Knoppix 8.6.1 is out ...

[ruymbeke]

Hello,
The package manager synaptic in Knoppix 8.6 and 8.6.1 seems to be broken with the following error:
E: The value 'stable' is invalid for APT::Default-Release as such a release is not available in the sources. E: _cache->open() failed, please report.
Replacing "stable" by "buster" (which is the Debian distro of Knoppix 8.6.1, cf below) in the second line of the /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/00knoppix file seems to fix it.
APT::Default-Release "stable"; ==> APT::Default-Release "buster";
Best Regards,
Gilles

# lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Debian
Description: Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster)
Release: 10
Codename: buster

[joselb]

Thanks a lot!
I'll test it as soon as i can.

Hello,
The package manager synaptic in Knoppix 8.6 and 8.6.1 seems to be broken with the following error:
E: The value 'stable' is invalid for APT:efault-Release as such a release is not available in the sources. E: _cache->open() failed, please report.
Replacing "stable" by "buster" (which is the Debian distro of Knoppix 8.6.1, cf below) in the second line of the /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/00knoppix file seems to fix it.
APT:efault-Release "stable"; ==> APT:efault-Release "buster";
Best Regards,
Gilles

# lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Debian
Description: Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster)
Release: 10
Codename: buster

[knp]

Mr Ruymbeke

This correction for SYNAPTIC always worked very well for my hdd_kx8.6.1_installation.


Unfortunatly I have lost this installation with impossibility to be recoverd (by fash-REinstall).

Ashtonnigly in 2023 This correction nNO MORE work NOW even when booting f"rom iso!!!!

Can you HELP ?
Thanks you very much.

knp

[knp]

Hello
It seems possible to fix "synaptic" by only "updating"?I

It was my way . I just see your post.

I profite to to send HERE other observations about V8.6.1 without begining
another thread. ..I am desolated

KNOPPIX_v8.6.1 "FEEDBACK "
These observations are relative to my OLD laptop

Hi

1-Boots Without the Cursor... Not very important
But with a cursor it may be useful to go backstep
without deleting characters!

2- Does not generally accept directly my external
screen monitor.
Cheatcodes are necessary and useful (their role!)
Not very important.

3- At "shutdown" the screen monitor switch "off" but not the
laptop for it's own. Manual intervention is necessary

4- Knonqueror and Chromium do not work in v8.6.1 (for me).
BUT in v8.6.0:
Konqueror worked...Not Firefox nor Chromium.

5- With Firefox (in V8.6.1) it is sometimes very
difficult to register or open files on some sites!

6- The defaults of LibreOffice has a too wide screen monitor

7- To get Synaptic it is necessary to update fist.

8- The same for gedebi...a bit difficult to get.

9- To get printers installation via Firefox it is
necessary to disable "noscript"

10- Thunderbird does not accept some IMAP_mail_Box

11- No means for VIRTUALIZATION ??

12- It is necessary to disable much options of the
screensaver for working comfortably in much
versions of KNOPPIX

13- How to make "Okular" the default option ?

14- It may be useful to get te language layout
independently "online"...without "ReBooting"
Different users may need different languages
after the boot.
Some earlier versins of KNOPPIX offered this option


knp