a2ps

hi maxine

if you use synaptic to update/upgrade then

open synaptic

locate package a2ps and highlight it

select package from the menu bar and in there select lock version

to unlock just click lock version again

hippy (Dave)

linux reg no #371875

If you follow hippys advise u can??t go wrong. He is a master jedi. LOL

Hippy's also one of "Da Mepis Posse" so don't get him mad

Jon

I want to be in the "Da Mepis Posse". where do I sign up? LOL. What are my benifits.

Yeah kerry, YOU IN! and have all the membership benefits afforded thereto! As soon as we figure out what those benefits are, we'll let you know. In the meantime, enjoy to OS and thanks for the help

Jon

In that case let me fill you in on the benefits.

Go to your mirror.................then................................

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pat yourself on the back...............and............................

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Congrats Your first benefit!

(dang it took out all my space's your suppose to have to scroll to each line, oh well)

I'm guessing you want to lick the a2ps file because somewhere another thread suggested it as a work around to it's inability to update properly. Rather than ignoring the problem (locking the file) why not fix it?

I found the answer in this thread: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/history/368352

as root perform the following commands:

#mkdir /var/lib/emacsen-common
#echo "" >> /var/lib/emacsen-common/installed-flavors
#apt-get remove a2ps
#apt-get remove emacsen-common
#apt-get install a2ps apsfilter
#apt-get install emacsen-common

I'm not sure if the first 2 commands are necessary, but it's what I did and it worked for me

well i can't really call that a fix as it just creates a different error but does show as upgraded.
Setting up a2ps (4.13b-5) ...
/usr/lib/emacsen-common/packages/install/a2ps: line 11: [: =: unary operator expected
install/a2ps: Handling install for emacsen flavor
/usr/lib/emacsen-common/packages/install/a2ps: line 42: -q: command not found
emacs-package-install: /usr/lib/emacsen-common/packages/install/a2ps failed at /usr/lib/emacsen-common/emacs-package-install line 30, line 1.
dpkg: error processing a2ps (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 127
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of apsfilter:
apsfilter depends on a2ps; however:
Package a2ps is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing apsfilter (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
a2ps
apsfilter
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

I didn't get the same error, so I'm not sure what to do. I've often found that dselect can resolve dependencies that apt can't but can be quite the headache.

I can't find a2ps in the list of packages... can someone tell me how i can find it? I am using the latest version of Ubuntu. Thanks.

is in the Debian pools, but may not be seen through Ubuntu system.
I had to pin it last weekend when I upgraded.

hi.I m trying to use a2ps on the windows.But when i try to run a2ps on the console,giving this error message
"a2ps.exe unknown media 'libpapar' "
What the message mean and how can i solve this problem.