Probably you need to keep on hitting the exit command until you get back to your user account. Once you do that, try typing sudo -H apt-get remove root <enter>. For your system, sudo -H apt-get install soundjuicer -r <enter> should install extra dependencies if any are available. When you're asked for your password, you enter the password for your user account. On Tue, 10 Dec 2013, RiverWind wrote: > > Hey There, > > I may have jumped the gun on this one. You see, finding that I > had no "admin" account as such, I figured that you probably meant > root, so I tried that command thinking it would get me into my > root or administrator's account. I was told to do > "apt-get install root", which I did. Now, when ever I type root, > I find myself in "root, and typing exit takes me to a second > root, thence to a third root and so on. I do not think this is > what you were talking about, so I may need to uninstall this root > program, but I do not know the uninstall command from the prompt. > > I then did as you instructed and did > "useradd riverwind audio <cr>". This didn't seem to effect my > groups lineup, so I can only conclude that I was not in my admin > account. When wishing to affect any changes to my system such as > installations and the like, my machine seems to prefer that I use > sudo, as it prompts me for my administrator's password. > > If I indeed have an administrator's account, how might I access > it? I do know that audio is not among my groups when typing > groups from the prompt. > > cheerio, > Riv > > My Website @ http://riverwind.shellworld.net > My Blog http://windraven13.livejournal.com/ > > On Tue, 10 Dec 2013, Jude DaShiell wrote: > > > A repair is in order when broken or corrupted packages got downloaded. > > A repair in aptitude doesn't usually do installs though it might > > uninstall a few things. > > > > On Tue, 10 Dec 2013, RiverWind wrote: > > > > > > > > Here is the latest script, which you'll doubtless find to be > > > pretty self explanatory. I suppose I am just trying to figure out > > > where to go from here. Aptitude has quite a few switches, and I > > > thought that the -f switch would be sure to work, as it is the > > > switch that tells the utility to aggressively seek out and repair > > > any and all possibilities. > > > > > > Beginning of Script > > > Script started on Tue 10 Dec 2013 12:34:55 AM EST > > > ]0;riverwind@riverwind-desktop: ~riverwind@riverwind-desktop:~$ sudo > > > aptitude install sound-juicer -[K[K -r > > > > > > Reading package lists... 0% > > > > > > Reading package lists... 100% > > > > > > Reading package lists... Done > > > > > > Building dependency tree... 0% > > > > > > Building dependency tree... 0% > > > > > > Building dependency tree... 50% > > > > > > Building dependency tree... 50% > > > > > > Building dependency tree > > > > > > Reading state information... 0% > > > > > > Reading state information... 2% > > > > > > Reading state information... Done > > > > > > Reading extended state information... 0% > > > > > > Reading extended state information > > > > > > Initializing package states... 0% > > > Initializing package states... Done No packages will be installed, > > > upgraded, > > > or removed. > > > 0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 5 not upgraded. > > > Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 0B will be used. > > > > > > Writing extended state information... 0% > > > > > > Writing extended state information... 1% > > > > > > Writing extended state information... Done > > > > > > > > > > > > Reading package lists... 0% > > > Reading package lists... Done > > > > > > Building dependency tree... 0% > > > > > > Building dependency tree... 0% > > > > > > Building dependency tree... 50% > > > > > > Building dependency tree... 50% > > > > > > Building dependency tree > > > > > > Reading state information... 0% > > > > > > Reading state information... 2% > > > > > > Reading state information... Done > > > > > > Reading extended state information... 0% > > > > > > Reading extended state information... 7% > > > > > > Reading extended state information > > > > > > Initializing package states... 0% > > > Initializing package states... Done > > > > > > ]0;riverwind@riverwind-desktop: ~riverwind@riverwind-desktop:~$ exit > > > exit > > > > > > Script done on Tue 10 Dec 2013 12:35:38 AM EST > > > > > > My Website @ http://riverwind.shellworld.net > > > My Blog http://windraven13.livejournal.com/ > > > > > > On Tue, 10 Dec 2013, RiverWind wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > I am reattempting a response to Jude Dashiel, because the script > > > > that I attached to my earlier message was far too long. I had > > > > forgotten to turn off the automatic scripting function, so > > > > there's no telling what the final product must have looked like. > > > > As you might recall, I was trying to describe certain problems I > > > > was having running sound-juicer on my Linux-box. I thought it > > > > would be a good idea to provide a script of the operation in the > > > > hopes that someone would be able to have a look at the output and > > > > give me some idea as to the cause of the problem. I could then > > > > hopefully go on to come up with a resolution for the problem its > > > > self. > > > > > > > > So, without further ado, here is the script to the original error > > > > message, which will be followed after following up on Jude's > > > > suggestion that I try aptitude with the "-r" switch in the hopes > > > > of possibly snagging extra needed relative utilities. > > > > > > > > Beginning of Initial Script > > > > Script started on Tue 10 Dec 2013 12:15:24 AM EST > > > > ]0;riverwind@riverwind-desktop: ~riverwind@riverwind-desktop:~$ > > > > sound-juicer > > > > > > > > (sound-juicer:1866): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_entry_set_text: assertion > > > > `text != > > > > NULL' failed > > > > > > > > ** (sound-juicer:1866): CRITICAL **: > > > > musicbrainz_submit_message_area_new: > > > > assertion `artist != NULL' failed > > > > > > > > (sound-juicer:1866): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: invalid (NULL) pointer > > > > instance > > > > > > > > (sound-juicer:1866): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_signal_connect_data: > > > > assertion `G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE (instance)' failed > > > > > > > > ** (sound-juicer:1866): CRITICAL **: > > > > gedit_message_area_set_default_response: assertion > > > > `GEDIT_IS_MESSAGE_AREA > > > > (message_area)' failed > > > > > > > > (sound-juicer:1866): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_widget_show: assertion > > > > `GTK_IS_WIDGET (widget)' failed > > > > > > > > (sound-juicer:1866): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_entry_set_text: assertion > > > > `text != > > > > NULL' failed > > > > > > > > ** (sound-juicer:1866): CRITICAL **: > > > > musicbrainz_submit_message_area_new: > > > > assertion `artist != NULL' failed > > > > > > > > (sound-juicer:1866): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: invalid (NULL) pointer > > > > instance > > > > > > > > (sound-juicer:1866): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_signal_connect_data: > > > > assertion `G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE (instance)' failed > > > > > > > > ** (sound-juicer:1866): CRITICAL **: > > > > gedit_message_area_set_default_response: assertion > > > > `GEDIT_IS_MESSAGE_AREA > > > > (message_area)' failed > > > > > > > > (sound-juicer:1866): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_widget_show: assertion > > > > `GTK_IS_WIDGET (widget)' failed > > > > Segmentation fault > > > > ]0;riverwind@riverwind-desktop: ~riverwind@riverwind-desktop:~$ exit > > > > exit > > > > > > > > Script done on Tue 10 Dec 2013 12:16:03 AM EST > > > > > > > > My Website @ http://riverwind.shellworld.net > > > > My Blog http://windraven13.livejournal.com/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > jude <jdashiel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list mailing list > > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > > > > jude <jdashiel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list