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.
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
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 thisCode: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
a whole lot of read only errors how should i go about correcting thisCode: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.
btw i am using the 3.6 ver of knopppix with the knoppix26 command at boot
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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