[OZAPRS] Rasbian

[vk2tv]

Bob,

Mint is more than a GUI, Linux Mint is an entire distribution based on 
Ubuntu which is an entire distribution based on Debian. For each of 
those you must use a repository specific to the distribution.

Linux Mint has its own repository

Ubuntu has its own repository

Debian has its own repository.

The repositories are not interchangeable because each distro below 
Debian does its own manipulation of at least some of the original Debian 
files. Ubuntu modifies Debian files, and Linux Mint modifies Ubuntu files.

If you're running 32 bit Linux Mint on a 64 bit processor you can only 
run 32 bit debs, so mismatch there can't be an issue.

Cheers,


Ray vk2tv




On 02/07/16 15:11, Bob wrote:
> This didn't work for me on the PC with Linux Mint 17.3
>
> This flavor is based on Ubuntu right?  Mint is only the GUI right? so 
> where does "debian' come into the equation?
> Do I have to be a bit more careful with what I download?
> I've been thinking if it works on Ubuntu it should work for Mint?
> Not sure.
>
> I got this error
>
> E: Failed to fetch 
> http://mirror.as24220.net/pub/ubuntu/pool/universe/x/xastir/xastir_2.0.0-2.1ubuntu1_i386.deb 
> 404  Not Found
>
> Would that mean the site is wrong, down, kaput? Maybe try again later?
>
> There it is again in the error message "i386.deb" the i386 is my 
> machine a 64 bit processor but running 32bit Linux Mint. .deb for debian?
>
> Not game to try it on the RPi
>
> Regards Bob
>
>
> On 02/07/16 14:03, Norm McMillan wrote:
>> G'day Bob,
>> my experience, your mileage may differ.
>>
>>  I'm back to Linux after a loooooong time away. Bought an R-Pi 3, 
>> downloaded the Rasbian Jessie image and wrote it to an 8Gb micro SD. 
>> it fired up first time. Tried using the package manager in Raspbian 
>> Jessie without much success. So back to the command line.
>> Open a terminal and type in
>>
>> /*sudo apt-get update* / # this updates all the package information 
>> and makes sure you get the latest versions
>>
>> A whole lot of stuff scrolls by
>> When it returns to the prompt type in
>>
>> /*sudo apt-get install xastir*
>>
>> /
>>  More stuff scrolls by and you eventually get back to the prompt.
>> At the prompt, type in
>>
>> */xastir,
>> /*
>> a
>
>
>
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