RE: dselect

["Sean 'Shaleh' Perry" <shaleh@valinux.com>]

On 18-Jan-2000 David Pilz wrote:
> I am currently installing slink on my PC, and I am now ready to start
> installing packages (from cdrom). Problem: after I login and type
> 'deselect', I get the message:
> 
> deselect: unable to open/create access method lockfile: permission
> denied
> 
> I have no idea what lockfile is, why I'm denied permission to use it,
> and how I can get around this.
> 

you must be root to do any package manipulation.