---------------------------------------- > Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:00:32 -0400 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > CC: debian-amd64@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: running grace the plotting program... > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 01:56:59PM +0000, Michael Fothergill wrote: >> OK..... >> >> debian:/home/mikef# dpkg -L grace | grep bin >> debian:/home/mikef# >> >> >> It's not there...... Have I forgotten something? It needed two of the >> Lenny DVDs to install it. > > # dpkg -L grace|grep bin > /usr/bin > /usr/bin/xmgrace > /usr/bin/fdf2fit > /usr/bin/convcal > /usr/bin/grconvert > /usr/bin/grace-thumbnailer > /usr/bin/gracebat > /usr/bin/grace > > Somehow it appears you either don't have the package installed, or it > got severely broken somehow.
I tried reinstalling it a bit: debian:/etc/apt# apt-get install grace6 Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following extra packages will be installed: fftw2 lesstif2 libmpich1.0gf libplot2c2 libt1-5 xmhtml1 Suggested packages: fftw-dev mpich-bin tetex-bin The following NEW packages will be installed fftw2 grace6 lesstif2 libmpich1.0gf libplot2c2 libt1-5 xmhtml1 0 upgraded, 7 newly installed, 0 to remove and 3 not upgraded. Need to get 0B/3954kB of archives. After this operation, 11.5MB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y Media Change: Please insert the disc labelled ‘Debian GNU/Linux testing _Lenny_ - Official Snapshot amd64 DVD Binary-1 20080407-11:52’ in the drive ‘/cdrom/’ and press enter Selecting previously deselected package lesstif2. (Reading database ... 106238 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking lesstif2 (from .../lesstif2_0.95.0-2.1_amd64.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package libplot2c2. Unpacking libplot2c2 (from .../libplot2c2_2.5-2_amd64.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package libt1-5. Unpacking libt1-5 (from .../libt1-5_5.1.2-2_amd64.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package libmpich1.0gf. Unpacking libmpich1.0gf (from .../libmpich1.0gf_1.2.7-8_amd64.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package fftw2. Unpacking fftw2 (from .../fftw2_2.1.3-20.1_amd64.deb) ... Media Change: Please insert the disc labelled ‘Debian GNU/Linux testing _Lenny_ - Official Snapshot amd64 DVD Binary-2 20080407-11:52’ in the drive ‘/cdrom/’ and press enter Selecting previously deselected package xmhtml1. (Reading database ... 106303 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking xmhtml1 (from .../xmhtml1_1.1.7-14_amd64.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package grace6. Unpacking grace6 (from .../grace6_5.99.1+dev4-5.1_amd64.deb) ... Processing triggers for menu ... Processing triggers for man-db ... Setting up libmpich1.0gf (1.2.7-8) ... Setting up fftw2 (2.1.3-20.1) ... Setting up lesstif2 (1:0.95.0-2.1) ... Setting up libplot2c2 (2.5-2) ... Setting up libt1-5 (5.1.2-2) ... Setting up xmhtml1 (1.1.7-14) ... Setting up grace6 (5.99.1+dev4-5.1) ... Updating font configuration of grace6... Cleaning up category type1.. Updating category type1.. Processing triggers for menu ... debian:/etc/apt# If you try to eject the DVD here it says I do not have the permission to do it...... I commented out the sid repositories in my apt source file to try to stop the kernel being upgraded every five minutes: debian:/etc/apt# more sources.list # # deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux testing _Lenny_ - Official Snapshot amd64 DVD Binary-1 20080407-11:52]/ lenny contrib main deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux testing _Lenny_ - Official Snapshot amd64 DVD Binary-5 20080407-11:52]/ lenny contrib main deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux testing _Lenny_ - Official Snapshot amd64 DVD Binary-4 20080407-11:52]/ lenny contrib main deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux testing _Lenny_ - Official Snapshot amd64 DVD Binary-3 20080407-11:52]/ lenny contrib main deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux testing _Lenny_ - Official Snapshot amd64 DVD Binary-2 20080407-11:52]/ lenny contrib main deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux testing _Lenny_ - Official Snapshot amd64 DVD Binary-1 20080407-11:52]/ lenny contrib main # Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify: deb http://security.debian.org/ lenny/updates main contrib #deb http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian sid main contrib non-free deb http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian testing main contrib non-free # Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify: deb-src http://security.debian.org/ lenny/updates main contrib deb-src http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian testing main contrib non-free #deb-src http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian sid main contrib non-free deb http://javadesktop.org/lg3d/debian testing contrib I have been doing system upgrades as prompted but only for Lenny not Sid recently.... Could this be a source of the grace installation problem? Regards MF > > # dpkg -l grace > Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold > | Status=Not/Inst/Cfg-files/Unpacked/Failed-cfg/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend > |/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err: > uppercase=bad) > ||/ Name Version Description > +++-==============-==============-============================================ > ii grace 1:5.1.21-2+b1 An XY plotting tool > > ii means installed. > > -- > Len SOrensen > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _________________________________________________________________ Great deals on almost anything at eBay.co.uk. Search, bid, find and win on eBay today! http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/msnnkmgl0010000004ukm/direct/01/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]