ahhhh sorry, I didnt want to change my sources.list, so I made a fake file on my desktop. I ment to write:
sudo echo "deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-mozilla-daily/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list && sudo apt-get update Chris... On Sat, Oct 10, 2009 at 6:12 PM, Chris Penn <[email protected]> wrote: > sudo echo "deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-mozilla-daily/ppa/ubuntu > jaunty main" | sudo tee -a /home/cantormath/Desktop/sources.list && > sudo apt-get update > > > On Sat, Oct 10, 2009 at 5:52 PM, Jason Cotton <[email protected]> wrote: >> totalt...@totaltech-laptop:~$ sudo echo ‘deb >> http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-mozilla-daily/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main’ >> >> /etc/apt/sources.list >> bash: /etc/apt/sources.list: Permission denied >> totalt...@totaltech-laptop:~$ >> >> >> On Sat, Oct 10, 2009 at 3:47 PM, Chris Penn <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> 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 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > -- "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
