On Mon, Sep 18, 2000 at 01:56:27PM -0400, Christopher W. Aiken ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > I've installed RH, MD, SuSE, Caldera, FreeBSD, etc. and now would > like to install Debian 2.2 I know, I know, but I like "punishment" :) > > I'm kid of hesitant because of all the new "nomenclature" such as > "dselect" "dpkg", "apt-get", etc. I've been monitoring this news list > for a while, and I have to say this is a great place for all kinds of > great information. Thanks... > > A couple of things I don't quite understand. I believe that "dselect" > is a front end for the "dpkg" command. Is this correct?
Yes. Mostly. As are capt, apt-get, and a number of other apt-* commands. > What is the difference between "dpkg" and "apt-get"?? Why would I > want to use one over the other? dpkg is an analog for rpm -- it manages single packages (mostly), or lists everything (--get-selections). dselect and apt-get don't really have RPM equivalents -- they are multi-package management tools. This is covered fairly well in the Debian documentation, you're encouraged to read it. > Can I use "apt-get" to install packages off of my Official 4 CD set or > should I use "dpkg"? Yes. Use "dpkg -i /mnt/cdrom/<long-path-name>/foo.deb" to install a particular file. Use "apt-get install foo bar baz" to install foo along with bar and baz. > I'm getting ready to set up a "triple" boot with W98 (for wife and > kids), FreeBSD 4.1 (for me), and Debian 2.2 (again for me). I > currently have a dual boot. You really do like pain. Read the multi-boot HOWTOs. -- Karsten M. Self <kmself@ix.netcom.com> http://www.netcom.com/~kmself Evangelist, Opensales, Inc. http://www.opensales.org What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? Debian GNU/Linux rocks! http://gestalt-system.sourceforge.net/ K5: http://www.kuro5hin.org GPG fingerprint: F932 8B25 5FDD 2528 D595 DC61 3847 889F 55F2 B9B0
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