also sprach Hendrik Sattler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006.08.15.2348 +0100]:
> And it needs dhcp3-client. Why do we need two versions of the same 
> dhcp-client 
> (v2 and v3), anyway?

v3 is being investigated and will likely/hopefully make it as
default for etch. Or so at least is my latest information on this.

> Since I installed from the first CD of a full CD set without being able to 
> use 
> wireless LAN (needs firmware anyway), how is one supposed to configure apt 
> nicely for an FTP/HTTP repository access _after_ installation?

Does base-config not work for you? The installer specifically tells
you to use base-config to make changes later.

> Previous versions of debian came with apt-setup in the base-config
> package. Where did it go? Why is this not installed anymore? Any
> replacements? I know how to setup /etc/apt/sources.list manually
> but apt-setup made it so much easier.

I think the reason is that it's now debconf-ified and integrated
into the base-config script.

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