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Ok I am quite new to Linux in all and I am currently running Linspire 5.0. Know becuase CNR does not have the most current, and free, version of opera, ...
  1. 09-20-2005 #1
    zecster
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    Having Trouble Installing Programs, Help?

    Ok I am quite new to Linux in all and I am currently running Linspire 5.0. Know becuase CNR does not have the most current, and free, version of opera, i went and download the Linspire 5.0.deb file and was going to learn how to install the programs myself. the thing is that i am getting errors when installing that and then when trying to install SDCC, since CNR did not have a ANSI c compiler that i could see. Could someone try to help me on how to install these programs on Linspire 5.0 and/or tell me what these errors mean. I have the files in the usr and trying to install them from there becuase i first tried to install them for the desktop and I am not sure if that mattered. have are the errors i am getting:

    Liquid-Fire:~# dpkg -i /usr/opera.deb
    (Reading database ... 71570 files and directories currently installed.)
    Unpacking opera (from /usr/opera.deb) ...
    dpkg-deb (subprocess): short read in buffer_copy (failed to write to pipe in copy)
    dpkg-deb: subprocess paste returned error exit status 2
    dpkg: error processing /usr/opera.deb (--install):
    short read in buffer_copy (backend dpkg-deb during `./usr/lib/opera/8.50-20050916.5/opera')
    Errors were encountered while processing:
    /usr/opera.deb
    Liquid-Fire:~#
    Liquid-Fire:~# dpkg -i /usr/sdcc_2.4.0-4_i386.deb
    Selecting previously deselected package sdcc.
    (Reading database ... 71570 files and directories currently installed.)
    Unpacking sdcc (from /usr/sdcc_2.4.0-4_i386.deb) ...
    dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of sdcc:
    sdcc depends on sdcc-libraries (= 2.4.0-4); however:
    Package sdcc-libraries is not installed.
    dpkg: error processing sdcc (--install):
    dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
    Errors were encountered while processing:
    sdcc
    Liquid-Fire:~#

    Again a am really new to all this so any help would be nice.

    Thanks
    Ryan Zec
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  2. 09-20-2005 #2
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    about the first problem... maybe the .deb file is corrupted... it has no version signature, so I suppose I can fail because is not part of Debian...

    about the second problem... run

    Code:
    apt-get -f install
    after installed it (with failure). This command will install required dependencies and then finalize you installation...
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  3. 09-20-2005 #3
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    it doesn't matter where the files are at, they will fine. So you can just download them to were ever you want and then
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    dpkg -i program_name.deb
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