/archives. If I've read the problem correctly, an apt-get upgrade should now install the new kernel. Personally I don't use apt-get upgrade, but apt-get dist-upgrade, as it handles upgrading dependencies. > `./lib/modules/2.6.18-6-686/kernel/fs/9p/9p.ko': No space left on device > dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe) > Running postrm hook script /sbin/update-grub. > You shouldn't call /sbin/update-grub. Please call /usr/sbin/update-grub > instead! > Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub > Searching for default file ... found: /boot/grub/default > Testing for an existing GRUB menu.lst file ... found: /boot/grub/menu.lst > Searching for splash image ... none found, skipping ... > Found Xen hypervisor 3.0.3-1-i386-pae, kernel: /vmlinuz-2.6.18-4-xen-686 > Found kernel: /vmlinuz-2.6.18-5-686 > Updating /boot/grub/menu.lst ... done > > Errors were encountered while processing: > > /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-2.6.18-6-686_2.6.18.dfsg.1-18etch1_i386 >.debE: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) > c-76-119-151-250: All the best. Nigel. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
