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Originally Posted by eyeofliberty
Wow, really? This may sound like a silly question, but what distro are you using? Ubuntu, for sure?
What's the output in the terminal of this:
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This is a very good idea. Very good.
Would be nice if you would try it again and simply copy paste EVERYTHING that is on the terminal window.
Would also be good to try the command (copy/paste to terminal)
You should be asked for your password.
If you get an error message on that copy/paste everything on the terminal to here.
If you do not get an error copy/paste this to the terminal;
Code:
apt-get install gdebi
Don't add anything to that command.
su is the command used to get a root (#) prompt on Linux systems. Sudo is a shortcut and there could be a problem there.
One reason for determining your distro/version is to see what you are running. This should be in your signature along with some hardware info so people don't need to ask for it and you don't need to type it out in every thread.
If you are using Ubuntu, not one of the "family" members (Xubuntu, Kubuntu, Lubuntu, etc), then you are using a Gnome based OS. There has been some creeping instability in the Gnome terminal.
Another thing you could try is that last command I gave you (no sudo) at the root (#) prompt you get at the end of booting to recovery. If it doesn't work there you have a very interesting installation to say the least.