On Wed, 9 Dec 1998, KTB wrote: > First I'd like to thank all those who helped me with the base > instillation! I would now like to install X11 but when I am in dselect > and have highlighted xbase and then try to install I get a message: > dselect: unable to open/create access method lockfile: Permission > denied. How do I get past this? The file has the "*" beside it but it > hasn't been installed yet.
Just a first guess; your running dselect as a normal user instead of as root. > > Also looking at the description of xbase in dselect it said that > xcontrib was a more complete package. Does this mean I don't need xbase > and could start with xcontrib? > Thanks, > Kent Can't even guess at this one. -- Kent West [EMAIL PROTECTED] KC5ENO - Amateur Radio: When all else fails. Linux - Finally! A real OS for the Intel PC! "Life is an ongoing classroom." - Capt. James T. Kirk, "Dreadnought"
