Trouble with add/remove programs

Sorted out the right click mouse function with my AA1 running Linux linpus and have tried to access programs available by using the add/remove software function. However each time I try it displays a package manager dialogue box that says its has tried to connect but cant. As a result it is unable to retrieve software information. If the details tab is clicked it says "Cannot retrieve repository metadisk(respond.xml) for repository:development-verify its path and try again". I checked all the boxes in the associated repository dialogue box and tried again but still no luck.

Can anyone help me out with this please? Thanks

 

I get the same. viewtopic.php?f=23&t=7587&p=54080&hilit=metadata+package#p54080 solved it for me.

 

i have the same problem. any one ?

can you help?

i also get errors when installing VLC from command line

remainz

 

When i try to add remove software using the right click I get the message
Unable to retririve software information

Details
failure: repodata/fc6aa253759c9e553f77e933584868fa7ebc8844cda71f299e75e257a84ad8d2-primary.sqlite.bz2 from development-source: [Errno 256] No more mirrors to try.

I also need some help desparately

 

I came across the following in another post

I get the same. viewtopic.php?f=23&t=7587&p=54080&hilit=metadata+package#p54080 solved it for me.

The site did solve it for me
I clicked on repository, as instructed and cleared all the items ticked

I was able to retrieve the programs.

no more error

 

When I try to run the add/remove it asks for my Password and then it just does nothing. The window closes and my HDD (SSD) indicator light does not indicate that the netbook is doing anything. Any help would be great, as I do not want to reinstall the default os, because I would loose all of my modifications.

Thanks in advance,

 

I know it is not the same, but try running synaptic.

If you need to install it:

Code:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get -y install synaptic

IMO synaptic is more robust then Add/Remove programs and it is easy to use.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SynapticHowto

 

No such luck. When ever I try to to a command using yum such as:

Code:

sudo yum install synaptic

or

Code:

sudo yum remove wine

Al this does is nothing the terminal just sits there doing nothing. I can close the window, or do anything else but the yum command will not do anything. Any more help?

 

Ah, sorry I did not know Linpus was rpm ...

What happens with yum ? give it more time , see if there is an error message of some kingd

Code:

su - # Enter password / become root
yum update