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APT keeps trying to install a package that it cannot install, and now I can't install anything
I am using a Debian testing system as a persistent live system on a USB stick (using live-build). This means that the kernel etc. cannot be upgraded, since they are on a read only partition.
I've ...
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Where to reset sources list for apt-get on Mint 16?
I'm trying to fix my apt-get, as it has been 404ing on sudo apt-get update for a while. However, nothing I do seems to fix these numerous 404s.
It appears that there are many different places to ...
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Aptitude aborts automatically after running resolver
I'm having some issues with aptitude. I'm attempting to install all the fonts available in the debian repos, but apt-get doesn't seem to like the command apt-get install ttf* (its conflict resolver ...
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Could not perform immediate configuration on 'perl'
I'm trying to upgrade a debian squeeze system to wheezy.
I've done an apt-get update && apt-get -V upgrade on squeeze, then changed my source.list to reference wheezy not squeeze.
then, apt-...
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How to find out what files will be installed in the filesystem when installing a package with aptitude?
In my case I want to do aptitude install wireless-tools but want to know which files will be installed and where in the filesystem before I install the package.
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apt-get download size per package, instead of total download size
Apt-get displays the total size of all downloads required for an upgrade or install. I was wondering if we could get the size of each package that is going to be downloaded as well? An aptitude ...
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Cache for apt packages in local network
I have a desktop and laptop at home, both running the same flavour of Debian Testing. How can I configure apt on the laptop so that it first tries to download the packages from the desktop before ...
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