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On Wednesday 05 March 2008 10:09:18 Neil Williams wrote: > On Tue, 2008-03-04 at 19:29 +0000, jon.davey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > Hi, I am currently trying to install a program but during the process I > > am told that there is another program running that must be > > quit/stopped/killed before I can continue to do the install. I can't seem > > to do the command. I'm doing dkpg -kill and dkpg -configure -quit but > > these don't work. > > I fail to see why you are trying to do that - it sounds like the program > you are trying to install is simply borked. If the package is not > available through your distribution, I would leave well alone. > > Please stop thinking of package installation in windows-mode. It is > *not* a good idea to try to install packages simply from a download from > some website or other. Just because it works for some packages, it is > still better to get packages from your repositories - that is how all > these problems are resolved for you. > > > I am > > pretty useless with the command line and often get confused with the > > syntax of the help files. Can anyone give me a simple command the will > > term dkpg. > > Umm, you shouldn't do that. dpkg is too fundamental to the rest of your > system and leaving a dpkg process in a broken state can quite easily > leave your system in a very broken state. Wise words :) Just my tuppence worth here. As an absolute numpty Debian devotee my use of the command line for a new installation (aptwise :) ) is restricted to <apt-get update> then <apt-get install synaptic>. I can then see what's on offer, select and install with a few clicks of the mouse. OK, clicking a mouse is not for some - but Synaptic is there, it works; why not use it. -- W. Devon ------------ A Gnu/Linux user -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html