[ubuntu-za] Update library?

[Tim Johnson]

Hi Alex,

One of the huge advantages of Linux is the requirement to be root when  
editing files like this or installing packages.  Prior to the edit command  
enter
sudo su
in the Terminal.  The prompt will change to root@**** and then after  
editing the file you can save it.

Cheers

Tim

On Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:57:01 +0200, Alex Faure <alex.faure at gmail.com>  
wrote:

> I have loaded the apt-cacher but when I try to edit it - I get the  
> following
> error message:
>                   Could not save the file /etc/default/apt-cacher.
>                   You do not have the permissions necessary to save the
> file.
>                   Please check that you typed the location correctly and  
> try
> again.
> It seems I need to be logged in as a root(?) I am the only user on my
> machine!
> Any suggestions?
> 2008/12/1 Raoul Snyman <raoul.snyman at saturnlaboratories.co.za>
>
>> Hi guys,
>>
>> On Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:12:12 +0200, Hilton Gibson <hgibson at sun.ac.za>
>> wrote:
>> >> The best way to do this would be to create your own apt repository on
>> > one of
>> >> your machines / servers. So that server will update itself from the
>> > ubuntu
>> >> apt repository, and your other machines will update from that one.
>> > Hi Alex
>> >I ha
>> > Have a look at this page:
>> > http://www.ubuntu.sun.ac.za/wiki/index.php/MakeLocalMirror
>> >
>> > If you manage to get it right then all you need to do is update your
>> > server every couple of weeks. If a group of you get together you could
>> > "share" an entire repo.
>>
>> While this is one way of doing it, I'm very hesitant to call it the  
>> "best".
>> If you make a local repo, chances are you're going to be downloading ALL
>> the packages, whether or not you ned them. With a system like  
>> apt-cacher,
>> you only download those packages you need. apt-cacher is therefore most
>> likely lighter on bandwidth than a repository.
>>
>> Of course I could be wrong, but all the stuff I've read so far about  
>> local
>> repositories involves downloading *all* the packages.
>>
>> --
>> Raoul Snyman, B.Tech IT (Software Engineering)
>> Saturn Laboratories
>> e: raoul.snyman at saturnlaboratories.co.za
>> w: http://www.saturnlaboratories.co.za/
>> b: http://blog.saturnlaboratories.co.za/
>>   http://raoulsnyman.co.za/
>>
>>
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>
>
>



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Tim Johnson
Using Ubuntu 8.10 and Opera