[xubuntu-users] Synaptic problems?

[Benjamin P. August]

Did the Logitech installer call dpkg directly instead of using apt?

On Thu, Nov 3, 2016 at 10:12 PM, Jean Gérald <gerald.jean at videotron.ca>
wrote:

> Hello,
>
> the directory "partial" does not exist.  The permissions on the mother
> directory are "root", "root".  But the Ubuntu Logitec installer created the
> directory no problems and it now exists although it is empty?
>
> Gérald
> Le 2016-11-02 à 11:42, Benjamin P. August a écrit :
>
> Since my French is terrible, it looks like a "failed to fetch" error.
> Does the file exist on the mirror? (looks like it to me)
> Is the mirror reachable? (looks like it to me)
> How are the permissions on /var/cache/apt/archives/partial/ on your
> machine? Does that directory exist?
>
> I usually use apt instead of aptitude.
>
> On Wed, Nov 2, 2016 at 6:22 AM, KC1DI <davekc1di at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I have never had a problem with 64 synaptic or apt-get here.
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Nov 2, 2016 at 3:22 AM, James Freer <jessejazza3.uk at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 2 November 2016 at 03:00, Gérald Jean <gerald.jean at videotron.ca>
>>> wrote:
>>> > I didn't try, went straight to the Unbuntu Logitec and it installed
>>> without
>>> > complaining.  Next time I'll get this message I'll try apt-get.
>>> >
>>> > Gérald
>>> >
>>> > Le 2016-11-01 à 22:27, J. Paul Bissonnette a écrit :
>>> >>
>>> >> On Tue, 1 Nov 2016 21:39:31 -0400
>>> >> Gérald Jean <gerald.jean at videotron.ca> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >>> Hello,
>>> >>>
>>> >>> for some reason Synaptic is complaining when I try to install
>>> >>> packages. I get the following error:
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>> W: Échec de la récupération de
>>> >>>
>>> >>> http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/t/tk8.5/li
>>> btk8.5_8.5.19-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
>>> >>>     Impossible d'ouvrir le fichier
>>> >>> /var/cache/apt/archives/partial/libtk8.5_8.5.19-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb -
>>> >>> open (2: Aucun fichier ou dossier de ce type) [IP : 91.189.88.152 80]
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>> The standard Ubuntu installer has no problem installing this
>>> >>> package.  I prefer Synaptic but lately I have had this problem
>>> >>> several times, any clue!
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Thanks
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Gérald
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >> What happens with apt-get?
>>>
>>> Could it be a 64 bit problem? I am on 16.04 i386 and use both synaptic
>>> and apt-get with out problems. I've never tried 64 bit as I have a
>>> 'test' older machine which I use if I have trouble - so I am too lazy
>>> to burn a DVD for both. So many places I have read that there is
>>> little difference between the two so I've not bothered testing x64
>>> out.
>>>
>>> james
>>>
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