Installing Applications on Knoppix3.7 tohd

[downdogWoof]

Hi All,

I run Knoppix3.7 from my hd and was wondering dioes this allow me to install other apps.? I'm wishing to install the tool for downloading Debian. Anyone know of a tutorial/FAQ for this.? Or, is it just the same as installing on other Distros.? I have experience installing stuff on Fedora3. Cheers.

downdogWoof...

[downdogWoof]

Hi All,

whilst not wanting to change the topic, with this thread being moved, how am I notified of such.? Had to search to find where it had been moved to. I don't see any auto notification of the move, and no IM of any sort. Have I missed something.? Cheers.

downdogWoof...

[Harry Kuhman]

Hi All,

whilst not wanting to change the topic, with this thread being moved, how am I notified of such.? Had to search to find where it had been moved to. I don't see any auto notification of the move, and no IM of any sort. Have I missed something.? Cheers.

downdogWoof...

I moved it, but there should have been a moved "stub" left in the old forum. If it vanished before you saw it I'm sorry, there have been several strange things happening as the new software gets worked out. Also, you hopefully get notifications in e-mail whenever anyone responds to your posts. These include a link that should take you right to the post (old links should still work after a post is moved too).

While there is obviously a lot of overlap in the forum subjects, it seemed that you would get better responses about Knoppix installed to hard disk in this forum than in the forum it was in.

[Seyyapc]

Tutorial http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2638


For example you want to install Mozilla-Firefox

1_ Update your base: apt-get update
2_ Search de program apt-cache search firefox

mozilla-venkman - Javascript debugger for Mozilla and Firefox
libflash-mozplugin - GPL Flash (SWF) Library - Mozilla-compatible plugin
mozilla-firefox - lightweight web browser based on Mozilla
mozilla-firefox-dom-inspector - tool for inspecting the DOM of pages in Mozilla Firefox
mozilla-firefox-gnome-support - Support for Gnome in Mozilla Firefox
mozilla-firefox-gnome-vfs - Support for Gnome-VFS in Mozilla Firefox

3_ Install apt-get install mozilla-firefox

And for remove the programa apt-get remove mozilla-firefox

All this basic commands from the console, it's better for more orientation begin with some front end for de apt-get, I prefer synaptic.
apt-get install synaptic.

More info on the url above!

[downdogWoof]

Hi All,

ok, thanx Harry. Stub may have been there, just didn't notice what it would be. Seyyapc, I got the following errors when trying to run apt-get,


root@ttyp1[~]# apt-get update
Err http://security.debian.org stable/updates/main Packages
Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/security.debian.org_dists_stable_updates_main_bina ry-i386_Packages - open (30 Read-only file system)
Err http://ftp.de.debian.org stable/main Packages
Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/ftp.de.debian.org_pub_debian_dists_stable_main_bin ary-i386_Packages - open (30 Read-only file system)
Hit http://debian.isg.ee.ethz.ch woody/madwifi Packages
Ign http://debian.isg.ee.ethz.ch woody/madwifi Release
Hit http://debian.isg.ee.ethz.ch woody/madwifi Sources
Ign http://debian.isg.ee.ethz.ch woody/madwifi Release
Ign http://security.debian.org stable/updates/main Release
Ign http://ftp.de.debian.org stable/main Release
Err http://security.debian.org stable/updates/contrib Packages
Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/security.debian.org_dists_stable_updates_contrib_b inary-i386_Packages - open (30 Read-only file system)
Err http://ftp.de.debian.org stable/contrib Packages
Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/ftp.de.debian.org_pub_debian_dists_stable_contrib_ binary-i386_Packages - open (30 Read-only file system)
Ign http://security.debian.org stable/updates/contrib Release
Ign http://ftp.de.debian.org stable/contrib Release
Err http://security.debian.org stable/updates/non-free Packages
Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/security.debian.org_dists_stable_updates_non-free_binary-i386_Packages - open (30 Read-only file system)
Err http://ftp.de.debian.org stable/non-free Packages
Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/ftp.de.debian.org_pub_debian_dists_stable_non-free_binary-i386_Packages - open (30 Read-only file system)
Ign http://security.debian.org stable/updates/non-free Release
Ign http://ftp.de.debian.org stable/non-free Release
Hit http://security.debian.org testing/updates/main Packages
Ign http://security.debian.org testing/updates/main Release
Hit http://ftp.de.debian.org stable/non-US/main Packages
Hit http://ftp.de.debian.org stable/non-US/main Release
Hit http://security.debian.org testing/updates/contrib Packages
Ign http://security.debian.org testing/updates/contrib Release
Hit http://ftp.de.debian.org stable/non-US/contrib Packages
Hit http://ftp.de.debian.org stable/non-US/contrib Release
Hit http://ftp.de.debian.org stable/non-US/non-free Packages
Hit http://ftp.de.debian.org stable/non-US/non-free Release
Err http://ftp.de.debian.org stable/main Sources
Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/ftp.de.debian.org_pub_debian_dists_stable_main_sou rce_Sources - open (30 Read-only file system)
Hit http://security.debian.org testing/updates/non-free Packages
Ign http://security.debian.org testing/updates/non-free Release
Ign http://ftp.de.debian.org stable/main Release
Err http://ftp.de.debian.org stable/contrib Sources
Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/ftp.de.debian.org_pub_debian_dists_stable_contrib_ source_Sources - open (30 Read-only file system)
Ign http://ftp.de.debian.org stable/contrib Release
Err http://ftp.de.debian.org stable/non-free Sources
Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/ftp.de.debian.org_pub_debian_dists_stable_non-free_source_Sources - open (30 Read-only file system)
Ign http://ftp.de.debian.org stable/non-free Release
Hit http://ftp.de.debian.org stable/non-US/main Sources
Hit http://ftp.de.debian.org stable/non-US/main Release
Hit http://ftp.de.debian.org stable/non-US/contrib Sources
Hit http://ftp.de.debian.org stable/non-US/contrib Release
Hit http://ftp.de.debian.org stable/non-US/non-free Sources
Hit http://ftp.de.debian.org stable/non-US/non-free Release
Err http://ftp.de.debian.org testing/main Packages
Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/ftp.de.debian.org_pub_debian_dists_testing_main_bi nary-i386_Packages - open (30 Read-only file system)
Ign http://ftp.de.debian.org testing/main Release
Err http://ftp.de.debian.org testing/contrib Packages
Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/ftp.de.debian.org_pub_debian_dists_testing_contrib _binary-i386_Packages - open (30 Read-only file system)
Ign http://ftp.de.debian.org testing/contrib Release
Err http://ftp.de.debian.org testing/non-free Packages
Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/ftp.de.debian.org_pub_debian_dists_testing_non-free_binary-i386_Packages - open (30 Read-only file system)
Ign http://ftp.de.debian.org testing/non-free Release
Hit http://ftp.de.debian.org testing/non-US/main Packages
Hit http://ftp.de.debian.org testing/non-US/main Release
Hit http://ftp.de.debian.org testing/non-US/contrib Packages
Hit http://ftp.de.debian.org testing/non-US/contrib Release
Hit http://ftp.de.debian.org testing/non-US/non-free Packages
Hit http://ftp.de.debian.org testing/non-US/non-free Release
Err http://ftp.de.debian.org testing/main Sources
Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/ftp.de.debian.org_pub_debian_dists_testing_main_so urce_Sources - open (30 Read-only file system)
Ign http://ftp.de.debian.org testing/main Release
Err http://ftp.de.debian.org testing/contrib Sources
Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/ftp.de.debian.org_pub_debian_dists_testing_contrib _source_Sources - open (30 Read-only file system)
Ign http://ftp.de.debian.org testing/contrib Release
Err http://ftp.de.debian.org testing/non-free Sources
Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/ftp.de.debian.org_pub_debian_dists_testing_non-free_source_Sources - open (30 Read-only file system)
Ign http://ftp.de.debian.org testing/non-free Release
Hit http://ftp.de.debian.org testing/non-US/main Sources
Hit http://ftp.de.debian.org testing/non-US/main Release
Hit http://ftp.de.debian.org testing/non-US/contrib Sources
Hit http://ftp.de.debian.org testing/non-US/contrib Release
Hit http://ftp.de.debian.org testing/non-US/non-free Sources
Hit http://ftp.de.debian.org testing/non-US/non-free Release
Err http://ftp.de.debian.org unstable/main Packages
Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_unstable_main_binar y-i386_Packages - open (30 Read-only file system)
Ign http://ftp.de.debian.org unstable/main Release
Err http://ftp.de.debian.org unstable/contrib Packages
Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_unstable_contrib_bi nary-i386_Packages - open (30 Read-only file system)
Ign http://ftp.de.debian.org unstable/contrib Release
Err http://ftp.de.debian.org unstable/non-free Packages
Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_unstable_non-free_binary-i386_Packages - open (30 Read-only file system)
Ign http://ftp.de.debian.org unstable/non-free Release
Hit http://ftp.de.debian.org unstable/non-US/main Packages
Hit http://ftp.de.debian.org unstable/non-US/main Release
Hit http://ftp.de.debian.org unstable/non-US/contrib Packages
Hit http://ftp.de.debian.org unstable/non-US/contrib Release
Hit http://ftp.de.debian.org unstable/non-US/non-free Packages
Hit http://ftp.de.debian.org unstable/non-US/non-free Release
Err http://ftp.de.debian.org unstable/main Sources
Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_unstable_main_sourc e_Sources - open (30 Read-only file system)
Ign http://ftp.de.debian.org unstable/main Release
Err http://ftp.de.debian.org unstable/contrib Sources
Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_unstable_contrib_so urce_Sources - open (30 Read-only file system)
Ign http://ftp.de.debian.org unstable/contrib Release
Err http://ftp.de.debian.org unstable/non-free Sources
Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_unstable_non-free_source_Sources - open (30 Read-only file system)
Ign http://ftp.de.debian.org unstable/non-free Release
Hit http://ftp.de.debian.org unstable/non-US/main Sources
Hit http://ftp.de.debian.org unstable/non-US/main Release
Hit http://ftp.de.debian.org unstable/non-US/contrib Sources
Hit http://ftp.de.debian.org unstable/non-US/contrib Release
Hit http://ftp.de.debian.org unstable/non-US/non-free Sources
Hit http://ftp.de.debian.org unstable/non-US/non-free Release
Err http://ftp.de.debian.org ../project/experimental/main Packages
Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_.._project_experime ntal_main_binary-i386_Packages - open (30 Read-only file system)
Ign http://ftp.de.debian.org ../project/experimental/main Release
Err http://ftp.de.debian.org ../project/experimental/contrib Packages
Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_.._project_experime ntal_contrib_binary-i386_Packages - open (30 Read-only file system)
Ign http://ftp.de.debian.org ../project/experimental/contrib Release
Err http://ftp.de.debian.org ../project/experimental/non-free Packages
Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_.._project_experime ntal_non-free_binary-i386_Packages - open (30 Read-only file system)
Ign http://ftp.de.debian.org ../project/experimental/non-free Release
Err http://ftp.de.debian.org ../project/experimental/main Sources
Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_.._project_experime ntal_main_source_Sources - open (30 Read-only file system)
Ign http://ftp.de.debian.org ../project/experimental/main Release
Hit http://ftp.de.debian.org ../project/experimental/contrib Sources
Ign http://ftp.de.debian.org ../project/experimental/contrib Release
Err http://ftp.de.debian.org ../project/experimental/non-free Sources
Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_.._project_experime ntal_non-free_source_Sources - open (30 Read-only file system)
Ign http://ftp.de.debian.org ../project/experimental/non-free Release
Failed to fetch http://security.debian.org/dists/sta...86/Packages.gz Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/security.debian.org_dists_stable_updates_main_bina ry-i386_Packages - open (30 Read-only file system)
Failed to fetch http://security.debian.org/dists/sta...86/Packages.gz Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/security.debian.org_dists_stable_updates_contrib_b inary-i386_Packages - open (30 Read-only file system)
Failed to fetch http://security.debian.org/dists/sta...86/Packages.gz Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/security.debian.org_dists_stable_updates_non-free_binary-i386_Packages - open (30 Read-onlyfile system)
Failed to fetch http://ftp.de.debian.org/pub/debian/...86/Packages.gz Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/ftp.de.debian.org_pub_debian_dists_stable_main_bin ary-i386_Packages - open (30 Read-only file system)
Failed to fetch http://ftp.de.debian.org/pub/debian/...86/Packages.gz Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/ftp.de.debian.org_pub_debian_dists_stable_contrib_ binary-i386_Packages - open (30 Read-onlyfile system)
Failed to fetch http://ftp.de.debian.org/pub/debian/...86/Packages.gz Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/ftp.de.debian.org_pub_debian_dists_stable_non-free_binary-i386_Packages - open (30 Read-only file system)
Failed to fetch http://ftp.de.debian.org/pub/debian/...rce/Sources.gz Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/ftp.de.debian.org_pub_debian_dists_stable_main_sou rce_Sources - open (30 Read-only file system)
Failed to fetch http://ftp.de.debian.org/pub/debian/...rce/Sources.gz Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/ftp.de.debian.org_pub_debian_dists_stable_contrib_ source_Sources - open (30 Read-only file system)
Failed to fetch http://ftp.de.debian.org/pub/debian/...rce/Sources.gz Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/ftp.de.debian.org_pub_debian_dists_stable_non-free_source_Sources - open (30 Read-only file system)
Failed to fetch http://ftp.de.debian.org/pub/debian/...86/Packages.gz Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/ftp.de.debian.org_pub_debian_dists_testing_main_bi nary-i386_Packages - open (30 Read-only file system)
Failed to fetch http://ftp.de.debian.org/pub/debian/...86/Packages.gz Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/ftp.de.debian.org_pub_debian_dists_testing_contrib _binary-i386_Packages - open (30 Read-only file system)
Failed to fetch http://ftp.de.debian.org/pub/debian/...86/Packages.gz Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/ftp.de.debian.org_pub_debian_dists_testing_non-free_binary-i386_Packages - open (30 Read-only file system)
Failed to fetch http://ftp.de.debian.org/pub/debian/...rce/Sources.gz Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/ftp.de.debian.org_pub_debian_dists_testing_main_so urce_Sources - open (30 Read-only file system)
Failed to fetch http://ftp.de.debian.org/pub/debian/...rce/Sources.gz Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/ftp.de.debian.org_pub_debian_dists_testing_contrib _source_Sources - open (30 Read-only file system)
Failed to fetch http://ftp.de.debian.org/pub/debian/...rce/Sources.gz Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/ftp.de.debian.org_pub_debian_dists_testing_non-free_source_Sources - open (30 Read-only file system)
Failed to fetch http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/dist...86/Packages.gz Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_unstable_main_binar y-i386_Packages - open (30 Read-only file system)
Failed to fetch http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/dist...86/Packages.gz Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_unstable_contrib_bi nary-i386_Packages - open (30 Read-only file system)
Failed to fetch http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/dist...86/Packages.gz Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_unstable_non-free_binary-i386_Packages - open (30 Read-only file system)
Failed to fetch http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/dist...rce/Sources.gz Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_unstable_main_sourc e_Sources - open (30 Read-only file system)
Failed to fetch http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/dist...rce/Sources.gz Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_unstable_contrib_so urce_Sources - open (30 Read-only file system)
Failed to fetch http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/dist...rce/Sources.gz Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_unstable_non-free_source_Sources - open (30 Read-only file system)
Failed to fetch http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/dist...86/Packages.gz Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_.._project_experime ntal_main_binary-i386_Packages - open (30 Read-only file system)
Failed to fetch http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/dist...86/Packages.gz Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_.._project_experime ntal_contrib_binary-i386_Packages - open (30 Read-only file system)
Failed to fetch http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/dist...86/Packages.gz Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_.._project_experime ntal_non-free_binary-i386_Packages - open (30 Read-only file system)
Failed to fetch http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/dist...rce/Sources.gz Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_.._project_experime ntal_main_source_Sources - open (30 Read-only file system)
Failed to fetch http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/dist...rce/Sources.gz Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/ftp.de.debian.org_debian_dists_.._project_experime ntal_non-free_source_Sources - open (30 Read-only file system)
W: Not using locking for read only lock file /var/lib/apt/lists/lock
W: Not using locking for read only lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock
E: Unable to write to /var/cache/apt/
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.


Sorry for posting it all, but, I wasn't sure what was the most relevant. Someone in another post, suggested apt-get dselect update which gave the following,

root@ttyp1[~]# apt-get dselect update
E: Invalid operation dselect

Cheers.

downdogWoof...

[tom p]

Are you sure that you are running this from a hard drive installation? Or by any chance you aren't root when running this (yes, I've seen the prompt, but the prompt can be set to anything you like; sounds unlikely,but...)

The error you saw is that the partition holding /var/lib is mounted read only or is not writeable for the user running the apt-get command.

[downdogWoof]

Hi All,

well, I always use knoppix fromhd=/dev/hda5(which is where the knoppix image is installed. Is that what you are curious about.? Cheers.

[tom p]

yes; that means you can't install software via apt-get. The ISO image is not writable.

Thomas

[downdogWoof]

Oh, ok, fair enuff...I'd have to do a complete hd install to do so, I guess. Oh well, such is life. Changing the subject just a little, if I wanna save a file to somewhere, say a video card driver, that I wanna access from another distro, saving it to the home folder @ /mnt/hda1 wouldn't be readable from another distro, would it..? I have Fedora2 which is having problems loading XServer with nVidia GForce2. Someone suggested re-installing the drivers, so, I wanna download so I can access when I boot to level 3 in Fedora..hope I'm making sense here..is it possible..? Cheers