From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from anchor-post-31.mail.demon.net (anchor-post-31.mail.demon.net [194.217.242.89]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4737210A10 for ; Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:34:04 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mga.demon.co.uk ([80.177.13.92] helo=[192.168.2.16]) by anchor-post-31.mail.demon.net with esmtp (Exim 4.67) id 1KLl2B-000EDH-4x for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:34:03 +0000 Subject: Re: on debian lenny has anyone tried installing podracer lately? From: Georgina Joyce To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: text/plain Organization: Ready2GoLinux Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:33:48 +0100 Message-Id: <1216845228.15756.8.camel@violet.perfumed-garden.local> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.22.3.1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.10 Precedence: list Reply-To: gena@mga.demon.co.uk, "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:34:04 -0000 On Tue, 2008-07-22 at 20:01 -0400, Jude DaShiell wrote: > When I tried it, the screen package was downloaded but failed to install > with the claim that some directory was locked so the changes couldn't be > written. This is not the first package that fails this way over here > that was in etch and this is happening in lenny. Any ideas as to how to > clear this error? > I've never seen this error unless you try it as a normal user. It's the /var/cache/apt/ tree that is usually locked. But it doesn't make sense if it downloads the package. So you'll need to help us to help yourself and be a little more descriptive of what happens when you attempt what command. Gena