On Sat, Nov 27, 2004 at 09:56:36PM -0600, John Heim wrote: > At 04:49 PM 11/27/2004, you wrote: > >On Sat, Nov 27, 2004 at 03:47:10PM -0600, John Heim wrote: > >> > >> > >> I keep getting an error message when I try to install j2re1.4. It says it > >> it failed to preconfigure with exit status 10 (see below). I am following > >> the instructions at > >> http://www.blackdown.org/java-linux/java2-status/jdk1.4-status.html. > >If it makes you feel any better, I have trouble apt-get'ing the package, > >following the instructions sent out earlier on this list. > > > >That is, I set sources.list to > >deb ftp://ftp.tux.org/java/debian/ sarge non-free > >W: Couldn't stat source package list ftp://ftp.tux.org sarge/non-free > >Packages > >(/var/lib/apt/lists/ftp.tux.org_java_debian_dists_sarge_non-free_binary-i386_Packages) > > > >- stat (2 No such file or directory) > > You mean that this is what it says when you do an 'apt-get update', > right? Yep. > That line from your sources.list looks right to me. > Here's mine: > > deb ftp://ftp.tux.org/java/debian/ testing non-free > > But testing and sarge are the same. > In principle, but perhaps they've forgotten a symlink.
I did manage to download the new version via apt-get -d install, but given your problems, I haven't attempted to install it. Can you tell if your package installation seems to have succeeded, despite the error message? > > NAny clues would be great. > > > > Wow, I have none. It's gotta work. The line above is from the file > etc/apt/sources.list, right? Yes. > > > > >To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
