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On Mon, 26 Feb 2007 14:16:24 -0800
Baz wrote:

> Hello. I need help getting into my source.list to delete some
> lines. How do I change the permissions? I've tried Synaptic, but
> the lines I need to delete aren't there.

Login as root and edit with an editor the file /etc/apt/sources.list .
Better then to login, is to use the su command.

Frank

v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}

/etc/apt/source.list

From: Baz
[mailto:bazciscor@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, 27 February 2007
08:16
To:
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Subject: Repository

Hello.  I need help getting into my source.list to delete
some lines.  How do I change the permissions?  I've tried Synaptic,
but the lines I need to delete aren't there.

Sebastian

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"...heart and soul....one will burn."
- Joy Division

v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}

/etc/apt/source.list

From: Baz
[mailto:bazciscor@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, 27 February 2007
08:16
To:
;
Subject: Repository

Hello.  I need help getting into my source.list to delete
some lines.  How do I change the permissions?  I've tried Synaptic,
but the lines I need to delete aren't there.

Sebastian

--
"...heart and soul....one will burn."
- Joy Division

Baz wrote:
> Hello. I need help getting into my source.list to delete some lines. How
> do I change the permissions? I've tried Synaptic, but the lines I need to
> delete aren't there.
>
> Sebastian
>
Open a terminal and type this:

nano /etc/apt/sources.list

Press enter.

Now you can edit it :-)

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/Niels
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On 02/26/07 16:16, Baz wrote:
> Hello. I need help getting into my source.list to delete some lines. How
> do I change the permissions? I've tried Synaptic, but the lines I need to
> delete aren't there.

- From a wide-enough xterm window:
$ cat /etc/apt/sources.list

If you see them:
$ sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list

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On Mon, Feb 26, 2007 at 02:16:24PM -0800, Baz wrote:
> Hello. I need help getting into my source.list to delete some lines. How
> do I change the permissions? I've tried Synaptic, but the lines I need to
> delete aren't there.
>
> Sebastian
>

If changing the permissions is what you want to do, you can su into
root and change them using the chmod command. Note that if you share
your computer with other people this could cause a lot of trouble,
where others can mess with your sources.list.

Or you can just do what everyone else does and edit it as superuser :)

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On Mon, Feb 26, 2007 at 02:16:24PM -0800, Baz wrote:
> Hello. I need help getting into my source.list to delete
> some lines. How do I change the permissions? I've tried
> Synaptic, but the lines I need to delete aren't there.

You can check permissions using 'ls'

ankh% ls -l /etc/apt/sources.list
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 698 2007-01-12 16:51 /etc/apt/sources.list

I'd suggest not changing those permissions, but editing that
file as the root user. You can use the tool 'gksu' to
execute your favourite (graphical) editor as the root user,
e.g. 'gksu /usr/bin/gedit'

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Jon Dowland

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