Hi Patrick, I suggest that you not change the package selections during the initial installation. You can always go back and add/remove packages later. Don't try to add/remove too many things at one time, the dependancies become difficult to sort out.
On Sun, Oct 25, 1998 at 03:09:24PM -0500, Patrick Durusau wrote: > Hello, > > I am trying to install the Debian Release 2.0 (CheapBytes) and am having > trouble with the dselect utility. If I am reading the help file correctly one > can highlight "all packages", press return, and then proceed to installation. > When I do that there are an enormous number of packages that are not > installed. (I would think "all packages" would mean exactly that but it > apparently does not.) I have also tried selecting the packages of interest > only to result > in an installation that ls X* would show X86Config under /etc but ls -l would > not. More could also not find the X86Config file. Rather than puzzle out why > this was happening on a new install I am simply reinstalling the entire > system. Comments or suggestions for dealing with dselect? > > Patrick > > Patrick Durusau > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > -- Jim Foltz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>