[Klug-general] Problems with Ledger SMB

[Mike Rentell]

Laurence Southon wrote:
> Mike Rentell wrote:
> 
>>> It's better to use a Debian package where possible. You would be better
>>> to set apt to use an internet connection rather than DVD. You can then
>>> get the latest packages and do updates. Say if you want help with
>>> setting apt up for that.
>> I wondered if that could be a problem but haven't a clue how to do it.
>> Thanks for volunteering, I would appreciate a steer.
> 
> No problem. You need (as root) to edit /etc/apt/sources.list
> 
> Comment out anything already there - put a '#' at the beginning of each
> line, and add:
> 
> deb http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ etch main non-free contrib
> deb-src http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ etch main non-free contrib
> 
> deb http://security.debian.org/ etch/updates main contrib non-free
> deb-src http://security.debian.org/ etch/updates main contrib non-free
> 
> deb http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian-volatile/ etch/volatile main contrib
> non-free
> deb http://volatile.debian.org/debian-volatile etch/volatile-sloppy main
> contrib non-free
> 
> (beware line wrapping in this email - each line in sources.list begins
> with 'deb')
> 
> As root run:
> 
> aptitude update
> 
> which will read information from those sources you've just added, and
> then run
> 
> aptitude dist-upgrade
> 
> which will upgrade all packages to the latest versions.
> 
> Notes: Running update can sometimes produce errors which can often be
> cleared by running update again - it will do no harm, you can run update
> as often as you like.
> 
> If upgrade includes a kernel update you will see some alarming looking
> output, then a debconf question - answer 'OK' - then you must reboot,
> when aptitude has finished.
> 
> LS

That looks very interesting. I'll give it a whirl and let you know how 
it works out.
MikeR