did your apt get work? share please

Forum: Apt-get
Topic: did your apt get work? share please
started by: lovdsl

Posted by lovdsl on Mar. 29 2006,01:08

I did apt-get install dict-gcide and dict-jargon useing old stable and did apt-get install xmms-alarm useing stable ( thanks for the tip)..these are excellent additions to a hd install..has anyone apt-get installed others with success....please share your apt-gets..have had a few fails and think others may also like to have some goodies to get started with apt-get... english dictionary and xmms alarm are my success ..these todsl 2.2 p166 48meg ram.. also worked on dx2-66 w/48ram...thanks

Posted by cbagger01 on Mar. 29 2006,17:41

Your best bet for "apt-gets" is to go to a newer computer with a decent amount of (RAM+swap) and boot from livecd. Then do an Enable APT and then do a test installation into your ramdisk.

If it works OK, you can then repeat the process on your hd installed system.

Posted by lovdsl on Mar. 29 2006,22:34

Deleteing this rant and replaceing with a question...can I delete the files in/var/cache/apt/archive after the apt-get install or are libraries used from this directory. also unrelated can I delete the collecting files in the temp directory..this would free free up some hd space.

Posted by lovdsl on Mar. 30 2006,05:30

Sorry cbagger01..I am endlessly gratefull for the xcalc..I just botched another install attempting to add a cdripper to another antique.p166/48meg.ranting..when will I learn. you are correct..if I am going to play with apt get I am on my own and need to play safe. thanks for the reminder. did apt-get install GRIP
there is also grip.dsl

Posted by lovdsl on Mar. 31 2006,08:14

For those who like the abiword.dsl and want it to spell check I went to/etc/apt/sources.list...opened and changed oldstable to stable..saved..enabled apt and opened a terminal and typed sudo su..then typed apt-get update..then apt-get install aspell...then apt-get libenchant1...my abiword now spell checks..simple
you can go to var/cache/apt/archives and delete the deb files to free space on a small drive or move them to storage so you do not have to redownload. or turn them into a .dsl if you know how

Posted by adssse on April 02 2006,22:15

I believe by being root and typing 'apt-get clean' it will remove all of the files in var/cache/apt/archives

Posted by lovdsl on April 02 2006,22:56

Another great tip..thanks.

guess this was another stupid idea. apt-get is relative, good luck