BASH is upset about something

[nnjond]

Hi,

Have just installed Kubuntu but I don't have authorization to DL from KPackaggeKit and CLI is replying with unexpected objections to commands. I'm sure this behaviour is related related:

nnjond@nnjond-den:~$ /etc/apt/sources.list
bash: /etc/apt/sources.list: Permission denied
nnjond@nnjond-den:~$ sudo su
[sudo] password for nnjond:
root@nnjond-den:/home/nnjond# /etc/apt/sources.list
bash: /etc/apt/sources.list: Permission denied
root@nnjond-den:/home/nnjond#



And
root@nnjond-den:/home/nnjond# gksu gedit /boot/grub/grub.cfg
No protocol specified

(gksu:1571): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: :0.0
root@nnjond-den:/home/nnjond# gksudo gedit /etc/default.grub
No protocol specified

(gksudo:1572): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: :0.0
root@nnjond-den:/home/nnjond#

[dibl]

Re: BASH is upset about something

First, exit from the root login before you break something, please.

Second, what do you wish to do? If you want to look at the /etc/sources.list file (which is merely going to tell you to check under /etc/sources.list.d/), then

~$ cat /etc/sources.list

If your intention were to edit that file, then, using vi, vim, or a terminal package like nano which would need to be installed first, you could do

~$ sudo nano /etc/sources.list

Hope this helps.

Edit: and if your need is to edit system files with a GUI editor, the KDE analogue to gedit is kate. There are 2 equally usable ways to launch kate in super-user aka root mode:

From the desktop: Alt-F2 "kdesudo kate" with no quote marks

From the terminal:

~$ kdesudo kate

The thing you really don't want to do is, from the terminal:

~$ sudo kate

that will break your user login.

[nnjond]

Re: BASH is upset about something

Thanks for your interest.

Primarily I want to get on and dl the apps I use on a regular basis such as the media player vlc. Also it seems there is a simple procedure to dl and install KDE 4.5.1

http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/index.php?topic=3113855

- but it requires apt-get to work, and it didn't yesterday.

[toad]

Re: BASH is upset about something

Hm, it is surprising that BASH didn't whallop you one

Check snowhog's dibl's post again, especially the commands. If necessary copy and paste, but your attempts show that you tried something else (not sure what...).

Be careful with what you type and BASH will be kind to you (as will apt-get)

[dibl]

Re: BASH is upset about something

Thanks for your interest.

Primarily I want to get on and dl the apps I use on a regular basis such as the media player vlc. Also it seems there is a simple procedure to dl and install KDE 4.5.1

Good. May I recommend you make a quick review of #11 in the FAQs in my signature, and the links that are provided there? There is also a FAQ on the topic of media players and codecs (you'll need to add the Medibuntu repo ....).

[nnjond]

Re: BASH is upset about something

Thanks Dibl, you've been a great help