Thanks a lot Scott. Now it's much clearer. Dennis
> -----Original Message----- > From: Scott Ellis [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 1998 1:36 PM > To: Dennis Dai > Cc: Debian User list > Subject: Re: 3 questions > > On Wed, 10 Jun 1998, Dennis Dai wrote: > > > 1. What's the difference between hamm (frozen) and slink? > > Slink will eventually become Debian 2.1. It contains those packages > which > either aren't ready for prime time yet, or which contain additional > features past the freeze date of Debian 2.0. > > > 2. Where is the xload package in hamm (frozen)? Several weeks before > I > > could find it but when I selected, it gave me some kind of > dependency > > error. And I can't even find it in my newly updated package list (in > > dselect). > > xload is now included in the xcontrib package (moved out of xproc). > > > 3. I've read discussions about Stampede Linux on Slashdot the other > day, > > and somebody metioned about apt in debian. I can't find it in hamm > > (frozen) which is within my expectation. I know it won't be out > until > > 2.1, but since somebody already used it, so I think it must be > > somewhere... > > Apt is Debian's next-generation frontend to dpkg. While the GUI > version > of it isn't yet working, the command-line interface and the dselect > method > are both reasonably polished. Many people feel that using apt as a > method > for dselect is far superior to the other options. You should be able > to > find the latest apt package compiled for hamm in the > project/experimental > directory of your favorite mirror. A version compiled for libc5 (bo) > should be available at http://www.debian.org/~jgg/ > > -- > Scott K. Ellis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > http://www.gate.net/~storm/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
