recently every time i use xterm i'm getting errors returned about wget not being configured properly so installing anythoing is a major headache. app manager seems to be failing most of the time, fapman works 'sometimes' but returns a dpkg error after every use.

i must confess i dont know what wget is or does but its looking kinda important, so rather than remove re-install i thought i'd ask if its safe to do so first.

only answer i could find on search for a similair problem was "it seemed to fix itself after a few reboots and a battery pull" suffice to say reboots haven't helped and i dislike battery pulls!