[vox-tech] apt-get -f install fails to work

[Hai Yi]

thanks Tony, it seemed /etc/vga can't be written in my case. I renamed it
and circumvented the problem. I'll try your suggestion though.

Hai


On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 8:50 PM, Tony Cratz <cratz at hematite.com> wrote:

> On 08/06/2013 05:21 PM, Hai Yi wrote:
> > thanks but nope, tried those 3 commands - it didn't work. The same error.
> > Will updating the source list help? BTW, my computer is 64bit.
> >
>
>
>         What I suggest is you first remove the package you were trying
>         to install with:
>
>         apt-get --purge remove package-name
>         apt-get update; apt-get update
>
>         Then try installing the package again. It is possible something
>         else caused a problem.
>
>
>                                                                 Tony
>
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