voldemort_b
03-11-2004, 01:44 PM
Hello,
I'm a complete newbie to Linux, I only have experience with DOS/windows. Yesterday I reformatted my HDD and made a dual-boot system for winXP home and knoppix (debian). I followed the instructions on knoppix.net on how to do a HD installation (using knoppix-installer). That went smoothly, and LILO worked nicely allowing me to boot into either windows or linux.
Then, on the advice of a friend who knows about using Debian, I opened a shell and did "apt-get update".
That worked pretty well, except I got this error:
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Failed to fetch http://non-us.debian.org/~kitame/mozilla/./Packages.gz 404 Not Found
Failed to fetch http://non-us.debian.org/~kitame/mozilla/./Sources.gz 404 Not Found
Reading Package Lists... Done
E: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
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After that, on the advice of my friend, I did "apt-get dist-upgrade -u". He helped me through most of the dialog screens and stuff. But at the end of that, I was left with this error:
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You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
libwine: Depends: libxv1 but it is not installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try using -f.
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At this point, my friend was unavailable to help me further. The only thing he said before he left was that I should finish the upgrade before restarting my computer. So I've left my computer running ever since. But I don't know how to fix this.
When I do "apt-get -f install" as they suggest, I get:
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dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libxv1_4.3.0-5_i386.deb (--unpack):
trying to overwrite `/usr/X11R6/lib/libXv.so.1.0', which is also in package xlibs
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/libxv1_4.3.0-5_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
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I don't know what any of this means ;) . All I know is that this 'wine' program will probably be useful since I think it should allow me to run windows apps under linux, which would be useful for me.
What do I need to do to make my linux usable, and make it safe to power off and everything?
Thanks in advance for your help.
I can be reached on jabber chat at voldemort_b@jabber.org.uk, or msn messenger under katie_dale@hotmail.com . My email address is voldemort_b@playful.com . I'm watching this topic, though, so I'll know when a topic is posted.
V.
I'm a complete newbie to Linux, I only have experience with DOS/windows. Yesterday I reformatted my HDD and made a dual-boot system for winXP home and knoppix (debian). I followed the instructions on knoppix.net on how to do a HD installation (using knoppix-installer). That went smoothly, and LILO worked nicely allowing me to boot into either windows or linux.
Then, on the advice of a friend who knows about using Debian, I opened a shell and did "apt-get update".
That worked pretty well, except I got this error:
-----
Failed to fetch http://non-us.debian.org/~kitame/mozilla/./Packages.gz 404 Not Found
Failed to fetch http://non-us.debian.org/~kitame/mozilla/./Sources.gz 404 Not Found
Reading Package Lists... Done
E: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
-----
After that, on the advice of my friend, I did "apt-get dist-upgrade -u". He helped me through most of the dialog screens and stuff. But at the end of that, I was left with this error:
-----
You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
libwine: Depends: libxv1 but it is not installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try using -f.
-----
At this point, my friend was unavailable to help me further. The only thing he said before he left was that I should finish the upgrade before restarting my computer. So I've left my computer running ever since. But I don't know how to fix this.
When I do "apt-get -f install" as they suggest, I get:
-----
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libxv1_4.3.0-5_i386.deb (--unpack):
trying to overwrite `/usr/X11R6/lib/libXv.so.1.0', which is also in package xlibs
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/libxv1_4.3.0-5_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
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I don't know what any of this means ;) . All I know is that this 'wine' program will probably be useful since I think it should allow me to run windows apps under linux, which would be useful for me.
What do I need to do to make my linux usable, and make it safe to power off and everything?
Thanks in advance for your help.
I can be reached on jabber chat at voldemort_b@jabber.org.uk, or msn messenger under katie_dale@hotmail.com . My email address is voldemort_b@playful.com . I'm watching this topic, though, so I'll know when a topic is posted.
V.