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   Subject: Re: newbie: "apt-get install" fails   
   From: SINNER    
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   Date: Mon, 05 Feb 2007 20:02:19 GMT   
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   * Frank wrote in alt.os.linux.ubuntu:   
      
   > SINNER <99nesorjd@gates_of_hell.invalid> wrote on 05 Feb 2007   
   >    
   >> > >> How do you do that?   
   >> > > sudo youreditor /etc/apt/sources.list   
   >> > > remove the # in front of those repositories.   
   >>    
   >> > Which one of these 2 replies is most likely to be understood easily   
   >> > by a newbie?   
   >>    
   >> First of all, you fucked up the attributions, second of all, who   
   >> cares? If the newbie doesnt get it, he can ask another question.   
   >    
   > Now, that's the spirit, discourage newbies, chase them off, get rid of   
   > them, particularly the ones who are now using Windows. :-(   
   >    
      
   I did no such thing. Your reading skills leave much to be desired.   
      
   So now we should be mindreaders?   
      
   If windows users need that much hand holding becuase they cant ask a    
   question, or they are limited to ONE and only ONE question before they up    
   and go back to windows, GOOD RIDDANCE.   
   --    
   David   
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