-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 On 09/02/2010 05:25 PM, tom wrote: > > Paul: Thanks. Worked like a charm. I tried to install Skype, and got > this. Any suggestions on how to make dpkg find the path? > dpkg -i skype-debian_2.0.0.72-1_i386.deb > dpkg: `ldconfig' not found on PATH. > dpkg: `start-stop-daemon' not found on PATH. > dpkg: `install-info' not found on PATH. > dpkg: `update-rc.d' not found on PATH. > dpkg: 4 expected program(s) not found on PATH. > NB: root's PATH should usually contain /usr/local/sbin, /usr/sbin > and /sbin. > r...@freedom:~# echo $PATH > /usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/games > r...@freedom:~# > - - - > Tom > >
You seemed to have modified root's default PATH. You should have the directories listed in the error message, specifically the sbin directories. Perhaps that is the result of a broken "sudo su" or similar? Regards, - -- Jordan Metzmeier -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) iQIcBAEBCAAGBQJMgBt5AAoJEKj/C3qNthmTh2cP/iZNjR1arYsZxrbF5u7VORpG /nIy52+Qp/53nSN5QoUH8SCxeVj6ldHRGUcqe5QG+RREyh3FNaTVBP6qEFCDltF9 M86tcIB+damb5gl5Wd4tm40YgkgiS6SI3hp28IoPR+vc60Wu6oEKjZzagL7aziBl o4Gzr3wUerdZIcSKhFVQu0rzxwinRoQuI3vdfrGvm11cJTEiOjkYHXhpIKkTrp2f Q8mrMbuQ4zprFKdeZVvve8tILJu38rPMfOlNI4hzI1VShIiEVZr0BxAHvEIuKXF8 F0xLhrJ98bjAcXgcN98egsciPyEz59eX44/ABW1ji21L45jlP1ksb89rrHvOsRPS f3dp3QFOfqhbG6tt/+VjjUvyk8/Y/OW5TDmi9shAveKATo6CZUl77qMpmGMNDv6J sg4t9VvnoOwFvavDTkxAKpfo6DSd7zWbHGEYc0cWq4B7ce0HFQCkIg6L+Wi30RKY g1iC0QO+fpSSh9racoI5CPm/OOXkOEBWYTDcVYuz5az4NndiQnuNAWXxiAa9UVPs dEATqbP1lFq4u1RKXaCs2Oi9pYO555K75kfWKyRUWDNaWFZ0uVex+P6jIJkN8VPg yCuW/UUS+yVYXgy03/BBq/2t+zA6dJDG67Rd31NAyPqlLyvoC7h7/wBgneGAU5St /sMZoWQecQZk4Gw9NhlO =ABBv -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4c801b81.9040...@gmail.com
