Re: Non root sudo + aptitude

["Javier Vasquez" <jevv.cr@gmail.com>]

On Nov 28, 2007 8:55 PM, Javier Vasquez <jevv.cr@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> It seems that aptitude works under root, meaning one can install
> packages and upgrade them under root.  However under a non root user,
> with sudo set so that aptitude can be run, then everything works,
> except for the fact that after downloading the packages, if the
> packages were requested through command line, the next error shows up:
>
> Preconfiguring packages ...
> E:  Sub-process /usr/sbin/dpkg exited unexpectedly
> A package failed to install.  Trying to recover:
> ...
>
> And the machine hangs.  If the packages were issued through the
> ncurses interface, then the error doesn't show up, but the machine
> hangs as well...
>
> I prefer to use aptitude through sudo as a non root user, but the work
> around is to use it under root for now, or to use "apt-get install"
> for the packages aptitude tried to install, since as they were tried
> by aptitude, they will be understood by it...  Hopefully some one will
> find the issue, :).
>
> Thanks,
>
> --
> Javier


Actually I tried the gui under root, and it also hangs after
downloading...  However under root one can install the packages
through command line.  The sudo thing is still an issue, although the
gui thing doesn't seem related to it...

Thanks,

-- 
Javier