synaptic&redhat8

[waxing]

just installed synaptic and when i start it in root i get this error:could not open RPM package list file /var/state/apt/lists/apt.freshrpms.net_redhat_8.0_en_i386_base_pkglist.os: (no error)

Problem opening /var/state/apt/lists/apt.freshrpms.net_redhat_8.0_en_i386_base_pkglist.os

The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.


anyone run across that?

[voidmain]

Before starting synaptic for the first time try running:

# apt-get update

Let me know what it says... "apt" is required in order to run synaptic (since synaptic is nothing more than a graphical frontend to apt). If you do not have apt already installed get it here:

http://ftp.freshrpms.net/pub/freshrpms/psyche/apt/apt-0.5.4cnc9-fr1.i386.rpm

And here is an excellent page for RedHat 8.0 users  with a section on "apt" and synaptic as well as other things:

http://www.osnews.com/printer.php?news_id=1890

[ November 20, 2002: Message edited by: void main ]

[waxing]

ok that worked it updated the list as the command implies....thanks for the help and quick response

[voidmain]

Yeah, you would think considering how easy synaptic makes RPM it would be extremely easy to add a check within the synaptic program to check if "apt-get update" has already been run, and run it if it hasn't. Sort of puzzles me.