Steve,
Try this:
$ su
Then enter your root password (I assume you set up a root password during
installation.)
# apt-get update
# apt-get install gnumeric
On Monday, August 4, 2014 7:01 AM, Steve Greig <[email protected]> wrote:
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>
>I know this is really basic stuff but on putting my password in after sudo
>apt-get update I got the response steve (ie me) is not in the subdoers file.
>This incident will be reported. Any guidance here would be very much
>appreciated. I fully intend to read up on this stuff but getting gnumeric is a
>bit urgent for me as my business accounts are on it.
>
>
>
>
>On Mon, Aug 4, 2014 at 11:58 AM, Steven D'Aprano <[email protected]> wrote:
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>On Mon, Aug 04, 2014 at 11:37:03AM +0100, Steve Greig wrote:
>>
>>> I have been using gnumeric for year on Windows. I just started using Linux
>>> after a long gap and also on a different distro so I am a bit out of my
>>> depth. One of the most important things for me is to have gnumeric. I can't
>>> see it already installed and I cant find Synaptic which I have used a
>>> couple of years ago. I would really appreciate some advice on how to
>>> install gnumeric on my Debian wheezy OS. I have used the command line
>>> before but am very rusty on it.
>>
>>I don't have wheezy here to test, but the following ought to work. If
>>you have sudo on your account:
>>
>>sudo aptitude install -P ~n^gnumeric
>>
>>
>>otherwise su to the root user first:
>>
>>su -
>>aptitude install -P ~n^gnumeric
>>
>>
>>This ought to install the gnumeric application, common files,
>>documentation, and standard plugins. If you prefer to manually choose
>>which to install:
>>
>>aptitude search gnumeric
>>aptitude install [name of package from above]
>>
>>(remember to use sudo or su as needed).
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>--
>>Steven
>>
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