Re: Debian 12.8 synaptic refuses, calling for firmware in /media/cdrom
On Wed, 18 Dec 2024 18:51:50 +0100 (CET)
Roger Price <debian@rogerprice.org> wrote:
> On Wed, 18 Dec 2024, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote:
>
>
> > Edit the file to comment out the DVD entry and uncomment the
> > network entries. Then apt-get update / aptitude update or whatever.
> >
>
> Will do, when I master whatever editor is included in the base
> distribution.
>
Mousepad is, but you shouldn't run anything graphical as root. The
built-in editors that I know of are vim and the similar nano, run from
a terminal. I never grew up with this style of editor, and I don't like
them, but they're OK for emergencies. There should be plenty of web
tutorials, you only need to do a few things.
Once you have installation working, there are other editors. I like the
editor in Midnight Commander (package name mc) for quick tweaks and
Geany for coding work. Many people favour emacs, but I've never been
that serious.
--
Joe
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