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Glockdoc
When I did my install yesterday, Thailand ( where I live ) was selected for my antix server. I haven’t been able to update fully because the server seems to always be down.
I opened repo manager to switch to another server, but it isn’t working. It opens, I can select another server, but when I hit apply nothing happens. Same with close. I have to go into antix kill and kill the app.
I know I can do this via command line, but haven’t looked up the command yet. Thought I would see if this is a known problem and if there is a solution.
Thanks in advance!
sybok
Hi,
when you (attempt to) change the repositories, this affects files located in ‘/etc/apt/sources.list.d/’.
Roughly speaking, each file contains lists of web addresses.
You may edit them manually by starting your preferred text editor with elevated privileges, e.g. ‘sudo <editor> <filename>’.It is advisable to make a backup first. This can be done as follows: open terminal and paste the below two commands:
cd /etc/apt/sources.list.d/; for f in *.list; do sudo cp "$f" "$f.backup"; done
(change directory to where the repositories are placed; then copy all files to new files that have a suffix ‘.backup’).BTW, once you enter the password for ‘sudo’, there is a 15 minute interval when you do not have to reenter it.
To test if the repo manager works, you can:
0) Open repo manager
1) Open one of the files before (attempted) change and note/remember some of the addresses and close the file.
In Terminal, you can use e.g. ‘less /etc/apt/sources.list.d/antix.list’ (exit via pressing ‘q’).
‘less’ is a text file viewer.
2) Set the change in the terminal.
3) Re-open the same file.To get more help, please post the output of ‘inxi -Fxz’.
Also, it is desirable to check the installation ISO against corruption (via verifying check-sum on the downloaded file and the one posted at the download web-page agree).Thanks for the info on manually changing the file. Quite helpful.
This part though:
“To test if the repo manager works, you can:
0) Open repo manager
1) Open one of the files before (attempted) change and note/remember some of the addresses and close the file.
In Terminal, you can use e.g. ‘less /etc/apt/sources.list.d/antix.list’ (exit via pressing ‘q’).
‘less’ is a text file viewer.
2) Set the change in the terminal.
3) Re-open the same file.”My original post is about repo manager not working. None of the radio buttons work. I can only close it w app killer.
No need to test it….it isn’t working.
Thank you though, don’t want to semm ungrateful, just lost.
sybok
You wrote “nothing happens”.
In the GUI? Or does running the updates still fail? I was not sure what did you mean by that, hence I decided to include the “testing” part by explicitly verifying the content of the repository files.I do not use the GUI, I change the repository files manually.
Apologies on my part.
I was unaware I needed to specify repo manager “gui” in my title or I would have. I thought “opened repo manager” would be sufficient to let everyone know I was not using the command line. That along with ” when I hit apply” and “Kill the app”.
Ended up commenting out the trouble repo and got everything updated, along with a couple of other issues.
Still back to my OP though……..repo manager ( the GUI ) does not work.
sybok
I am sorry that I expressed myself not in a clear way.
I meant that the GUI might have failed to make you aware that some changes in the files in ‘/etc/apt/sources.list.d/’ did take place.
That’s why I have suggested to explore (one of) the files explicitly.That was quite helpful, thank you.
Hopefully somebody has had this issue and will see the thread.
caprea
For further trouble-shooting could you post the output of
inxi -Fxz -r
and from a root terminal ( menu > applications > system > Root Terminal )
repo-manager
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