On Wednesday 16 August 2006 01:19, martin f krafft wrote: > also sprach Hendrik Sattler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > 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.
However, base-config no longer exists in etch in sid... base-config was obsoleted with the move of its functionality to the first stage of the installation. > > 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. No, it really is gone. A number of people have commented on this, but so far nobody has stepped up to work on a replacement for some of the functionality that was previously in base-config. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
