Apt-get :: apt-get

Sadly apt-get is not enabled and trying to enable it errors out in wget because I have no connection to the net which is why I need it so I can get to the net and you see my problem.

dpkg keeps erroring dpkg: /var/lib/dpkg/status: No such file or directory.
*edit* As per a suggestion from another web page, I created both the dir and used touch to create the status file but didn't resolve the error. Where exactly should this directory be in a HD installation? I have it created in both my /home folder and on my hda1 where DSL is installed.

And I did read the Dillo page, thats how I knew to try aptitude and I also tried MyDSL but there again I need an internet connection.

Quote (kerry @ July 12 2006,18:05)

apt- get is a command line. in teminal you would do> sudo apt-get update < then> sudo apt-get install (package name) < or if your installing local deb's you would use > sudo dpkg -i (package name). just remember you have to be root so you have to use sudo, sudo su to become root or just use the root terminal in the xshells menu.

make sure you read dillo at the start that's the reason it pops up.

I thought I down loaded dsl-dpkg.dsl.info from the MyDSL but I don't know how to load it. When I try to use Apt-get update it returns an error:
E: could not open lock file /var/lib/apt/lists/lock -open (2 no such file or directory)

E: unable to lock the list directory
I tried using sudo also.

since your using hd install, you have to install dsl's as user dsl. so did you install dsl-dpkg.dsl.info as user dsl? for version 3.0 and up the mydsl load is in the mydsl icon it says "load local mydsl extentions " for older versions the mydsl load is in emelfm.

hdstn, you'll need to download it from another computer then install it locally on the computer with no net. read from the begining of the post.

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