Re: upgrading in sid



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charlie derr wrote:
It's been a while, but I just attempted a massive upgrade (executing
"aptitude upgrade") and ended up with:
(...)
E: I wasn't able to locate file for the desktop-base package. This might
mean you need to manually fix this package.
E: Couldn't lock list directory..are you root?


I know you have probably checked this, but... Are you root? Or using sudo?

Sorry, just checking... Sometimes, even the brightest one makes stupid little mistakes.

Cheers,
Cassiano Leal
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