On Monday 23 April 2012 22:10:20 Lisi wrote:
> On Monday 23 April 2012 20:21:40 Greg Madden wrote:
> > I would trim your sources list, do you need 'deb-src' entries ? You also
> > have two security entries, i use the ~sqeeze/updates one. �Sometimes a
> > when a sources entry fails to connect you can get missing
> > packages/depends.
>
> Thanks!  I'll certainly comment out the src lines - as you say, I do not
> really need them, and can uncomment them if I ever do..
>
> But the two squeeze updates are not in fact the same thing.
> deb http://security.debian.org/ squeeze/updates main
> is, as it says, security, so is necessary.
>
> deb http://mirror.ox.ac.uk/debian/ squeeze-updates main
> is not security - there is no mention of security. It is the replacement
> for volatile.
>
> Still, I could certainly comment both out temporarily.
>
> I am still baffled as to why the same procedure worked a week or two ago
> and doesn't work now!!!
>
> Anyway, now to try your suggestions.  Thanks for them.

I commented out virtually everything, and got exactly the same result.  

I am wondering whether I should try 3.5.13 with Slavek's patches, but that is 
really the result of desperation!!  I am a little worried because this is not 
my computer, and I have never tried to use patches before.

It occurs to me to wonder whether a possible explanation is that I had tried 
to install 3.5.13 before and failed because of problems with the 
repositories.  I simply don't remember how far I got, if I got anywhere.

So I think I'll try that next, before I resort to tearing my hair out. :-(

Thanks again,
Lisi