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shihan · #1 Post by **shihan** » 2005-07-08 08:27

Ok just a quick question

I have been trying to figure this out for days to know success (thinking of going back to FC4).........

How do i open a file like "sources.list" and edit ? I have tried VI, NANO and i cant seem to save the changes.

Also can anyone offer guidance into how i install the sis driver from www.schhofer.net onto sarge.

Many Many Thanks

dawgie · #2 Post by **dawgie** » 2005-07-08 10:19

shihan wrote: How do i open a file like "sources.list" and edit ? I have tried VI, NANO and i cant seem to save the changes.

You need to be root to edit system files.

-Bob

shihan · #3 Post by **shihan** » 2005-07-08 10:41

Hi Dawgie

Ok from terminal, i su - plus password and i am logged in as root. i then enter nano -w /etc/apt/sources.list and the editor opens. But when i try to enter some text and save, it does not.

Are there specific commands to use in nano ?

Regards

Shihan

Guest · #4 Post by **Guest** » 2005-07-24 07:10

Does this work?

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$ su
Password:
# vi /etc/apt/sources.list

Make whatever changes are necessary.

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:wq

sprucio · #5 Post by **sprucio** » 2005-07-25 01:14

What is the error message you get when you try to save in nano?

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