On 04/12/2020 03:28 PM, songbird wrote:
Richard Owlett wrote:Using Synaptic I: 1. searched package names for "info" 2. selected it 3. clicked Apply 4. received error message sayingE: Could not open lock file /var/cache/apt/archives/lock - open (2: No such file or directory) E: Could not open file descriptor -1 E: Unable to lock the download directoryI've had no previous problem with Synaptic. My Debian version is 9.8 Help please.whatever else is going on i would wonder how such directories were removed? was this something you did?
Those are among my questions ;}
have you changed partitions or mount points or something here or run some other command which had unintended consequences?
Not that I know of.I intend to do a scratch install of Buster shortly, after doing a inventory of applications I actually use. Due to bandwidth constraints and some personal preferences I purchase complete DVD sets.
It has been suggested that I install auditd and was referred to the auditctl man page when I asked for newbie oriented orientation. [Not only is forest concealed by the trees, it is obscured by the veins of the leaves of the trees. Any suggestions for a broad overview?]