Re: apt-get failure

2002-11-21 Thread Jeff Bearer
no but http://apt.freshrpms.net does. On Thu, 2002-11-21 at 05:43, Dale Kosan wrote: > The tux family site does not have a 8.0 directory.. > > > > > > > > CM Miller wrote: > > Please forgive if this has already been answered, I > > get the digest format due to volume of traffic on this

Re: apt-get failure message (paul taylor)

2002-11-21 Thread CM Miller
At a command prompt, type: su - This gives us root will all environmental settings. Then try running apt-get and see what happens. -Chris >I have run the command again in root ( not as su). It >seems to start >then it >stops with this fuller error message: >"apt-getrpm/rpmListparser.

apt-get failure

2002-11-21 Thread paul taylor
I ran the command again as roo and not as su. A more detailed error message. "apt-get rpm/rpmListparser.cc 240: string rpmListparser: archeture ( ) : Assertion 'res' failed" Does anybody have a clue as to what this means thank you paul taylor -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[

apt-get failure message

2002-11-21 Thread paul taylor
I have run the command again in root ( not as su). It seems to start then it stops with this fuller error message: "apt-getrpm/rpmListparser.cc 240: string rpmListparser: Archetechure ( ) : Assertion 'res' failed" Does anybody have any idea what this means?? paul taylor -- redhat-list maili

Re: apt-get failure

2002-11-21 Thread CM Miller
rth, in part, about "apt-get failure": > > P> rpm-src ftp://apt-rpm.tuxfamily.org/apt redhat-8.0-i386/redhat os > P> rpm-src ftp://apt-rpm.tuxfamily.org/apt redhat-updates-8.0/redhat os > P> rpm-src ftp://apt-rpm.tuxfamily.org/apt redhat-extra-8.0/redhat extra &

Re: apt-get failure

2002-11-21 Thread Dale Kosan
I am bad, it does have an 8.o section, sorry... Gary wrote: Hi Paul, On Wednesday, November 20, 2002, 9:45 PM, you put forth, in part, about "apt-get failure": P> rpm-src ftp://apt-rpm.tuxfamily.org/apt redhat-8.0-i386/redhat os P> rpm-src ftp://apt-rpm.tuxfamily.org/apt re

Re: apt-get failure

2002-11-21 Thread Dale Kosan
The tux family site does not have a 8.0 directory.. CM Miller wrote: Please forgive if this has already been answered, I get the digest format due to volume of traffic on this list. But, did u run it as root or as a end user? I believe that only root can run apt-get. thanks -Chri

Re: apt-get failure

2002-11-20 Thread CM Miller
Please forgive if this has already been answered, I get the digest format due to volume of traffic on this list. But, did u run it as root or as a end user? I believe that only root can run apt-get. thanks -Chris --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >I want to use the apt-get feature to keep Red

Re: apt-get failure

2002-11-20 Thread Gary
Hi Paul, On Wednesday, November 20, 2002, 9:45 PM, you put forth, in part, about "apt-get failure": P> rpm-src ftp://apt-rpm.tuxfamily.org/apt redhat-8.0-i386/redhat os P> rpm-src ftp://apt-rpm.tuxfamily.org/apt redhat-updates-8.0/redhat os P> rpm-src ftp://apt-rpm.tuxfa

Re: apt-get failure

2002-11-20 Thread Paul Taylor
Gary I made the changes at the bottom. Redhat 8.0 sources.list  only has 7.3  I changed it to 8.0. it isn't working. Does this give a clue?? thank you paul # This list is restricted to Red Hat distributions. # # signed repositories can have a [sigtag] # if you remove it, no digital signature

Re: apt-get failure

2002-11-20 Thread Gary
Hi Paul, On Wednesday, November 20, 2002, 7:39 AM, you put forth, in part, about "apt-get failure": P> I want to use the apt-get feature to keep Redhat 8.0 in tip top shape. P> the sources.list file only has references to 7.3 and earlier. P> I added 8.0 figuring there had t

apt-get failure

2002-11-20 Thread Paul Taylor
I want to use the apt-get feature to keep Redhat 8.0 in tip top shape. the sources.list file only has references to 7.3 and earlier. I added 8.0 figuring there had to be a mistake that the elves did not fix. The error message is as follows: " Assertion 'res' failed" Anybody know what the proble