No Terminal commands are working at all after install of Lubuntu 14.

[luvpats]

I am at a loss. All I get are error messages. And it is not random. ALL Terminal commands are reporting errors. I was advised to re-download Lubuntu and make sure the MD5Sum was correct.

I did and it is correct. Then I ran a check for errors on the CD, no errors found.

Then I booted to Try Lubuntu Without Installing. Went to Desktop very fast.

Until I started to input Terminal commands:

sudo: command not found

apt-get: command not found

mkdir: command not found

wget: command not found

sh: command not found

It doesn't matter what you combine these with other commands you will ALWAYS get error messages:

For example trying to install anything:

sudo apt-get install (any Program):

This will yield nothing but error messsages:

"No command sudo found, did you mean:

Command 'sudo' from package 'sudo-ldap' (universe) Command 'sudo' from package 'sudo' (main)"

And so on. . .I didn't write down the other error messages for apt-get. . .the error list sometimes fills up half the Terminal screen. . .

So I tried the CD on another completely different computer. Once again booted to the Desktop very fast.

Except when I started to input Terminal Commands, same exact error messages. No changes.

I am at a loss. I cannot do anything.

Is the Download itself corrupt even though the MD5 is verified correct? I downloaded directly from the Lubuntu Home Page.

Is there any way to fix this issue?

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

[JustinP526]

So you're running Lubuntu live from system RAM? Not installed to hard drive?

 

I would think you need to have Lubuntu full installed to a hard drive for some or even all of those commands to be useful or do much.

[luvpats]

I am once again re-downloading and re-burning to disc. Then I will reinstall instead of utilizing Try Lubuntu Without Installing. You are probably correct, it will be alot easier to post commands and error messages while Lubuntu is installed. That way I can work within Lubuntu without having to switch Computers. Please give me until the weekend. Thank you for all your help and patience. I really very much appreciate all the advice and guidance.

[luvpats]

seems to be working better now. . .not as many error messages. . .however the "lock" screen keeps appearing after the screensaver initializes. . .is there a way to eliminate the lock screen? Is there a configuration file? The "Lock Screen when going for suspend/hibernate" is unchecked in the Power Manager section.

[JustinP526]

Haven't use Ubuntu for a long while myself, but if I remember right, there should be an option in screensaver settings that also locks the screen when screensaver comes up.

 

http://askubuntu.com/questions/130808/stop-xscreensaver-from-locking-screen-once-screensaver-starts

 

 

Second, open screensaver preferences. Menu -> Preferences -> Screensaver.

Again, de-select "lock screen..." at the bottom of the window.