command for downloading a package to save

[Steven Vollom]

On Tuesday 16 June 2009 03:15:09 pm Eberhard Roloff wrote:
> Thomas Olsen wrote:
> > On Tuesday 16 June 2009 20:28:58 Steven Vollom wrote:
> >> After successfully sending and receiving email from the live CD,
>
> Ok, this means, that your hardware is okay.
>
> I booted
>
> >> again and tried connecting with Kmail, first.  I got this error message:
> >> ----------------------------------------------
> >> Error-Kmail
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Unknown host
> >> pop.att.yahoo.com
> >> ----------------------------------------------
> >> I checked configuration and everything was as it should be.  Next I
> >> tried to connect using the browser.  The error message reads  Unknown
> >> Host and doesn't work..
>
> This means, the PC currently is not connected to the network
>
> > If your /etc/network/interfaces looks anything else than this:
> >
> > auto lo
> > iface lo inet loopback
> > address 127.0.0.1
> > netmask 255.0.0.0
>
> I would not count on the network manager being installed and
> working. Instead I would add this for eth0:
>
> auto eth0
> iface eth0 inet dhcp
>
>
> After reboot, you should be good to go.
>
> Kind regards
> Eberhard



I have already done that and it did not change anything.  It is currently set 
as follows:



auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
address 127.0.0.1
netmask 255.0.0.0



auto eth0
iface eth0 inet dhcp



I hope it is correct.  Nonetheless it still gives the Unknown Host.



Steven
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