Most Linux users encounter broken packages eventually. An interrupted update, a failed install, or a dependency that wandered off into the woods are all issues that contribute to broken packages.

If you're at all familiar with the terminal on Debian or Ubuntu, or one of their offshoots, then you likely know how to use APT to install and update packages. There's a lot more to the command line ...

Hiya.<BR>In a new hdd install of Knoppix 3.3, apt won't cooperate. The sources.list was huge and apt-get update caused tons of 404 errors; no there's nothing wrong ...