Re: How to diagnose an "apt-get instal"l problem
On Fri, Sep 09, 2016 at 10:18:22AM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
> As root I attempted to do
> apt-get install mate-desktop-environment-core
> It began normally but terminated with a file not found message
> before coming to the confirm installation step.
And the error message said...?
> To narrow down the problem source(s) I attempted to install a
> different program.
Instead of reading the error. *sigh*
> How can I diagnose what went wrong when I attempted "apt-get
> install"?
By reading the error.
There is not enough information here to tell whether it was trying to
install a package that isn't physically included on your DVD, or
installing a package that exists but has an error in it, etc.
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