[K12OSN] Install additional software not working

[Brian Chase]

do a "yum update" and it will update repositories and try again, other 
than that, I'd suggest try when servers aren't so busy.  I think you've 
got it, just busy servers out there.

Joe Faletra wrote:

>Flash worked.  All others failed.
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>Joe
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>"Support list for opensource software in schools." <k12osn at redhat.com>
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>>how about the others, java, etc, did they install ok?
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>>Joe Faletra wrote:
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>>>Ok that worked (THANKS!)
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>>>Now I get "Couldn't find package acroread"
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>>>This is killing me!
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>>>Joe
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>>>"Support list for opensource software in schools." <k12osn at redhat.com>
>>>writes:
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>>>>I'm pretty sure you need to do a "apt-get -f update"  After
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>>initially 
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>>>>loading the software, if you go directly to the "additional
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>>software" 
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>>>>module on root's desktop, the error log shows those instructions, but
>>>>if 
>>>>you've already done a yum update or RHN update, that little message
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>>to 
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>>>>help you goes away, but the command still works.
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>>>>After the "apt-get -f update", go back into "additional software"
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>>and 
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>>>>try it again, should work like a charm.
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>>>>Joe Faletra wrote:
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>>>>>I am installing a new k12ltsp server and I cannot get the
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>>"additional
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>>>>>software" Adobe, java etc to load.  It try's the apt get and the
>>>>>following error occurs:
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>>>>>Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored or old
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>>>>ones
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>>>>>used instead.
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>>>>>ERROR: could not update apt repository apt-get update 
>>>>>
>>>>>Aborting
>>>>>
>>>>>Any ideas???
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Joe Faletra
>>>>>School Administrative Unit 16
>>>>>Districts Manager for Technology Support Services
>>>>>T: 603-775-8576
>>>>>F: 603-775-8487
>>>>>http://www.sau16.org
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>>>http://www.sau16.org
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>Joe Faletra
>School Administrative Unit 16
>Districts Manager for Technology Support Services
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>F: 603-775-8487
>http://www.sau16.org
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