commit 41b85f7c7c796d2190f839ef0910333f46baa5b5 Author: Damian Johnson atagar@torproject.org Date: Wed Apr 4 16:06:51 2018 -0700
FAQ entry for why apt-get doesn't work
This has caused confusion pretty frequently. Explaining why apt-get often doesn't work...
https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/25704 --- web/index.html | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/web/index.html b/web/index.html index 22c32e2..3618a6e 100644 --- a/web/index.html +++ b/web/index.html @@ -161,6 +161,21 @@ </div> </li>
+ <li id="no_apt_get"> + <span>Why can't I install with apt-get?</span> + <div class="answer"> + <p>Installing with Debian and Ubuntu might fail with...</p> + <pre>% sudo apt-get install nyx +Reading package lists... Done +Building dependency tree +Reading state information... Done +E: Unable to locate package nyx</pre> + <br> + <p>If so, Nyx is not yet available in your distribution's repositories. Nyx is present in <a href="https://packages.debian.org/sid/nyx">Debian Sid</a> and <a href="https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nyx">Ubuntu 2.0.4 (Bionic)</a>, but it will take time before it's available elsewhere.</p> + <p>In the meantime if you see the above we suggest installing with '<b>sudo pip install nyx</b>' instead.</p> + </div> + </li> + <li id="report_bug"> <span>How can I report a bug?</span> <div class="answer"> @@ -353,7 +368,7 @@ sudo python setup.py install</pre><br></li> <div class="platform"> <a href="http://packages.debian.org/sid/nyx" id="debian"><img src="images/download/debian.png" alt="Debian"></a> <a href="http://packages.debian.org/sid/nyx" class="platform-title">Debian</a> - <p>Package maintained by Dererk for Debian.</p> + <p>Package maintained by Dererk for Debian. Use <a class="faq_no_apt_get" href="#no_apt_get">sudo pip install nyx</a> if this doesn't work.</p> <pre>% sudo apt-get install nyx</pre> </div>
@@ -825,6 +840,12 @@ logged_events BW, NOTICE, WARN, ERR toggleFaq($(this).parent().find('.answer')); });
+ $('.faq_no_apt_get').click(function() { + $(".tabs").data("tabs").click("faq"); + toggleFaq($('#no_apt_get > .answer')); + document.getElementById('no_apt_get').scrollIntoView(); + }); + // when provided an anchor select the tab it resides within
var anchor = window.location.hash;