dpkg-restore: command not found


Forum: Networking
Topic: dpkg-restore: command not found
started by: atermfan

Posted by atermfan on Feb. 27 2007,03:26
http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/dsl-hd-install.html

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If you have net access, type 'sudo dpkg-restore' in your term window.

Code Sample
sudo: dpkg-restore: command not found

How do I fix this?

I am not sure where this topic would go best.  Mod, please move it if you think some other forum is better.

Posted by mikshaw on Feb. 27 2007,03:43
This is a temporary glitch:
< http://damnsmalllinux.org/cgi-bin....58;st=4 >

Posted by roberts on Feb. 27 2007,05:11
It is not a glitch.

It, the dpkg-restore download script, was removed, because Debian removed all references to oldstabe from the Debian repositories.

It is much easier to change an extension versus changing the distro when the location of oldstabe was uncertain.

Now that Debian has provided a permanent home for woody
the download script can be reinstated.

Posted by atermfan on Feb. 27 2007,06:47
I tried what you mentioned in the other topic:
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# /etc/init.d/mydsl-install dsl-dpkg.dsl
# apt-get update

Returned with:
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mydsl-install dsl-dpkg.dsl
bash: mydsl-install command not found

Using sudo did not help either.

Posted by roberts on Feb. 27 2007,06:50
use full path, as root

# /etc/init.d/mydsl-install dsl-dpkg.dsl

Or as user dsl

$ mydsl-load dsl-dkg.dsl

Then as root

# apt-get update

Posted by atermfan on Feb. 27 2007,07:03
My bad.  I was not aware that the full path was necessary.

Either option returned with a pop up window that says:
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Please mount media containing optional dir and try again.

Posted by roberts on Feb. 27 2007,08:05
Hopefully, you have downloaded the dsl-dpkg.dsl that you are trying to load locally.
Posted by mikshaw on Feb. 27 2007,12:37
Quote (roberts @ Feb. 27 2007,00:11)
It is not a glitch.

beg pardon.
"temporary inconvenience".

=o)

Posted by roberts on Feb. 27 2007,16:08
I am just glad that the Debian project has provided a permanent home for Woody.

DSL v3.2 was released when Woody was temporarily "homeless".

Posted by atermfan on Feb. 27 2007,17:06
I have downloaded the dsl-dpkg.dsl from the repo.  Loaded it with MyDSL.  Gone through the "$ mydsl-load dsl-dkg.dsl"

But when I tried "# apt-get update"  It tells me:

E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/apt/lists/lock - open (2 No such file or directory)
E: Unable to look at the list directory

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