gpg: failed to create temporary file '/var/lib/lurker/.#lk0x57dbc100.hantslug.org.uk.21471': Permission denied
gpg: keyblock resource '/var/lib/lurker/pubring.gpg': Permission denied
gpg: Signature made Mon Nov 5 12:17:04 2007 GMT
gpg: using DSA key 20ACB3BE515C238D
gpg: Can't check signature: No public key
On Mon, Nov 05, 2007 at 11:00:44AM +0000, hantslug@??? wrote:
> On Monday 05 November 2007 09:38, john lewis wrote:
> *I'll resend the y part of my first interminable screed (stars inserted by
> me):
>
> Tux:/home/lisi# aptitude install rsync
[snip]
> **Accept this solution? [Y/n/q/?] y**
> The following packages have been kept back:
> acroread-debian-files realplayer
> The following NEW packages will be installed:
> rsync
> The following packages will be upgraded:
> iceweasel
> 1 packages upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 2 not upgraded.
> Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 254kB will be freed.
> **Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?] y**
> Writing extended state information... Error!
> E: I wasn't able to locate file for the acroread-debian-files package. This
> migh
> t mean you need to manually fix this package.
> E: Couldn't lock list directory..are you root?
These look like the actual errors.
- Is /var full?
- Are you running another instance of apt/dpkg/synaptic/apt-get?
(Check with ps axf, and kill -9 if you see one)
- What do the permissions look like on:
- /var/lib/dpkg,
- /var/lib/aptitude,
- /var/lib/apt, and their respective contents?
Hugo.
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