can you paste the error? is it this error? :~$ apt-get install cmatrix E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (13 Permission denied) E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), are you root?
Chris... On Sat, Oct 10, 2009 at 5:01 PM, Jason Cotton <[email protected]> wrote: > Hmm still gives permission error, I'll do some more reading > > On Sat, Oct 10, 2009 at 2:42 PM, Jason Cotton <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> thanks chris >> >> On Sat, Oct 10, 2009 at 2:38 PM, Chris Louden <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> Put sudo in front of echo >>> >>> -Chris >>> On Oct 10, 2009, at 3:07 PM, Jason Cotton <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> I'm missing something very obvious I know but I'm trying to install >>> Firefox 3.5 on my acer, I've done a few how to searches and all of them are >>> telling me to write the below string in terminal, but when I do I get a >>> permission denied response. >>> >>> I know I can just download it through FTP or direct through their webpage >>> but I want to learn terminal more. >>> >>> echo ‘deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-mozilla-daily/ppa/ubuntu jaunty >>> main’ >> /etc/apt/sources.list >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> LinuxUsers mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> LinuxUsers mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers >>> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > LinuxUsers mailing list > [email protected] > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers > > -- "As we open our newspapers or watch our television screens, we seem to be continually assaulted by the fruits of Mankind's stupidity." -Roger Penrose _______________________________________________ LinuxUsers mailing list [email protected] http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers
