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    read-only troubble

    Okay i am using a dell M350WVN laptop
    2.66 ghz P4
    512mb ram
    intel extream graphics
    cd-rv/dvd-rom drive
    2usb ports
    4pin firewire
    40gb hdd
    partitioning looks like this

    Code:
    hda1 ext2 1.95 gb i have used the tohd command to copy knoppix here and am now using fromhd to boot
    hda2 Fat16 1.00 gb this is the knoppix swapspace it has a knoppix.swp on it no spare room
    hda3 ext2 2.93 gb this has the persistant home drive
    hda4 Fat32 955 mb i have the saved config here
    How can i use the apt-get command and make it work each time i try to run the update in the root cosole i get this

    Code:
    ebian/dists/testing/non-free/source/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_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_unstable_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_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_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_unstable_contrib_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_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_experimental_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_experimental_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_experimental_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_experimental_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_experimental_contrib_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_experimental_non-free_source_Sources - open (30 Read-only file system)
    Failed to fetch ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/languages/java...86/Packages.gz  Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/ftp.gwdg.de_pub_languages_java_linux_debian_dists_woody_main_binary-i386_Packages - open (30 Read-only file system)
    Failed to fetch ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/languages/java...86/Packages.gz  Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/ftp.gwdg.de_pub_languages_java_linux_debian_dists_woody_non-free_binary-i386_Packages - open (30 Read-only file system)
    Failed to fetch ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/languages/java...rce/Sources.gz  Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/ftp.gwdg.de_pub_languages_java_linux_debian_dists_woody_main_source_Sources - open (30 Read-only file system)
    Failed to fetch ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/languages/java...rce/Sources.gz  Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/ftp.gwdg.de_pub_languages_java_linux_debian_dists_woody_non-free_source_Sources - open (30 Read-only file system)
    Failed to fetch ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/languages/java...86/Packages.gz  Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/ftp.gwdg.de_pub_languages_java_linux_debian_dists_unstable_main_binary-i386_Packages - open (30 Read-only file system)
    Failed to fetch ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/languages/java...86/Packages.gz  Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/ftp.gwdg.de_pub_languages_java_linux_debian_dists_unstable_non-free_binary-i386_Packages - open (30 Read-only file system)
    Failed to fetch ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/languages/java...rce/Sources.gz  Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/ftp.gwdg.de_pub_languages_java_linux_debian_dists_unstable_main_source_Sources - open (30 Read-only file system)
    Failed to fetch ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/languages/java...rce/Sources.gz  Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/ftp.gwdg.de_pub_languages_java_linux_debian_dists_unstable_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.
    a whole lot of read only errors how should i go about correcting this

    btw i am using the 3.6 ver of knopppix with the knoppix26 command at boot

  2. #2
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    You cannot use apt-get with a tohd install, it must be a full hd install. You can install applications to a tohd install using klik. You must have a persistent home to do this.

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