Tom Browder wrote: > Bob Proulx wrote: > > What are the contents of your /etc/apt/sources.list file? > > $ cat /etc/apt/sources.list > deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ lenny main > deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ lenny main > > deb http://security.debian.org/ lenny/updates main > deb-src http://security.debian.org/ lenny/updates main > > deb http://volatile.debian.org/debian-volatile lenny/volatile main > deb-src http://volatile.debian.org/debian-volatile lenny/volatile main Looks okay. > > I worry that you may have something incorrect there. I was somewhat expecting to see cdrom entries and perhaps those would have explained the hangs and could have been removed. But all good here. > > # apt-get update > > That works. No out-of-date programs indicated. That doesn't ever indicate out of date programs. It updates the index files of packages that are available in the repositories listed in the sources.list file. Because that operation takes a few seconds it isn't done automatically. It is only done upon explicit request. So before running the upgrade command it the update is usually done to make sure that the index files are current. > > If that works then you can upgrade. > > > > # apt-get upgrade > > That works--it upgraded OpenOffice. Then as far as I can see everything is okay with your system. I don't know why synaptic is causing you problems. Because the underlying commands seem to be working okay. > >> And while it's hanging, I can't use Synaptic Package Manager or the > >> root terminal. > > > > Your phrase "or the root terminal" confuses me. > > That's was an app on the menus just like "terminal" except it was > owned by root. So it won't launch a new root terminal. But existing root terminals still work. Gotcha. > All of the issues look like a problem with "granting privileges". I > have added my user name to the sudoers file and am not using anything > but CLI now--my new Debian server is now headless. I have no idea what is happening in that subsystem. I never use it. Good luck! Bob
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