nbrown wrote: > i am trying to use apt and typing ... in pon......'apt-get' without the > ' of course > i get msgs about not being able to contact host. It seems to be looking > on the web for debian and just is not able to connect can you tell me > what is wrong?
I'm confused. Are you inserting 'apt-get' in the pon script? Or are you actually connected to the Net after starting pon? I do not recommend the former. re the latter: If you have a connection, you can use apt-get. But apt-get requires parameters and options. Type apt-get without any at the prompt and you will see what I mean. Please do man apt-get. Also man sources.list. > I have a bone to pick with you . There are a bunch of irc linux > channels.. on of them Debian.net #debian. most of these channels are > not very active and no one is actually there even though thier nicks are > there . Hum, perhaps everybody is busy doing stuff instead of using irc. I really hope they are. I would like to see gnu/Linux/debian to continue to develop. > If you get help sometimes it is great really patient people and > quite helpful but most of the time you get ignored, or in the worst you > receive impolite comments and even insults . What is going on ?? you > guys have something very good here and you wish to get it into the > public in a much greater way than it is now. However your public > relations are terrible and so is support for dummies like me.. > I know , you are not responsible for the irc sites but i bet that most > of you are there somewhere . So i make that connection and so will > others.. that is for your info.. You must realize that this system is free. But nobody said anything about not having to buy books. I might be overstating, but I think everyone using Linux has quite a library of books. Start reading. As far as impolite comments. Don't mistake comments like RTFM (Read The Fine Manuals) as impolite. It is a steep learning curve, but it has to be climbed. John.
